Industrial Fire World

Quebec, Canada: An employee at a recycling plant nearQuebec was killed in an accident involving an industrial shredder.

Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Savannah, GA: A tanker truck used by a construction companyoverturned spilling 500 gallons of diesel fuel.

Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Missoula, MT: Fire destroyed much of an electrical substation,causing millions in damages. Firefighters who responded are being monitored for possibleexposure to PCB.

Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Cambridge, MA: A rail yard accident caused a small rupture in atank car containing hydrochloric acid. Area businesses and a nearby highway were closed.

Fri, 31 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Magna, UT: A tractor-trailer rig hauling anhydrous ammoniaoverturned after being sideswiped by a car. The area was evacuated and the roadway closedfor hours.

Thu, 30 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Haddam, CN: A 1,000 gallon spill of radioactive cooling watercaused the shut down of a nuclear reactor used for electrical generation.

Thu, 30 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Atlanta, GA: Noxious odors forced the evacuation of 300 employeesfrom a communications facility. A pest control company was treating the eight-storybuilding.

Thu, 30 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Hercules, CA: Fire broke out at a closed refinery as workersdismantled a storage tank.

Thu, 30 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Henry County, GA: A worker for a pipeline company died when theunsupported walls of a construction ditch collapsed.

Thu, 30 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Idaho Falls, ID: Four workers at a Department of Energyresearch facility suffered oxygen depravation when carbon dioxide was released by a firesuppression system. One of the workers died.

Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Conover, N.C.: A worker was injured while loading afoam-wrapping machine and died.

Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Havana, Cuba: More than 100 tons of crude oil was accidentlyreleased from an oil refinery into Havana Bay. Workers to close oil tank valves afterroutine maintenance.

Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Balaton, MN: A tanker truck overturned spilling 4,000gallons of condensed skim milk into a lake. The driver was killed.

Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Martinez, CA: A smoky fire in the crude oil processing unit of arefinery caused local concern.

Wed, 29 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Hammond, IN: An explosion followed by a huge fireball erupted ata coal-fired electrical generating plant near Lake Michigan. At least 17 workers wereinjured.

Tue, 28 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Milwaukee, WI: Firefighters responded to an ammonia spill at alocal brewery. No injuries were reported.

Tue, 28 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Warsaw, IN: Thirteen workers were hospitalized as the result of afire that destroyed nearly one-third of a massive foundry. A spill of molten metalpreceded the blaze.

Tue, 28 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Seguin, TX: Emergency workers were forced to burn off theethylene cargo of an overturned refrigerated tanker truck. The risk of rupture by liftingthe full tanker was too great.

Tue, 28 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Somerville, MA: An eight-alarm fire destroyed an inkmanufacturing plant after at least 10 explosions inside. One woman was seriously burned.

Mon, 27 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Andover, MA: An explosion and three-alarm fire at a metal foundryinjured three people.

Sat, 25 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Memphis, TN: Hundreds of workers in an industrial park wereevacuated when chemicals being mixed to make flea collars ignited. The fire took threehours to bring under control.

Sat, 25 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Valdese, N.C.: A tanker truck carrying a flammable cargostruck an overpass and exploded, collapsing the overpass. One body was retrieved from therig.

Fri, 24 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Lagos, Nigeria: A pipeline burst spilling more than 1,800 barrelsof crude oil. The accident comes on the heels of a decision to evacuate staff frompipeline flow stations in southeast Nigeria after a wave of attacks by local youths.

Fri, 24 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Bessie, OK: Two workers were listed in critical condition after agas well explosion.

Fri, 24 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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New Orleans, LA: Workers were evacuated from a cold storage plantafter a supply line carrying anhydrous ammonia ruptured. Workers and hazmat personnel shutoff a valve to the broken pipe.

Fri, 24 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Texas City, TX: Three workers dismantling an out-of-service oilrefinery process unit suffered injuries in an explosion.

Thu, 23 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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DeSoto, GA: A tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned,blocking a major highway for more than 12 hours. The driver was killed.

Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Empire, LA: Two oil field storage tanks located at an isolatedsite ignited and burned during a thunderstorm. Coast Guard officials were unable to reachthe site with firefighting equipment.

Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Dandenong, Australia: Thirty people at a waste processing plantrequired treatment when titanium tetrochloride reacted with water, creating hydrochloricacid vapor.

Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Oakland, CA: A five-alarm fire raced through a warehouse used bytwo trucking companies. Firefighters were concerned about the possibility of hazardousmaterials at the site.

Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Hawthorne, CA: Ten people required treatment after adichlorosilane leak at a computer chip manufacturing plant.

Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbus, OH: Municipal firefighters evacuated nearly 50 workersand closed nearby roads when ethylhexl methacrylate was found leaking from atractor-trailer rig. An EPA official later said the evacuation was unwarranted.

Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Green Bay, WI: Arson charges were filed against an employee of alocal plant that burned in February. The employee faces up to 40 years in prison.

Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Charles Parish, LA: Sulfur dioxide released from the watertreatment system at a chemical plant required more than 80 workers to be taken to a localhospital. Most returned to work after the incident.

Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Angola, IN: A fire at a manufacturing plant was quickly broughtunder control with one injury.

Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Superior, WI: A propane tank truck caught fire in the fleetrepair shop of a fuel delivery company prompted a neighborhood evacuation when it spreadto a house next door. Three workers were injured.

Mon, 20 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Farmington, MA: Fire destroyed a manufacturingplant despite the efforts of firefighters from nine surrounding towns.

Sat, 18 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Venice, LA: Three workers died when the drilling sectionof an offshore oil rig collapsed, sweeping 15 workers into the sea.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Anaheim, CA: More than 300 employees were evacuated due to a fireat a computer parts manufacturing plant.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Saticoy, CA: Firefighters repaired a chlorine leak at a vegetablepacking plant.

Fri, 17 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Memphis, TN: A tanker truck carrying diesel crashed in the frontyard of a local residence, spilling most of its cargo.

Thu, 16 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Las Vegas, NV: A tanker truck spilled nearly 2,000 gallons ofgasoline in a collision with another vehicle.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Redmond, WA: An explosion involving hydrogen gas knocked a36-by-70-foot hole in the roof of a circuit-board manufacturing plant. Company officialssaid the gas was formed when chemicals mixed in the plants waste treatment unit.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Los Alamitos, CA: An acid spill at an aerospace plant forced theevacuation of 375 workers. At least 15 workers were treated for minor injuries andreleased.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: A small foundry for ornamental items owned bythe same family for nearly 75 years was destroyed by fire. The loss was not insured.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Sunflower, AZ: A tanker truck accident spilled nearly 7,000gallons of used motor oil across a roadway and nearby creek.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela: Firefighters fought five hours tocontrol a fire caused by an explosion at an oil refinery. The plant, which normallyprocesses 200,000 barrels a day, had been shut down for maintenance since May.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Salinas, CA: An explosion at a produce processing plant that wasinitially reported to involve hazardous materials turned out to be a ruptured aircompressor. No workers were injured.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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New Orleans, LA: Workers discovered a human leg bone insidetanker truck used for transporting soybean oil. Authorities are trying to determine howthe bone got there.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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Dane, WI: Nearly 3,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer spilled froman overturned tanker truck.

Wed, 15 Jul 1998 05:00:00 GMT

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