Industrial Fire World

Wyoming, IL: High winds fanned the flames when a machine shed caught fire at a fertilizer plant.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Whetstone Magna, UK: Fire destroyed a single-story factory building.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Valenzuela City, Philippines: Fire spread through a plastics plant.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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South Plainfield, NJ: Toluene vapors ignited at a factory making temperature measuring devices.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Reykajavík, Iceland: 1 of 3 workers exposed to hydrogen sulfide & CO2 at a geothermal plant fell ill.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kuching, India: A printing plant fire destroyed printed materials but spared most of the equipment.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kachipuram, India: Fire broke out at a powdered milk factory.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A scrap metal fire broke out at a recycling plant.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Glendale, CO: A fire at a factory specializing in sheepskin products is being investigated as arson.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Dunton Bassett, UK: Fire destroyed a factory specializing in equipment to clean up chemical spills.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bentleigh East, Australia: Fire broke out in the chimney flue of a kitty litter factory.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bay Minette, AL: A fire at a chemical plant spread through storage tanks, triggering several blasts.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Arnhem, Netherlands: A silane gas leak at a plant specializing in solar cells caused a fire.

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Wyoming, IL: A fertilizer plant was destroyed by fire.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Roxana, IL: A worker was serious burned when fire broke out in a hydrotreater at an oil refinery.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Princeville, IL: Firefighters confined a fire at a fertilizer plant to an equipment storage building.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Midland, MI: A spill of cleaning chemicals was reported at a chemical plant.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Longton, UK: Firefighters prevents flames spreading through a factory to reach solvents and paint.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Edward, NY: A machinery fire broke out at a tissue factory.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Fremont, OH: Fire broke out in a paint booth at a plant that makes propane tanks.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Franklin Twp., OH: Removal of an steel I-beam ignited a fire at a former food processing plant.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: Fire broke out in a paint booth at a factory in an industrial park.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Ankleshwar, India: Fire damage to a pharmaceuticals plant may take up to six month to repair.

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Williamsport, MD: A paint factory worker was airlifted after being injured in an explosion and fire.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Portsmouth, NH: Fire broke out on the roof of an electronic instruments plant.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Indore, India: Fire destroyed a thread plant.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Holcomb, KS: An explosion triggered a fire in a coal crushing unit at a electric power plant.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Haverhill, OH: A worker at a chemical plant making polystyrene was pinned beneath fallen equipment.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Garden City, KS: A small fire broke out in a coal shoot at a power generating plant.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Church, UK: Firefighter spent three hours battling a fire in an abandoned factory.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Shreveport, LA: Wooden rafters at a glass plant began smoldering.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Peru, UK: A small dust fire broke out at a chemical plant.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Penacova, Portugal: Fire damaged machinery at a plant specializing in turning biomass into fuel briquettes.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Peenya, India: An electrical fire broke out at a garment factory.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Norwich, CT: Fire broke out in an abandoned textile mill.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Montreal, QC: A tanker truck being loaded with fuel at a refinery exploded, triggering other explosions.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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LaPlace, LA: One worker was injured in a fire at a sausage factory.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Franklin Park, IL: 8 workers at a salad packaging plant had breathing & eye problems from a haz mat spill.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Eurajoki, Finland: Fire destroyed a peat processing plant.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Compton, CA: Fire spread through a warehouse that was formerly part of a textile factory.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Chester, IL: 4 workers cleaning out a silo at an agricultural products plant were injured in an explosion.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bossier City, LA: A crude oil tank exploded while being used to fill a tanker truck.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Hengdian town, China: Fumes sickened nearly 1,000 people after a pharmaceutical plant explosion.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Hebbal, India: Explosives accidentally mixed with industrial waste detonated, injuring four people.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Beirut, Lebanon: Fire broke out in an industrial zone of the city.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Ankleshwar, India: At least 5 workers repairing a reactor were hospitalized after inhaling fumes.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Accra, Ghana: A glass plant worker died from severe lacerations when a large piece of glass broke.

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Zhupu Village, China: About 200 villagers needed treatment when ammonia leaked at a chemical plant.

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Southport, Australia: A fire fed by burning tires spread through a factory.

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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New London, TX: One person died and another was injured in an oil tank explosion.

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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