Industrial Fire World

Iowa City, IO: Hot pipes installed too close to wooden beams may have contributed to a power plant fire.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Springettsbury Township, PA: Firefighters quickly extinguished a smoky fire in a heavy equipment plant warehouse.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bristol, U.K.: A small fire triggered a shutdown at a nuclear power plant.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Westfield, MA: Magnesium fueled an intense fire at a precision parts plant.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bakersfield, CA: A temporary employee at an ice cream plant threatened another worker by holding a sword to her neck.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Fremont, CA: Two workers were treated after discovering leaking hydrofluoric and other acids at a semi-conductor cleaning facility.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Dutton, MI: Fire broke out in a dust collector at a furniture plant.

Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Joplin, MO: Protein dust ignited, damaging a dryer and the roof at a food processing plant.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tulsa, OK: An erroneous television report about a refinery fire may have contributed to a 40 cent boost in US crude prices.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Grand Rapids, MI: A small fire in a sawdust collection bin resulted in a brief evacuation at a workplace furniture plant.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Fernley, NV: Fire burned through pallets of rubber material at an asphalt plant.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Towanda, PA: A small furnace fire at a lighting equipment plant resulted in a brief evacuation.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Brimfield Township, OH: Flames burst through the roof of a steel-treating plant.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sulphur, LA: A lightning strike ignited a fire a local chemical plant.

Wed, 30 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Allenstown, N.H.: Flames shot through the roof of a recycling plant.

Tue, 29 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Huntington, W.V.: A worker at a metal plant was killed when a ball bearing shot out of a piece of equipment being serviced and pierced his side.

Sun, 27 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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South Coatesville, PA: One worker was killed and two others injured in a boiler explosion at a metal plating plant.

Sat, 26 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Beijing, China: Fire spread through a food processing plant.

Sat, 26 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bismarck, N.D.: A fire at an oil well site injured seven workers, one critically.

Sat, 26 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Slovag, Norway: A storage tank fire ignited at a tank farm near the country’s largest refinery.

Thu, 24 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Newark, OH: A tanker truck rolled over and caught fire, leaking its contents into a nearby river.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sonora, CA: Spontaneous combustion is suspected in a wood chip fire at a wood products plant.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Melksham, U.K.: A forklift caught fire overnight at a tire plant.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Brooksville, FL: Fire gutted a plant specializing in auto trim products.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Maysville, KY: Arson is suspected in a tobacco processing plant fire and a fire in a tobacco warehouse.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, IN: A paint fire at a casket plant caused minor damage.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tulsa, OK: Insulation surrounding a heated asphalt tank at a manufacturing plant caught fire.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Detroit, MI: A small fire broke out on the roof of an auto plant shortly after it was evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bangor, ME: A small fire broke out at a trash-to-energy plant.

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Oshkosh, WI: Workers at an outboard motor plant were evacuated after 100 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled on the floor.

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Vilnius, Lithuania: One worker died and another was injured by a falling pipe at an oil refinery.

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: An explosion shook a chemical plant specializing in plastic additives.

Tue, 22 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Pontiac, IL: Fire damaged a paint line and part of the roof at an auto plant.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Brendale, Australia: Officials issued a shelter-in-place order when fire broke out at a metal finishing plant.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Otahuhu, New Zealand: Aerosol cans in a shredding machine exploded, spreading fire to nearby scrape piles at a metal recycling plant.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Moosup, CT: A explosion in a high voltage line disrupted power to a rubber plant, causing a small fire.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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El Paso, TX: Billowing black smoke rose from a burning recycling plant.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rostov-On-Don, Russia: Fire broke out at a factory specializing in equipment for atomic power plants.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Omaha, NE: A tanker fire forced the closing of an interstate highway.

Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Surya Nagpur, India: Fire destroyed equipment and inventory at a paper mill.

Sun, 20 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Mercedes, TX: Three teens believed to have been tampering with a petroleum storage tank died when it exploded.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Branchville, S.C.: Fire ignited in a dust collection system at a wood products plant.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Pedda Devulapally, India: Ten workers required treatment after a gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Riviere-Pentecote, Quebec: An area evacuation was ordered after a tanker truck carrying propane crashed.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Surrey, British Columbia: Eight people required examination after a fire broke out at a chemical recycling depot.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Springdale, AR: Wood dust ignited in a silo at a recycling plant specializing in composite building materials.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Turbotville, PA: Fire spread through a feed mill, requiring a major response.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rumford, ME: Nine workers were examined after a chlorine gas release at a paper mill.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Derry Township, PA: A conveyor belt fire at a cushion manufacturing plant sent workers home early.

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ennis, TX: Nearby homes were evacuated after 100 gallons of methyl parathion spilled at a chemical plant.

Thu, 17 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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