Industrial Fire World

Menasha, WI: A worker at a plant specializing in paper products suffered arm injuries when she was caught in a machine.

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kansas City, MO: A worker at a greeting card company became sick after handling a package coated in formaldehyde.

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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North Canterbury, New Zealand: Fire broke out at a timber plant.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Cincinnati, OH: Three foundry workers trapped by flames from a quenching tank escaped when the sprinkler system activated.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Luchu, Taiwan: Seven workers were injured by a fire that destroyed a chemical plant.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ela Valley, Israel: Nearby residents were ordered to shelter-in-place when fire broke out in a furniture factory.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Augustine, Trinidad: One person died in a fire that destroyed a pharmaceutical plant.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sorrento Valley, CA: A brush fire threatened a concrete plant.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, MO: Several 55-gallon drums sitting on a trailer at a chemical plant exploded in a chain reaction.

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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China Grove, N.C.: Fire spread through the machinery and ductwork at a yarn factory.

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Potter Township, PA: An explosion at a zinc plant damaged a forklift.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, VA: A fire at a printing plant forced the local newspaper to use another plant.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Cadereyta, Mexico: Lightning ignited a gasoline storage tank at an oil refinery.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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McMinnville, TN: Flames spread through several hundred plastic pallets, destroying much of a plastics plant.

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Eau Claire, WI: Flames and explosions gutted an industrial chemical recycling plant.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sampson County, N.C.: A fire at a food processing plant was confined to its repair shop.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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East Liverpool, OH: Several explosions in a waste processing plant forced the operation to close down.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Nashville, TN: A chemical plant worker was cleaning a heater when a plastic bag holding discarded insulation caught fire.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Duluth, MN: Flames consumed a cedar shingle factory and adjoining businesses.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Freeport, TX: Process overpressure blew out a vent atop a sulfur plant.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Comfort, TX: Two workers were injured at an aluminum plant.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Stow, OH: County officials refused to allow a rubber scrap processing plant to discharge waste byproducts into the sewer system after explosive levels of gas were detected.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Amarillo, TX: A fire in the top of a 350 megawatt power plant cooling tower resulted in the plant being shut down.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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North Naples, FL: A cinder block plant worker lost part of a leg when he became caught in a conveyor belt.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kallang, Singapore: Firefighters quickly brought a fire at a paint factory under control.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Omaha, NE: A power plant was shutdown after fire spread inside a wall.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Melbourne, Australia: At least six workers received burns when N-butylamine spilled at a chemical plant.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Vanderbijlpark, South Africa: A worker received 100 percent burn wounds in an explosion at a steel factory.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Peterborough, U.K.: Fire broke out in a hopper unit at a wood processing plant, forcing an evacuation.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Hanover, PA: A hazmat team at a food processing plant contained an ammonia leak.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Hays, KS: Fire damaged equipment at a power plant, resulting in a power outage.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sivakasi, India: Two workers were killed and five others injured in a fire that swept through a cracker factory.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Crossville, TN: Fire broke out in the paint storage area of an auto parts plant, leaving two workers injured.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Cleveland, OH: Fire reported at a recycling plant.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Oxford, PA: An ammonia leak at a food processing plant was contained.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Graniteville, S.C.: A construction fire spread into the electrical system at a textile plant.

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ulverstone, Australia: A worker mixing acids was injured in an explosion at a food processing plant.

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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El Segundo, CA: Workers evacuated an oil refinery after a hydrogen sulfide leak sickened at least one employee.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Paris, TN: One worker was seriously injured when a high pressure pipe burst at a rubber plant.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ambridge, PA: A chemical spill at an industrial park ignited.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Reno, NV: A rendering plant fire triggered explosions and force area evacuations.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Weirton, OH: A fire in the air ducts of a coil coating plant forced a temporary evacuation.

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Blackman Township, MI: An overpressurized liquid nitrogen tank exploded, injuring two workers at a plant specializing in heavy duty cylinders.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Montezuma, IO: Fire broke out at a fiberglass factory.

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Granite City, IL: Workers safely evacuated a chemical plant after a fire broke out.

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rochester, N.Y.: A fire in a chemical mixing pump at a chemical plant created a lot of smoke but little damage.

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Middletown, OH: A steel plant worker was injured when he fell from a company train.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Allenport, PA: Fire broke out on a finishing line at a steel plant.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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El Paso, TX: Worker were evacuated from a dairy after an ammonia leak was detected.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Timberville, PA: A fire at a food processing plant was quickly extinguished.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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