Industrial Fire World

Ashland, KY: A steel plant worker who mistook an access panel to a high-pressure gas line for an electrical panel died in an explosion.

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Lingen, Germany: Firefighters battled an inferno on a canal after a tanker caught fire while being loaded with highly-flammable fuel.

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Flowood, MS: A fire at a recycling plant took hour to extinguish.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: Nearly 1,000 liters of hydrogen peroxide ignited at a water treatment plant.

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rock Island, IL: Acid overflowed at a water treatment plant, seeping through the building to the outdoors.

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rochester Hills, MI: An explosion involving a propane cylinder rocked an engineering company.

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Jackson, TN: 3 workers were burned in a fire at a plant making military flares.

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sharjah, UAE: Fire spread through 2 fuel depots destroying 18,000 gallons of diesel.

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Dora, Lebanon: Cleanup crews recovered 20,000 liters of kerosene that spilled when a pipeline from a sea tanker ruptured.

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Stockton, CA: Hazmat crews controlled a sulfuric acid leak at an ethanol plant.

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: An ammonia leak forced the evacuation of a meat processing plant.

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Stockton, CA: Hazmat crews were called to control a sulfuric acid leak at an ethanol plant.

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Chouteau, OK: A firefighter was hospitalized after exposure to corrosive chemicals that spill in a truck wreck.

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rubbertown, KY: An explosion and fire at a chemical plant killed two people.

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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West Carrollton, OH: More than 200 gallons of sodium hydroxide spilled from a rail car at a paper mill.

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Belle, WV: Nearby residents were advised to stay indoors for at least 1 hour following an amine leak at a chemical plant.

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Dacoma, OK: An oil rig explosion injured a worker.

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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San Jose, CA: An ammonia leak at a water treatment plant resulted in a shelter-in-place order.

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Ramareddy Nagar, India: A chemical storage warehouse was destroyed by fire.

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Noyelles-sous-Lens, France: Several tons of molten copper leaked through a crack in a foundry furnace.

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Fechenheim, Germany: At least 2 workers were injured in an accident at a chemical plant.

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Dombivli, India: 2 people died and 3 were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Minneapolis, MN: A natural gas line exploded and burned, forcing an evacuation of homes and businesses.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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South Philadelphia, PA: A fire broke out in a cooling tower at an oil refinery.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bollarum, India: 2 workers died when fire broke out in a materials-handling lift at a chemical plant.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Minneapolis, MN: A natural gas line exploded, sending flames shooting high into the sky

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Mesa, AZ: 40 workers were evacuated from a semiconductor plant after a chemical spill.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Newman, GA: Calcium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide accidently mixed at a waste transfer station, sickening 3 workers.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bakersfield, CA: Firefighters rescued a worker who fell unconscious while cleaning the inside of a tanker truck.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Paraguana, Venezuela: An explosion in the furnace of a hydrodesulfurization unit reduced operations at the country's largest refinery.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Oldham County, KY: A tractor-trailer carrying zinc alloy caught fire, forcing responders to use dry chemicals.

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tillsonburg, ON: Firefighters quickly disconnected 7 ethanol railcars from a burning train to keep them safe.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Pasadena, TX: A fire at a chemical plant released di-mythl-aluminum chloride into the air.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, NC: Sprinklers inside a textile plant helped keep a fire under control.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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McAdenville, NC: Fire broke out at a yarn factory.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Yuma, AZ: 10 workers at a military proving ground were transported to a hospital after being exposed to red phosphorus smoke leaking from a mortar shell.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Dangdian, China: A family-owned fireworks plant exploded.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Chenzhou, China: A plant thought to have been abandoned exploded, leaving 2 dead.

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Monterey Park, CA: A chemical leak at a computer chip manufacturer prompted a hazardous-materials response.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sutton, NC: A worker performing maintenance at a coal-fire power plant died in an explosion.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Zerbst, Germany: Fire broke out at a biogas plant.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Fukushima, Japan: Workers at a quake-damaged atomic power plant briefly suspended operations and evacuated after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous to remain there.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Washdyke, New Zealand: Sulfur caught fire in a batch mixer at a fertilizer plant.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilminton, NC: An explosion at a coal-fired power plant killed a worker.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Shaler, PA: Molten glass running into a furnace touched off a fire at a bottle making plant.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilmington, NC: A buildup of hydrogen caused an explosion that killed a worker at a coal-fired power plant.

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Ahmedabad,India: A fire at a chemical plant took 5 hours to extinguish.

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Durgachak, India: Fire broke out at a factory making PET resin used in polymers.

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bristol, CT: 2 contract workers at a trash-to-energy plant were injured when a boiler tube ruptured, releasing steam and heat.

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Haldia, India: Fire broke out in the raw materials storage at a coffee and tea plant.

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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