Industrial Fire World

El Dorado,AR:12 workers at a chemical plant became sick at work, one of whom later died.

Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Savannah,GA:A vapor cloud hovered over a paper plant for nearly an hour following an accidental release of Therminol.

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Busan, S. Korea:An explosion and fire at a shoe factory killed 1 worker.

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chongquing,China: An explosion tore through a chemical plant, destroying a 3 story building and leaving 12 dead.

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Lusaka,Zambia:A blast at an explosives plant killed at least 51 people.

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Kitwe,Zambia: About 51 people were killed and at least three others injured when an explosion occurred at an explosives factory.

Wed, 20 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Hialeah,FL: A fire destroyed a paper plant causing the evacuation of businesses and the suspension of railroad operations.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Thomaston,ME: Ammonium hydroxide spilled while being transfered from a tanker truck, injuring 2 workers.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wichita,KS: A formaldehyde gas was accidentally released at a plastics manufacturing company.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Athens,AL: A 250 gallon tank of propane flipped causing a valve to break while it was being off-loaded resulting in a leak and evacuation of three buildings.

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Oslo,Norway: Crew members were evacuated from a gas platform after a gas leak was discovered coming from a valve gasket.

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Long Beach,CA: Fire broke out in an above ground crude oil pipe at an oil refinery.

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Vadodara,India: A static charge caused a solvent to catch fire at a pharmaceuticals production plant, severely burning 1 worker.

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Anthony,TX: It took firefighters 2 hours to contain a fire that damaged a Styrofoam plant.

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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San Jose,CA: A hydrogen pipe burst at a semiconductor plant injuring 1 person.

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Ontario,Canada: 1 unit was shut down at a nuclear plant due to a transformer fire that spilled insulating oil into a lake through a storm drain.

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Glasgow,Scotland: A faulty compressor machine used to manufacture plastic bottles caused an explosion and fire at a plastics factory, injuring 6 people.

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Derby,UK: While being unloaded with a forklift, cylinders fell from a truck causing an acetylene explosion at a gas plant.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Trinidad,TX: An 18-wheeler carrying diesel fuel overturned and exploded. The driver escaped with minor injuries.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Dinuba, CA: 3 trucks exploded causing $500,000 damage to a box plant after thousands of pallets and cardboard boxes caught fire.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Aragon,Spain: A fire and explosion in a grain silo at a flour mill injured at least 19 people.

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Petersburg,VA: A worker suffered severe blistering after he came in contact with an amphetamine-based chemical at a chemical factory.

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Veracruz,Mexico: Maintenance workers repairing a propylene pipeline caused an explosion and gas leak killing 6 people.

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wuxi,China: About 88 people were hospitalized after a blackout at a chemical plant resulted in a leak from a liquid chlorine pump.

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Calumet City,IL: A 55, gallon drum of sodium hypochlorite dropped from a pallet at a gelatin manufacturing plant.

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Palash Bari,Bangladesh: A 9-story garment factory collapsed after an explosion killing at least 54 people.

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Tirau,New Zealand: A state highway was closed after a truck carrying radioactive materials hit a pole and jackknifed.

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Maryville,TN: Molten metal reacted with water at a metal manufacturing plant causing a fire.

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Antwerp,Belgium: A fire broke out in the desulphurization unit at an oil refinery.

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Cumming,GA: A chlorine line exploded at a protein manufacturing plant injuring 1 person.

Sat, 09 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Vienna,Austria: 4 employees were killed in a fire that broke out at a steel manufacturing plant.

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Brisbane,Australia: A pipe containing hydrofluoric acid ruptured at an oil refinery and sent 24 people to the hospital.

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Henderson, Australia:1 employee was killed and at least 1 other injured after a furnace exploded at an engineering factory.

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Klang Jaya,Malaysia:1 employee was injured in an explosion in a chemical plant storage area containing ammonia, acetone, and hydrogen.

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Southgate,MI:Hazmat crews worked to clean up a solvent used for chrome plating found to be leaking from a semi truck.

Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Garner, NC: A fire broke out and damaged an asphalt plant.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Canterbury,UK: A milk powder dryer exploded at a dairy factory.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Penang,Malaysia: Fumes from a diesel spill in the generator room at an electronics plant caused 9 workers to become ill.

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Wayne,IN:A magnesium fire broke out at a metals plant, resulting in 1 death.

Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Dumas, TX: A spark from machinery at a manufacturing plant caused a fire in a dust hopper that was quickly extinguished.

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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San Bernardino,CA:A train derailed causing about 200 gallons of a flammable liquid to leak from one of the 13 derailed cars.

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Twinsburg, OH: A hose at a fluorescent pigment manufacturing plant burst and sprayed a corrosive flammable chemical on 3 workers.

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Devon,UK: Gas cylinders exploded in a fire at a paint workshop injuring one firefighter.

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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