Industrial Fire World

Columbia, MO: Firefighters responded to a chemical spill after a container carrying dry - cleaning products cracked leaking its contents onto the road.

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Shahdara, India: Two workers were seriously injured when a boiler at a scrap metal dismantling plant exploded.

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Rubbertown, KY: Lighting struck a chemical plant causing several cooling units to shut down and a valve to open, allowing 165 gallons of butadiene and acrylonitrile to leak out.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Esmeraldas, Ecuador: A small fire broke out in the residual gas burning section of a refinery.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Moonachie, NJ: About 75 employees were evacuated from a polyurethane manufacturing plant due to an accidental chemical reaction.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Moonachie, N.J. : An accidental chemical reaction at a polyurethane plant forced an evacuation of employees.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Rubbertown, KY : A small amount of 1,3 butadiene and acrylonitrile spilled atop a chemical plant forced hazmat team intervention.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Omak, WA : Fire destroyed portions of a plywood factory.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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East Huntington, PA : A 2-alarm fire destroyed packing material at an electronics plant.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Bell Bay, CA : A fire at a fiberboard factory spread through a 4-story press unit.

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Kansas City, MO : A spill of 300 gallons of hydrochloric acid was enough for management to send employees home.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, CA : 3 workers were hospitalized after a release at a chemical plant.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Lanzhou, China: One person was killed in an oil refinery after a gas leak explosion.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Penal, Trinidad and Tobago: Two workers were burnt to death in an explosion at a power plant.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Torrance, CA: A small fire erupted in a coker unit of an oil refinery.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Anderson County, TN: One man was sent to the hospital with burns due to an explosion at an oil drilling company.

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Leverkusen, Germany: Several workers were hospitalized after gaseous hydrogen fluoride was released inside a chemical plant.

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Beatrice, NB: A short power outage led to an anhydrous ammonia leak at a fertilizer manufacturing plant.

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Little Falls, MN: A ruptured crude oil pipeline leaked 67,000 gallons of oil.

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Nitro, WV: A delivery truck snapped a power line, blowing out 3 transformers and sparking a fire that destroyed 2 trailers at a chemical plant.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Albemarle, NC: A valve malfunctioned, leading to a chlorine leak at a water treatment plant.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Shiraz: One person was killed in a gasoline explosion.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Torrence, CA: A small fire was started in an oil refinery after a compressor malfunctioned.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Madras, OR: A delivery driver was burned in a fire and explosion at a propane company.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Nitro, W.V. : A downed power line at an industrial facility caused a fire that gutted two trailers.

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX: Methane was released into the air for 10 minutes due to an open block valve at an oil refinery.

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Hazle Township, PA : Smoke from a malfunctioning pollution control device at a glass plant was quickly death with.

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Rubidouox, CA: Two vehicles collided, one spilling several gallons of hypochlorite solution that closed several lanes of traffic.

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Troup, TX: An explosion occured when welders at an energy company attempted to connect an oil tank to a well.

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Trafford, PA: Thirty foot flames shot into the sky after a gas well exploded.

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, CA: A nearby chemical plant let out fumes that sent 3 refinery workers to the hospital.

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Canby, OR: A building belonging to a bio diesel manufacturing plant was destroyed in a fire.

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Macon, GA : A power plant for a containerboard mill burned, injuring 3 workers.

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Burkely, GA: Three persons were injured in a fire at a paper mill.

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Burkina Faso: One person was killed when a gas tanker truck exploded during a leak and pressure test.

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Hangzhou, China: Several maintenance workers were overcome by a gas leak while repairing underground gas pipelines.

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Cherryhill, NJ: Several paper and plastic drums containing nitrocellulose caught fire, creating a cloud of yellow smoke in a chemical plant.

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Ireland: A fire broke out at a protein abrasives plant.

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Paducah, KY: A tanker truck, carrying 10,500 gallons of fuel, overturned and exploded.

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Beachland, Nigeria: Engineers were working on an oil tanker when it exploded at an oil company.

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Bunderlocks, India: One person was killed in an explosion at an iron metal plant.

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Matshilori Village, Zimbabwe: A tanker overturned and spilled 29,000 liters of 98 percent sulphuric acid.

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Houston, TX: Heavy rain water caused a storage tank at a chemical plant to tip over, releasing chemicals into the air.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: One hundred firefighters were called to put out a huge fire at an aerosol factory.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Raven, France: The crude distillation unit at an oil refinery was shut down due to a fire.

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Lorie, France: A toxic cloud was created after a fire broke out in a warehouse containing chlorine compounds.

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Chettikulam, India: A huge fire broke out in a power plant.

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Torrance, CA : A worker was burned at a refinery when petroleum product splashed on him.

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Greater Sudbury, Ontario : 9 workers were treated after a gas leak at an acid plant.

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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West Deptford, N.J. : A small fire broke out on the upper deck at an refinery cooling tower.

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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