Industrial Fire World

Aberdeen, MD: A contract worker died in an explosion and fire at an Army facility for researching countermeasures to chemical warfare.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Joliet, IL: A fire severely damaged the interior of a water-filtration building at a co-generation plant.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Perkasie, PA: Firefighters had to be decontaminated for exposure to mercury after battling a fire at a thermostat manufacturing plant.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Fox Creek, AB: A worker died after exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas while maintaining a natural gas line.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Donaldson, PA: A water filtration building at a power plant was damaged by fire.

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Zuyevka, Ukraine: An engineer was overcome by leaking chlorine at a water treatment plant.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Kalideres, Indonesia: Fire swept through two plastics factories, fueled by an inventory of plastic bags.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Peace River, AB: A pipeline break leaked 28,000 barrels of crude oil, one of the largest spills in the province's history.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rugles, France: A worker at a plant specializing in zirconium metallurgy suffered 80 percent body burns when a composter exploded.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sichuan Province, China: Seven people died when a tanker truck burst into flames.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Telford, UK: A fierce blaze swept through a cardboard recycling plant.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Escondido, CA: A car fire destroyed one business and damaged two others in an industrial complex.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tirana, Albania: An explosion at a munition disposal plant killed one worker and wounded three others.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rochdale, UK: Choking smoke enveloped an industrial estate when fire broke out at and engineering and plastics company.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wendel, CA: A woodchip pile caught fire at a power plant.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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McAlester, OK: Fire broke out in an assembly line machine at a plastics factory.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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England, AR: A haz mat crew responded to a chlorine spill at a water treatment plant.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bigaz, Albania: One person died in an explosion at a munitions disposal facility.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Gransee, Germany: An explosion at a plant producing milk powder caused extensive damage.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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El-Arish, Eygpt: Saboteurs blew up a natural gas pipeline stretching from Eygpt to Jordan and Israel.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Lafayette, LA: More than 100 homes were evacuated after the blowout of a natural gas well.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tuscaloosa, AL: Several units of an oil refinery lost power due to tornadoes sweeping the region.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Xhariep District, South Africa: Emergency management officials warned that a "dangerous chemical" had spilled into the Orange River.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Chengxian, China: Carbon monoxide poisoning killed eight people in a lead-zinc mine.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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China Twp., MI: A leak in an oil link triggered a fire at a coal-fed power plant.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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South Kitsap, WA: A fire at an aerosol products plant was limited to an arcing electrical panel.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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New Delhi, India: Ten workers died in a massive fire at a shoe factory in the Peeragarhi industrial area.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Southend, UK: An explosion and fire in a joinery and woodwork factory forced area residents to leave.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Ansonia, CT: Fire broke out on the roof of a storage building used by an electrical equipment maker.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Hereford Way, UK: A fire in a factory spray painting booth was extinguished within 30 minutes.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Alexandra, VA: A sulfuric acid leak occurred at a coal-fired power plant.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Alpha, NJ: An explosion and fire broke out at an electronics and specialty gas plant.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Ankireddipalem, India: Smoke caused eye irritation when a cold storage warehouse filled with chilli powder burned.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Incheon, S. Korea: Fire forced the shut down of a desulfurization unit at the country's largest oil refinery.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Nathikudi, India: Two workers died and five were injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Santa Rosa, CA: An engineer was burned badly in a chemical explosion that forced the evacuation of a building at an electronics plant.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Trenton, NJ: A broken pipe at a water works spilled 1,200 gallons of corrosive solution.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix, AZ: Responders attacked a massive paper recycling plant fire from the air.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Balen, Belgium: Fire broke out in the leaching unit at a zinc smelting plant.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bhusawal, India: Fire broke out in the cooling tower of a thermal power plant under construction.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Texas City, TX: Power failures at two chemical plants led to authorities issuing a "shelter-in-place" order.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wheeling, WV: An ammonia spill forced workers to evacuate an ice cream plant and temporarily shut down the surrounding industrial area.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sheboygan County, WI: Fire broke out in the laboratory at a chemical plant.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tacoma, WA: A leaking 55-gallon drum of chlorobenzotrifluoride temporarily shut down the Port of Tacoma.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Bourque Lake, AB: More than 2,500 barrels of oil that spilled at a well site.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilson, WI: Four firefighters were injured while fighting a lab fire at a chemical plant.

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Wenzhou, China: Two workers -- one filling an oil tank and another welding nearby -- died in an explosion at a steel factory.

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Rotterdam, Netherlands: Fire broke out in a desulphurisation unit at an oil refinery.

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Aniak, AK: Nearly 2,000 gallons of gasoline that leaked from a tank farm was captured by a containment area.

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Montgomery County, AL: A huge fire at a recycling plant came close to a 1,000-gallon propane tank.

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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