Industrial Fire World

Mumbai, India: 8 contract workers were injured in a large fire at a pharmaceutical plant.

Mon, 31 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney Australia: Fire destroyed a large plastics factory.

Sat, 29 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Pascagoula, MS: Sulphur dioxide released from a chemical plant caused nearby employees to have respiratory problems.

Fri, 28 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Uitenhage, South Africa: Firefighters worked to control a blaze at a motor manufacturing plant that started in a gas facility.

Fri, 28 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A possible forklift malfunction at a heating and cooling company resulted in fatal injuries to a tow cart driver.

Thu, 27 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Decatur, AL: Firefighters battled a fire at a recycling plant that spread to a nearby field and utility poles.

Thu, 27 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Paul Park, MN: Refinery workers shut down a fluid catalytic cracking unit, allowing some of the silica catalyst to escape and dust 150 homes in a nearby neighborhood.

Thu, 27 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Millinocket, ME: It took 12 hours for firefighters to extinguish a a recycling plant blaze that burned 45,000 tons of paper.

Wed, 26 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Mihailesti,Romania: An overturned truck carrying ammonium nitratefertilizer exploded after a road accident killing 17 people andinjuring many others.

Mon, 24 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbiana, TN: 13 fire departments responded to a fire at a furniture factory.

Sat, 22 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Laconia, NH: Workers using acetylene torches caused a fire that heavily damaged a sawmill for the second time in a month.

Sat, 22 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Zhemgshou, China: A vessel explosion at a machinery plant caused by overpressure in an unpressurized vessel left 2 employees dead and three injured.

Thu, 20 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Newark, NY: A fire at a battery plant caused by a spark when two battery terminals touched injured 6 firefighters.

Thu, 20 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Salinas, CA: A fire at a 4-acre cardboard storage yard at a packaging company caused about $2 million damage.

Wed, 19 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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San Bruno, CA: A fire at a fiberglass company destroyed a manufacturing building.

Wed, 19 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Takayama, Gifu A boiler at a recycling plant exploded leaving one worker dead and 2 others injured.

Wed, 19 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Saldhana Bay, South Africa: A steel mill shut down in order to repair damage incurred by a furnace blast.

Tue, 18 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Elwood, IN: A railroad employee was killed after a semitrailer and train collided at a tomato processing plant.

Tue, 18 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Smithfield,NC: An employee at a lumber mill was killed when dust ina silo exploded.

Tue, 18 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Chorley, UK: Fire crews spent 36 hours battling a fire at a rubber packaging factory.

Mon, 17 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Caro, MI: Firefighters spent 16 hour battling a fire at an ethanol plant that spread to a system of pipes, blowers, and heating elements.

Mon, 17 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Stockertown, PA: An employee at a plastics company slipped and fell into a container of water heated to about 180 degrees.

Mon, 17 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Nanning, China: A bomb exploded while being cut upat a steel factory injuring 6 workers.

Sun, 16 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Cattenom, Moselle, France: Electrical cables caught fire in the non-nuclear side of a nuclear power plant causing authorities to shut down the reactor.

Sun, 16 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Laconia, NH: A fire in a wax machine at a casting plant was extinguished by sprinklers.

Sat, 15 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Kapar, Malaysia: A fire started in the midsection of a glove manufacturer destroying the factory.

Sat, 15 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Tay Ninh, Vietnam: Dozens of workers were injured in a fire at a gas lighter manufacturing plant.

Fri, 14 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Chalmette, LA: A pump seal ignited in the crude unit of an oil refinery.

Fri, 14 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Glasgow, Scotland: Nine workers died in an explosion that destoryed a plastic plant

Fri, 14 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Missisauga, Ontario: An explosion resulted when chemical plant workers mixed phosphoric acid with nitric acid.

Thu, 13 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Heywood, UK: 30 firefighters extinguished a fire at an adhesive factory workshop.

Thu, 13 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Beijing, China: At least 20 construction workers were killed when the scaffolding around an industrial chimney collapsed.

Wed, 12 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Chaing Mai, Thailand: 1 employee and was killed and another was injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a factory because of heat generated while filling it.

Tue, 11 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Calipatria,CA: One person died when a truck hauling 10,000 poundsof dry sulfur overturned and caught fire.

Tue, 11 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Mississauga,Ontario: A gunman surrendered to police after he openedfire at a factory, killing 1 man and injuring 2 others.

Mon, 10 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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High Point, N.C.: A fire in a 2,300 gallon tank closed a paint factory for three days.

Mon, 10 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, NC: 150 fire-fighters worked to extinguish a chemical fire sparked by static electricity at a chemical plant.

Fri, 07 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Zhengzhou, Beijing: 15 workers died and 19 others injured after a storage shelf collapsed at a cold storage facility.

Thu, 06 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Hartford, WI: Sawdust used to heat a wood product plant sparked a fire that caused extensive damage.

Thu, 06 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Hamilton Township,NJ: A worker at a steel company was killed after beinghit in the head with a steel beam being moved by a crane.

Tue, 04 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Whyalla, Australia: A fire in a steel factory cooling tower caused $500,000 damage and was difficult for firefighters to extinguish.

Mon, 03 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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New Caledonia, France: An explosion from a steam pressurized equipment in a chocolate factory left 2 workers dead.

Mon, 03 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Dhaka, Bangladesh: An electrical transformer exploded, causing 4,000 workers to rush for exits, killing at least 5 women.

Mon, 03 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Duferco, Belgium: A high-pressure natural gas pipeline ruptured causing an explosion at a metal working plant.

Sat, 01 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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Lancaster New Era,PA: 4 workers at a floor plant are dead after a factoryexplosion and fire.

Sat, 01 May 2004 05:00:00 GMT

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