Industrial Fire World

Milwaukee, OH: A five-alarm fire spread through a four-story hardware company warehouse.

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Great Yarmouth,U.K. : Hundreds of peoplewere evacuated from a trailer park after an overturned tanker spilled300 gallons of hydrochloric acid.

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Archbold, OH: A fire in a candy company warehouse melted nearly 350 million lollipopsinto a tons of sugary goo.

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: A chloroform release was reported at a chemical company.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Christiana, DE: A tractor-trailer parked in a rest area was found to be leaking sodiumhydroxide.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Queens, N.Y.: Fire broke out on the third floor of a five-story factory, spreading tothe roof through air ducts.

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: An ammonia leak was reported at a dairy.

Sun, 24 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Coeur dAlene, WA: Fire started in a material stack at a pellet factory. No injuries werereported.

Sat, 23 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Denville, N.J.: A tanker truck carrying 3,000 gallons of gasoline caught fire and exploded.

Fri, 22 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Cincinnati, OH: An ammonia leak at a dairy forced the evacuation of the plant.

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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North Haven, CT: Workers were forced to evacuate when 1,000 gallons of ammonia chloridespilled at a circuit board factory. One worker was treated and released.

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Melbourne, Australia: A fire at a meat packing plant forced the evacuation of 300 workers andsent acrid smoke into the sky.

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Newark, N.J.: Ten firefighters were injured battling a blaze in a vacant warehouse.

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Pembroke, U.K.: Fire broke out in an oil refinery processing unit.

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Helm, CA: Flames spread by a burning conveyor belt caused extensive damage at afertilizer plant.

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Toledo, OH: A fire in a stack of ground pallet material threatened to spread throughouta compost facility.

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Riverside, CA: A fire that destroyed a citrus packing plant is being investigated asarson.

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Franklin County,MO : Fire broke out ata silica plant.

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilmington, OH: Sixteen cars of a 68-car train derailed, spilling a sodium hydroxide solutionfrom one tanker car.

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A tanker capsized carrying 660 tons of phenol, spilling the chemical infish farming grounds.

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Miami-Dade County,FL: A leak in a one-toncylinder of compressed chlorine gas triggered the evacuation of an industrialpark.

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Vero Beach, CA: Two people were treated after a fire broke out in a factory that makesmarshal arts gear.

Wed, 13 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Manaus, Brazil: Two people were killed when a ferry transporting gasoline to remote areasof the Amazon rain forest exploded.

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Carrollton, KY: A vapor cloud of chlorasilane escaped from a glass plant. Three policeofficers were treated and released.

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Pitsburg, OH: A 7,000 gallon spill of anhydrous ammonia was reported.

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Aloha, OR: A chlorine leak at a plant resulted in 17 workers being transported toarea hospitals.

Fri, 08 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Norco, LA: A world record was set when firefighters successfully extinguished a full-surfacefire in a 270-foot diameter gasoline storage tank, saving almost halfthe product.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Grand Blanc, MI: A fire and explosion was reported at a manufacturing plant.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Watertown, N.Y.: Fire broke through the roof of a manufacturing plant, destroying halfthe building.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Beaverton, OH: Seventeen workers were treated after a spill at an electronics plant involvingchlorine and hydrogen bromide.

Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Sasolburg, South Africa: Twoworkers died in a fire that did extensive damage to a crude oil unit ata 95,000 barrels-a-day refinery.

Wed, 06 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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North Haven, CT: Workers were forced to evacuate when 1,000 gallons of ammonia chloridespilled at a circuit board factory. One worker was treated and released.

Wed, 06 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Grubville, MD: Three people were injured, one critically, in an explosion at a fireworksfactory.

Wed, 06 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Yorktown, VA: An explosion and fire was reported in an ultraformer unit at an oil refinery.A lightning strike preceeded the blast.

Wed, 06 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Albany, N.Y.: A worker was killed while cleaning a 6-ton paper shredder.

Tue, 05 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Constanta, Romania: Charges of manslaughter were filed against a shipyard chief engineer andothers after an explosion aboard a ship certified as safe. At least 10workers were killed when welding triggered the blast.

Tue, 05 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Laval, Quebec: Area residents were ordered evacuated when a strong odor of ammonia escapedfrom an industrial park.

Mon, 04 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Ashtabula, OH: Firefighters descended into a pit below a fiberglass machine to dousethe remanants of a fire.

Mon, 04 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Lexington, OH: A fire in a toy company warehouse burned more than 12 hours.

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Pittsburg, CA: A fire in the cold rolling mill of a steel plant caused extensive structuraldamage.

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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Fremont, CA: A tractor-trailer rig overturned spilling 500 gallons of caustic chemicals.Traffic through the area was closed for 10 hours.

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 05:00:00 GMT

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