Industrial Fire World

New Martinsville, WV: Fire broke out at a chemical plant in a unit producing calcium hypochlorite for water treatment.

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Reeves County, TX: A toxic H2S leak was reported at an oil well site.

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Branch, IN: Fire broke out in an elevator shaft at a closed packing plant.

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Morganfield, KY: A group of children set a fire that destroyed a popcorn factory.

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Blanden County, NC: 8 workers at a hog processing plant were treated after being exposed to leaking ammonia.

Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilmington, MA: 6 workers at an electronics plant were taken to the hospital after exposure to ozone gas.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Youngstown, OH: Firefighters responded to 13 fires in a 20-hour period, including a blaze at a tire recycling plant.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Croydon, PA: A police officer died from a heart attack while directing traffic at the scene of a tank fire at a chemical plant.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Sarnia, ON: A minor fire at a 121,000 barrel-per-day refinery was quickly extinguished.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Zaluzi, Czech Republic: No injuries were reported in a fire at a chemical plant.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Portland, OR: At least 3 people reported having problems related to hazardous materials at a milk processing plant.

Wed, 30 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Indiantown, FL: Work with a cutting torch was underway at a recycling plant when a shop fire broke out, extensively burning 1 person.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Wahpeton, ND: A fire at a farmers cooperative plant closed several nearby highway.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Tracy, CA: A welding crew was at work when fire broke out inside an air filter housing for the gas turbines at a power plant.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Gulf of Mexico: 1 worker was injured when fire broke out on an offshore oil platform.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Abu Dhabi, UAE: 2 people died and a 3rd was seriously injured from exposure to hydrogen sulphide at a steel plant.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Sitapura, India: 2 workers at a LPG bottling plant were injured when a fire broke out.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Maffra, Australia: A worker at a milk processing plant suffered minor burns from leaking ammonia.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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North Bay, ON: Fire broke out at a building materials plant.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Yerevan, Armenia: 2 people died in an explosion at a battery plant.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Zeeland, MI: A leaking chlorine tank at a baby food plant sent seven people to area hospitals.

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Sartell, MN: An explosion and fire at a paper mill killed a worker and injured 4 others.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Peterboat Close, UK: People living near a burning chemical plant were warned to shelter in place.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Commerce City, CO: A processing tower at a refinery released an eerie colored plume of clay-based dust, leading to brief road closures in the area.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Elmwood Park, NJ: Dust that collected inside the roof of a paper mill ignited in a 6-hour fire.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Littleborough, UK: A number of storage silos containing solvents caught fire at a building products plant, severely burning 2 workers.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Barrow County, PA: A poultry packaging facility was damaged by fire.

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Augusta, GA: A fire at a chemical plant forced the closure of several nearby roads.

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Kern County, CA: An oil well was plugged after it began spewing steam and droplets of oil.

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Radford, VA: A furnace explosion at a foundry launched a 56-inch piece of steel through the roof, landing 200 feet away.

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Botany, Australia: A problem with a boiler resulted in a spectacular flare being ignited above a chemical plant.

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Tucson, AZ: A 12,000 gallon hydrochloric acid storage tank was leaked into a containment area at a chemical plant. .

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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East Hampton, CT: One of the oldest continuously operating factories in Connecticut that made bells was destroyed by fire.

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Pine Creek Twp., PA: Firefighters used a tanker shuttle to ferry water to a burning warehouse at a charcoal plant.

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Prince George, BC: A boiler leak forced the evacuation of a paper mill.

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Rawlins, WY: A pump fire at an oil refinery injured 2 workers.

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Madison, NE: An ammonia leak disrupted operations at a pork plant and sent 40 workers to area hospitals for evaluation.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Moraleja, Spain: At least 2 people were killed in an explosion at an olive oil mill.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Springfield, MA: Insulation on exhaust pipes leading from an industrial oven caught fire at a plant making steel coated Teflon hoses.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Latrobe, PA: A worker at a specialty melting plant was injured in a explosion when molten metal came into contact with water.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Great Falls, MT: An overfill of naptha due to a small tube leak caused a fire in a smokestack at an oil refinery.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Paul, MN: A worker welding atop a storage tank of roofing tar at a commercial roofing and sheet metal business was burned when vapors ignited.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Madison, NE: At least 30 workers at a chicken processing plant required examination after direct contact with ammonia.

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Monroe, OH: 3 firefighters were injured by an explosion while fighting a machine fire at a plant making windows and doors.

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Greeley, CO: A large fire at a pallet warehouse sent flames shooting 40 feet in the sky.

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Visakhapatnam, India: Fire destroyed a conveyor belt feeding raw materials into a steel plant blast furnace.

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Arlington Heights, IL: A machine explosion at an electrical parts plant killed one person and injured 10.

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Pune, India: Fire gutted a paint factory with no injuries reported.

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Allen, LA: An explosion and fire at an industrial air products plant kept nearby residents away from their homes for 2 days.

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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South Glen Falls, NY: A machine fire temporarily halted production at a paper plant.

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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