Industrial Fire World

Marlborough, MA: Asmall brush fire threatening new construction at an electronics plant was quicklyextinguished.

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Groton, CN: Anexplosion in a drum of chemicals at a pharmaceutical plant injured five workers, twocritically.

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Rayong, Thailand:An explosion at an industrial gas factory left one worker dead and another seriouslyinjured. Workers were pumping oxygen into a metal tank when the blast occurred.

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Ellisville, MO: A plantspecializing in chemical storage tanks was extensively damaged by fire and ensuingexplosions. A cutting torch was in use at the time the fire broke out.

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Reno, PA: Threeemployees were seriously burned when explosions and fire engulfed a propane supply plant.

Mon, 24 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Douglas, WY: A propanetruck exploded as a gas plant. Subsequent flames led to two further blasts, but noinjuries were reported.

Sat, 22 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kingsville, Ontario: Astubborn fire at a plastics plant resulted in the evacuation of 2,000 residents nearby.Firefighters struggled with the blaze nearly 24 hours.

Thu, 20 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Fremont, CA: Atractor-trailer rig containing 3,000 pounds of nitric acid overtuned, shutting down afreeway for 14 hours.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Forrest City, AR: Ahospital and community college were evacuated after a tractor-trailer carrying chemicalsbegan smoking and caught fire.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Hamilton, New Zealand:A fire at a refrigeration plant resulted in a giant ammonia cloud release.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Hurlock, MD: An ammonialeak at a food processing plant forced the evacuation of hundreds of employees.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kuttawa, KY: Firecaused minimal damage to the paint shop at a plastics plant. Plant operations weresuspended for several hours.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Zelezny Brod, CzechRepublic: One worker was killed and another injured in an explosion at a glassfactory.

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Botwood, Newfoundland:One worker was injured when an explosion partially blew the roof off a one million gallongasoline storage tank. Workers were cleaning the interior at the time of the blast.

Tue, 18 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Rimbey, Alberta: A souroilwell blowout forced the evacuation of four homes.

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Wanaque, N.J.: A workerat an aluminum powder plant suffered burns to his face and hands in a flash fire. Homesfor a surrounding eight blocks were evacuated.

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Rocklin, CA: Twoemployees at a particleboard plant were injured in an explosion and fire. The workers weretrapped in the fiber press pit, a sublevel beneath the fiberboard press.

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Tegucigalpa, Honduras:A chlorine leak at a label factory resulted in hospitalization for two adults and threeminors.

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Evansville, IN: A firein a large metal vessel being replaced at a plastic plant injured a contractor. A rubberlining in the vessel ignited.

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Long Beach, CA:Lawmen shot and killed a former plastics plant worker who attacked current employees withflaming chemicals and a knife.

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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McDonald, PA: About 100people were evacuated from their homes after a hydrochloric acid spill at a chemical plantcreated a massive vapor cloud. The spill occurred when a 10,000 gallon tank collapsedwhile being filled.

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Thief River Falls, MN:An explosion in the mechanical shop at a food processing plant injured two workers.

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Atchison, KS: Eightpeople suffered minor injuries in a casting plant fire. The fire stemmed from an explosionin a 20-ton furnace.

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Egan, MN: A smallanhydrous ammonia leak forced the evacuation of a bottling plant.

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Montreal, Quebec:Nearly 60 workers at a clothing manufacturer were treated after being overcome by sulfuricoxide vapors related to newly installed steam pipes.

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Biloxi, MS: A foodprocessing plant was evacuated when 1,000 gallons of gasoline overflowed from a storagetank.

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Bridgman, MI: Oneworker was injured by flying debris when a transformer exploded at a nuclear power plant.

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Marksville, LA: A firethat destroyed a plastics recycling plant continued to smolder one week later.

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Nobeoka, Japan: Adetonation at an explosives plant damaged production lines but caused no injuries.

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Ponca City, IL: A fireat an oil refinery was quickly extinguished by the plant brigade. A severe thunderstormwas under way at the time of the fire.

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Geneva, IL: Productionat a plant specializing in piston pins resumed within two hours of a fire in a furnaceunder repair. Welding work was under way when the fire broke out.

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Reese, MI: A storagebuilding containing manganese used as a nutrient in fertilizer burned to the groundwithout intervention by firefighters.

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Watertown, N.Y.:One man died in an explosion in the dryer room at a specialty paper plant. The blast blewout part of a wall.

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Amarillo, TX: Plantfirefighters dealt with a small fire involving molten glass in the fiberglass productionarea of a glass plant.

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kurume, Japan: Aworker who fell into an underground sludge tank at a dye factory and three colleagues whotried to rescue him were overcome by hydrogen sulfide gas and died.

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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New York, N.Y.:An industrial food-processing machine that was cutting cabbage for cole slaw spun out ofcontrol, crushing one man to death, severing another mans arm and injuring two others.

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Oita, Japan: Anexplosion at an oil refinery injured one worker. The refinery was in the process ofstarting up after a one-month turnaround.

Sun, 09 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Bow, WA: Fire destroyeda cedar mill, a large building that was itself built from cedar.

Sat, 08 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Kembla, Australia:Nearly 100 tons of molten metal overflowed from smelting plant furnace, causing severalintense explosions as it made contact with water.

Sat, 08 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Providence, R.I.:An employee opened fire at a newspaper production plant, killing one worker and woundinganother.

Sat, 08 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Dexter, KS: One man wastreated after an explosion involving two storage tanks, one containing 1,000 barrels ofoil.

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Peoria, IL: A factoryworker caught his hand in a paper threading machine while trying to clear a jam.

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Roanoke, VA: Anexplosion in the nitroglycerin pre-mix production area of a chemical plant resulted in alenghty shut down for investigation. More than 30 employees were furloughed.

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilton, UK: A giantcloud of nitric oxide escaped from a plant specializing in man-made fibers. Area residentswere warned to stay inside.

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort McMurray, Alberta:Three maintenance contractors were injured in an explosion at an oilsands plant.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Hampfield, PA: Flamesspread through a dust collection system at a plant producing tungsten carbide preforms.Three workers suffered minor injuries.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Howell, N.J.: Firedestroyed a building at a tar and asphalt plant. A vat overflowed 750-gallons of heatedmaterial.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kawagoe, Japan: Fiveemployees suffered minor injuries after an explosion in an oil refinery laboratory.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kennewick, WA: Smoke andflames spread through a massive grain silo. Welding was being done at the time of thefire.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Meraux, LA: Aworker was killed in a flash fire that erupted during the restart of a fluid catalyticcracking unit at an oil refinery.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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