Industrial Fire World

Lalru, India: An explosion in a chemical reactor at a pharmaceutical plant killed 4 people and injured 15.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Canadian, TX: An explosion followed by fire rocked a natural gas processing plant.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Calgary, BC: Scrap auto-parts, rubber and plastics caught fire at a recycling plant.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Borger, TX: An oil refinery worker died in a fall of nearly 100 feet.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Salina Cruz, Mexico: An explosion caused by an electrical short-circuit forced a suspension of operations at an oil refinery.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Greenburgh, NY: A hazmat crew capped a chlorine leak at a water treatment plant.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Joliet, IL: Fire destroyed a plant for galvanizing steel.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Claxton, TN: Fire broke out on a conveyor belt used to move coal at a power plant.

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Pir Koh, Pakistan: A 16-inch pipeline was blown up by terrorists.

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Narrows, VA: Less than 5 gallons of fire suppression foam leaked into a chemical plant’s rainwater drainage system during a routine safety test.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Kansas City, MO: Heated material from a shreading machine touched off paper at an electronics plant.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Brownsville, TX: A nearby carbon dioxide gas line broke in a confined space onboard the vessel used by a company that builds offshore oil rigs, sending 7 people to the hospital.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Rotherham, UK: Residents were woken in the early hours by the sound of a huge bang caused by steam being released from a recycling plant boiler.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Burgos, Spain: Fire damaged a section of a plant making injection molded automotive parts.

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Miller, SD: Fire destroyed a grain elevator and a warehouse at a bird seed operation.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Fessenheim, France: A fire broke out in reactor building at a nuclear power plant, but was rapidly put out.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Muskegon, MI: Fire broke out at a former paper plant in an area being demolished.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Schmidt, Germany: A wind farm was cordoned-off for several hours because of a leaking tank of hydrofluoric acid.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Yerevan, Armenia: An explosion at a molybdenum plant injured 8 people.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Oldsmar, FL: Fire broke out at an aerospace plant.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Glenrock, WY: More than 60 residents evacuated their homes after a natural gas leak at an oil well.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Portsmouth, NH: An brewery worker was fatally wounded when a pressurized beer keg exploded.

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Portland, OR: Firefighters used dry chemical and CO2 extinguisherers to battle a magnesium fire at an engraving plant.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Prince George, BC: 1 person died and 23 were injured in an explosion at a sawmill.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Istanbul, Turkey: Fire broke out in a textile factory.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Otsego, MN: Fire spread through a cement plant, collapsing the roof.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Malabon City, Philippines: Fire razed a footware factory.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: Fire broke out at a tire factory in a business park.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Fredrikstad, Norway: A gas explosion ripped through a dairy plant, killing 1 person and wounding 3 others.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Marquette, MI: A small fire in a power plant coal bunker was quickly extinguished.

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Madisonville, OH: An automatic valve shut down an ammonia leak at a bottling plant.

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Spring Valley, MN: Smoke damage from an electrical fire is expected to close a fabricating plant until it can be repaired, leaving its employees out of work.

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Yamaguchi, Japan: 1 worker died and 11 were hurt when lightning triggered an explosion at a chemical plant storing uranium for nuclear fuel and radioactive waste.

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Baltimore, MD: A fire at a warehouse owned by a plating firm forced the evacuation of nearly 60 neighboring residents.

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Winson Green, UK: Flames gutted a car accessory plant.

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Wellsville, NY: An equipment fire broke out at a plant specializing in heat recovery systems.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Rainham, UK: A man’s right arm was “torn off” in an industrial accident at a waste treatment plant.

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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American Fork, UT: A massive fire burned 12 hours at an oil refinery after a combustor ignited a tank filled with oil.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Pike Twp., OH: A 6-hour fire broke out at an oil company as a tanker truck was being filled.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Idaho Falls, ID: A leaking container of boron trifluoride began producing smoke at a freight terminal.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Queensbury, NY: A medical device plant shut down operations when a natural gas tank on neighboring property being cut up for scrape turned out to be full.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Wichita, KS: A building at an aerostructures manufacturer caught fire.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out inside a recycling facility.

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Lamont, CA: A natural gas well blowout forced the evacuation of nearby homes.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Mission Valley, TX: Officials waited for natural gas to burn off from pipes leading to a compressor.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Eschen, Liechtenstein: Sodium hydroxide mistakenly mixed with sulfuric acid caused an exothermic reaction at a plant making steering components.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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West Grey, ON: Fire destroyed the distribution center at a furniture factory.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Boughton, UK: Fire broke out at a concrete making plant.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Suez, Egypt: A series of explosions at an oil refinery injured 23 people only days after a warehouse fire at the same site.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Taipei, Taiwan: Fire broke out after testing at a oil refinery that was closed after a fire in 2010.

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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