Industrial Fire World

Ashland City, TN: A fire at a water heater factory triggered by an exploding propane tank was quickly extinguished.

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Oshkosh, WI: Nitric acid leaking from a chemical plant holding tank triggered a three-hour area evacuation.

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Runcorn, U.K.: A giant cloud of white powder consisting of half a ton of PVC polymer and VC monomer escaped from a chemical plant.

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Sunlight, U.K.: No injuries were reported in a small fire and chlorine release at a detergent plant.

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Martinez, CA: A 40-minute discharge of sulfur dioxide resulted in a shelter-in-place order.

Tue, 23 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Rochester, N.Y.: Nine police officers were treated after an ammonia leak at a bottling plant.

Mon, 22 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Cincinnati, OH: Vapors from a vat of varnish ignited causing an explosion at a pigment factory. Sprinklers quickly extinguished the resulting fire.

Sun, 21 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Cook Inlet, AK: Four worker were injured when escaping natural gas exploded aboard an oil platform.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Canton, CN: Fire gutted a 60,000-square-foot building that was home to a plant making electromagnetic brakes.

Sat, 20 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Bakerfield, CA: An accidential power failure shut down an oil refinery and triggered flaring. Power was returned within an hour.

Fri, 19 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Tlaneplantla, Mexico: A large fire at a paint factory was extinguished by firefighters within two hours.

Thu, 18 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Matraville, Australia: A ruptured ethyline pipe at a chemical plant resulted in a giant plume of flame.

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Texas City, TX: A refinery released a small amount of catalyst to the fire.

Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Tomakomai, Japan: A refinery fire raged nearly 10 hours before it could be extinguished. No injuries reported.

Mon, 15 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, CA: Firefighters quickly extinguished a sulfur fire that broke out atop a storage tank at a chemical plant.

Sun, 14 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Saylor Township, IA: Four employees at a manufacturing plant were injured in a dust explosion.

Sat, 13 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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North Shields, U.K.: Acrid smoke from a major fire in a solvents recycling plant forced area evacuations. Explosions threw barrels of chemicals into the air.

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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South Gate, CA: Fire engulfed a plastics plant, sending columns of flame more than 100 feet in the air.

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort McMurray, Alberta: A fire in a leaking hydrogen unit at a 220,000-barrel oilsands plant temporarily cut production nearly 80 percent.

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Cedar City, UT: An accident at a sodium azide plant left one person dead.

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Bathinda, India: A worker went into a coma following cardiac arrest after inhaling nitrogen while working in a fertilizer plant catalyst chamber.

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Samut Sakhon, Thailand: Workers used sand bags to block city sewers and prevent more than 21,000 gallons of runoff from a fire at an oil depot from running into the Tha Chin river.

Thu, 11 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Norcross, GA: A chemical spill at a plant specializing in diagnostic imaging equipment forced the evacuation of 50 workers.

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kuwait City, Kuwait: A fire broke out in a natural gas pre-heater at an ammonia plant, slightly injuring six workers.

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Cohocton, NY: Several nearby homes were evacuated after a large spill of anhydrous ammonia at a food processing plant.

Wed, 10 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Stanvac, Austalia: A fireball rising 300 feet from an oil refinery caused a grass fire outside the facility.

Tue, 09 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Norfolk, VA: A fire at a food processing plant destroyed more than 250,000 pound of peanuts.

Tue, 09 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Takapau, New Zealand: Four workers were treated after a minor ammonia leak at a refrigeration plant.

Tue, 09 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Portland, OR: A tanker carrying 7,400 gallons of anhydrous ammonia overturned on the St. Johns Bridge. A wide perimeter around the truck was isolated until it could be pumped out.

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Madison, OH: A tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia overturned.

Sat, 06 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Amherst, Nova Scotia: A chemical spill at a wastewater treatment facility inside an aerospace plant forced the evacuation of nearly 200 workers.

Fri, 05 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Convent, LA: An overturned truck spilled molten sulfur, forcing area evacuations.

Fri, 05 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Deer Park, TX: A fire in an out-of-service crude unit was swiftly brought under control without affecting production in the rest of the refinery.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Fort Worth, TX: At least 10 people were hospitalized after a fire involving naphthalene sulphate in a dryer unit at a chemical plant. Several others reported respiratory difficulties.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Ormond Beach, FL: A hydrogen gas explosion blew the lid off a heavy container at a heat treatment and brazing plant, crushing one workers hand.

Wed, 03 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Syracuse, NY: Workers fled several buildings at a nuclear power plant after a fire suppression system discharged carbon dioxide. No fire was found.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Canton, N.Y.: A boiler explosion that blew out a wall at a food processing plant halted cheese production. Three workers were injured.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Latrobe, PA: A fire in an empty chemical tank at a steel plant forced the evacuation of nearly 20 surrounding homes.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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London, U.K.: Fire that started in an oil seed rape hopper spread throughout an oil works plant.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Metropolis, IL: A seven-block area around a burning duck decoy factory was evacuated out of concern for hazardous chemicals kept on site.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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London, U.K.: Heavy fire was reported throughout a one-story factory.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Tampa, FL: A conveyor belt moving coal to a collection bin 10 stories tall caught fire at a power plant. Seven workers were treated for smoke inhalation.

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Newington, NH: A chemical release at a pharmaceuticals plant seriously injured two workers.

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Ras Tamura, Saudi Arabia: A small fire in an oil treatment unit at a 325,000-barrel-a-day refinery was extinguished in 15 minutes.

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Plainfield, PA: Fire destroyed a packing plant.

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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Portsmouth, N.H.: Sodium bisulphite being transferred to a new container injured five chemical plant employees who were accidently sprayed with it.

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 06:00:00 GMT

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