Industrial Fire World

Zhejiang Province, China : Five people were killed in a laboratory explosion.

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Pijnacket, Netherlands : An explosion in a food plant sent 4 people to the hospital with minor burns.

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Hammond, IN : There was fire that broke out in a chemical company.

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Tongi, Bangladesh : A printing and packaging factory was damaged in a huge fire.

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Fengnan District of Tangshan, China : A furnace exploded in an ironworks factory and killed 6 people.

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Barcem-Paddi, India : A tanker truck went off the road and spilled 30 tones of sulphuric acid on the road.

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Monclova, Mexico : Due to a series of explosions at an assembly plant several people were evacuated.

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Navatas, Philippines : There was an ammonia leak in an ice plant which caused 5 people to be taken to the hospital.

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Green Bay, WI : Several firefighters were called to a two alarm chemical fire.

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Renukoot, India : Six workers were killed while they were shifting a half-filled chlorine gas cylinder in a chemical factory.

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Vienna, Austria : A huge fire broke out in a crude oil refinery.

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Herne, Germany : A tanker truck overturned and spilled 25 tones of acetone on the road.

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Geleen, Netherlands : Flames broke out in an ammonia plant.

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Haldia, India : A fire broke out in a petrochemical plant.

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Shanghai, China : An electric transformer exploded outside a metal polishing factory and injured several people.

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Lucena City, Philippines : Chemical waste from a soap factory spilled into a river and caused a huge pollution problem.

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Martinez, CA : An oil refinery accidentally released hazardous chemicals into the air.

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Gaoqiao, China : A leak was discovered at a gas well and caused several people to be evacuated from their homes.

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Vickey, OH : A chemical reaction at a hazardous waste plant caused a orange plume of nitrogen dioxide to be released from the plant.

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Oregon, OH : An oil refinery leaked an undetermined amount of Naphtha.

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Kirikkale, Turkey : A fire in an armament factory triggered an explosion that injured two workers.

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Nigeria : A petrochemical company shut down due to an equipment failure that caused the release of carbon into the air.

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Wenzhou City, China : A chemical leak in a chemical plant killed one person.

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Ohi, Japan : Flames broke out in a nuclear waste plant.

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Zhejiang, China : A tanker truck overturned and spilled 19 tones of xylene onto an expressway.

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Hawthorne, NJ : There was a fire at a chemical plant.

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Venezuela : One person was killed when a fire broke out during a maintenance operation at a hydrogen plant.

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Bossier City, LA : Several lanes of highway was closed due to a hydrochloric acid and acetone spill.

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia : A chemical spill in a warehouse prompted several workers to be hospitalized.

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Schleswig-Holstein, Germany : A worker was burned in a fire involving lacquer in a plastics plant.

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Shouoguang, China : Two people were killed in an explosion in a chemical company.

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Umm al-Ghaznan village, Iran : A crude oil pipeline caught fire at a oil and gas exploitation company.

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Dublin, GA : Fire broke out in a warehouse filled with tons of old newspapers.

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Mingo Junction, OH : A rubber conveyor belt started a fire in a steel plant.

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, VA : Employees of a chemical company were evacuated after 150 gallons of nitric acid spilled onto the ground.

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Bethel, CT : A worker at a chemical plant was hospitalized after inhaling lithium hydroxide.

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Pune, India : Two employees were killed in an explosion in a production unit of an ordnance factory.

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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North Sea, UK : A high voltage electrical motor overheated and caused an electrical fire on an oil platform.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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New Iberia, LA : A 55 gallon drum filled with “off shore cleaning solution” fell off the truck that was carrying it.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Wabash, IN : A fire broke out in a paper mill.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Fontana, CA : A chemical spill closed part of a highway and sent several people to the hospital.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Shizuoke, Japan : Test equipment using radioactive material malfunctioned and exposed 10 people to radiation in a nuclear power plant.

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Tentefield, Australia : A truck carrying 900 kilograms of liquid cylinder caught fire.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland : Flames broke out after an employee cleaned out a petroleum machine.

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Tamil Nadu : A truck carrying flammable chemical compounds caught fire.

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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York, PA : A fire broke out in a the dust collection system at a coffin factory.

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix, AZ : An ammonia based chemical exploded and started a fire in at a plant that manufactures ejection seats for aircraft.

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Cobb County, GA : There was a small fire in a chemical plant.

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Northhampton, UK : A pipe to a liquid petroleum gas tanker caught fire and forced evacuations.

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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Scarborough, Ontario : A three-alarm blaze in a wood working factory prompted about 100 firefighters to be called to the scene.

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT

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