Industrial Fire World

Toledo, OH: Firefighters used a crane of pull apart a burning debris pile at a recycling plant.

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Greenwood, MS: An explosion at a mill making distiller's grain, a byproduct of ethanol production, severely burned 2 workers, one of whom died 12 days later.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Abu Dhabi, UAE: Fire broke out in a boiler at an oil refinery.

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Mehdiganj, India: Police attempting to rescue a worker trapped in a truck triggered a series of LPG tank explosions.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Pasadena, TX: A shelter-in-place order was issued during a warehouse fire at a recyclable plastics plant.

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Brooklyn Park, MN: Oxide fumes were identified as escaping from a medical supply facility.

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Metuchen, NJ: Firefighters battled flames at a plastics plant warehouse for nearly four hours.

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Krotz Springs, LA: Two refinery workers handling hot petroleum products suffered burns on the job.

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Gainesville, FL: Lightning ignited a fiberglass tank at a chemical plant half full of diluted hydrochloric acid. The acid was heavily diluted and the tank was only about 50 percent full.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Austell, GA: Firefighters were decontaminated after battling a small fire at a plant that does industrial dry cleaning.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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West Mifflin, PA: Crude coal tar oil leaking from a tanker truck splashed on other vehicles and some passengers.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Aston, PA: Four people were injured in an explosion and magnesium fire at a tool and machine plant.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Eugene, OR: An equipment fire at a steel plant filled the facility with smoke.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: An explosion in a dust collector filter at a woodworking plant injured two people.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Mount Hermon, LA: Leaking propane exploded at a creamery, destroying the building.

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sylacauga, AL: Lightning ignited a vacant 100-year-old textile mill undergoing demolition.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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San Bernadino, CA: Five people were treated after inhaling sodium hypochlorite fumes released when a pickup towing a trailer overturned.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Carson, CA: A refinery worker was fatally injured at a rail car loading facility.

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Gates, OR: Ammonia fumes were released when a sodium hydroxide spilled on other chemicals in an overturned semitractor.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Lebanon, PA: Natural gas explosions blew the door off an industrial oven at a food processing plant.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Fort Wayne, IN: Officials closed an interstate onramp until it was determined that the product leaking from a stalled tractor-trailer was not hazardous.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Waycross, GA: An explosion halted production at a wood pellet plant only one month after it opened.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: A fire at a solvent distribution facility forced the evacuation of nearby 500 area residents.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Sisterville, WV: A foam blanket helped control a spill of hydrochloric acid and silicon powder at a plant making high performance materials for industry.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A tanker truck parked on soft ground overturned, releasing hypochlorite.

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Flowood, MS: A major fire broke out at a steel plant complex.

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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New Iberia, LA: An explosion of unknown origin rocked a chemical plant and forced the evacuation of residents for several miles.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Litang, China: Eight people were killed and another six hurt in an explosion when workers were unloading a truck carrying flammable chemicals.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Swindon, UK: An auto plant was evacuated when fire broke out in a steel pressing unit.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Statesville, NC: Fire spread through a two-story facility formerly used as a furniture factory.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Grand Banks, NL: A seafood processing plant was extensively damaged by fire.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tripoli, Lebanon: A massive wildfire threatened to spread to an oil refinery.

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Changzhou, China: Carbon monoxide killed six foundry workers, one who collapsed and fell into a furnace, the rest who attempted a rescue.

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Maracaibo, Venezuela: A series of transformer explosions knocked out power across western Venezuela.

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Lancaster, PA: An overheated conveyor belt triggered a small fire at a packaging plant.

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Camden, NJ: Three responders were overcome by heat while battling a 12-alarm fire at a former tire distribution facility.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tucson, AZ: Wildfires are threatening two major electrical transmission lines that provide much of the city's energy.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Syracuse, Italy: Fire broke out in a waste treating unit at an oil refinery.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Jarrow, UK: A small leak from a bulk container of chlorine triggered detectors at a chemical plant.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Blair, NE: A small fire disrupted the cooling system at a nuclear power plant that had has been shut down for refueling.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Omaha, NE: Three people were hurt in a fire at a machine products plant.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Woonsocket, RI: One person was hurt in a fire that destroyed a rubber-making plant.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Chandler, AZ: A fire in a building under construction at a computer chip plant left 13 people injured.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Montreal, QB: Five responders suffered heatstroke battling a fire at a paper recycling plant.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Longview, WA: Fire broke out at a wastewater treatment facility at an industrial plant.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Beaumont, TX: Fire broke out in an empty storage tank at an oil refinery.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Camp Minden, LA: Nearly 1,000 pounds of black powder exploded at a black powder manufacturing plant.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Tuscola, IL: Work with a blow torch was under way when fire broke out at a recycling plant.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Ashwaubenon, WI: A machine fire at a paper plant required at least four workers to be checked for smoke inhalation.

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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Harrison, NJ: A convection oven used to heat sample chemicals caught fire at a specialty chemical plant.

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

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