Industrial Fire World

Lexington, KY: Roofing tar caught fire at a paper plant.

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: A five-story dryer at a soap factory caught fire.

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Northboro, MA: A hydrogen leak forced employees to evacuate a ceramics and plastics plant.

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Avalon, TX: A chemical plant fire forced residents within two miles to evacuate.

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Rawlins, WY: Fire shut down a hydro-desulfurization unit at an oil refinery.

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Tiaro, Australia: A fire aboard a freight train hauling explosive cargo resulted in a local power outage.

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Sacramento, CA: Firefighters responded to a hydrogen leak at a soap plant.

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Cranston, RI: A small leak in an ammonia storage tank forced the evacuation of an electrical parts factory.

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Seymour, CT: Powdered chemicals ignited at a cable manufacturing plant.

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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West Chester Twp., OH: A heat producing chemical reaction forced the evacuation of a pharmaceutical plant.

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Maresme, Spain: A worker suffered burns in a chemical plant explosion.

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Marina de Cudeyo, Spain: An explosion at a synthetic rubber plant hurt 2.

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Arthur, TX: A power outage at an oil refinery triggered a brief flash fire.

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Talbot, UK: Fire broke out at a tire recycling plant.

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Buricharg, Bangladesh: Three workers died in a boiler explosion at a rice mill.

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Montbeliard, France: A major gas fire broke out behind a distribution facility.

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Chongqing, China: Twelve people died when the roof of a chemical plant collapsed.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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La Pobla de Mafumet, Spain: An operator at a refinery died when he was struck by a truck.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Formosa, Brazil: Three people died when a tank exploded in a soybean oil plant.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Narayanpur, India: Fire broke out at two chemical plants.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Shuifu County, China: 17 people were injured in an explosion at a chemical fertilizer plant.

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Masyla, Yemen: Fire swept through an oil storage facility.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Alcoa, TN: Fire spread through duct work at an aluminum plant.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Fairmount, WV: Fumes ignited, causing an explosion at a light steel plant.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Hayward, WI: Fire broke out in a dust collector at a wood pallet plant.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Jackson County, MS: Drums containing flammable ether spilled when a tractor-trailer rig was struck by a tire from another vehicle.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Villa Martelli, Argentina: Fire destroyed a plant making solvents.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Athens, TN: A fire at a biodiesel plant left a worker in critical condition.

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Wake Forest, NC: An ammonia line ruptured at an industrial gas company.

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Linden, NJ: A brief fire did not seriously disrupt production at an oil refinery.

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Whiting, IN: Hot vapor sprayed out of a crude processing unit, injuring a contractor.

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Spruce Pine, NC: An explosion in a dust collector rocked an outboard motor plant.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Saint Jean, New Brunswick: Neighbors complained about the strong smell of gasoline escaping from a floating roof storage tank.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Mersch, Luxemburg: Workers at a agricultural processing plant reported respiratory problems.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Dover, OH: More than 27,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked into a retention pond at a chemical plant.

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Berkeley County, S.C.: Workers complained about breathing problems after contact with calcium phosphate dibasic at a freight facility.

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: An explosion in an electric water heater at a plastics manufacturing plant killed two people and injured a third.

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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East Alton, IL: A flange on an acid line broke at a metal stamping plant, causing a small spill.

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Nashville, TN: A plant making water pumps and other products was evacuated when a jar of ammonium hydrate broke.

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Eldorado, AR: A crack in a tank of hydrofluoric acid at a chemical plant forced an area evacuation.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Latipalla, India: Fire broke out in a cooling tower at an oil refinery.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Mamaroneck, NY: Ammonia vapor leaked from an ice plant.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Mosinee, CA: Dust from paper products ignited at a paper mill.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Charles, MN: Ammonia escaped from a burning meat processing plant.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Boston, MA: Workers sealed a storage room at a pharmaceuticals research facility when chemicals reacted.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Galva, IL: A fire was reported at a feed processing plant.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Tarpon Springs, FL: Area residents were evacuated after a drum of sodium hydrosulfite began reacting at a sponge factory.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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New Britain, CT: 2 dozen workers at a food processing plant were overcome by an ammonia leak.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix, AZ: A hydrogen leak at an industrial gas facility resulted in an explosion.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Golden, CO: A power outage at a beer can plant caused a fire in a drying oven.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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