Industrial Fire World

Convent, LA: A 12-inch line of processed gas exploded at a phosphate plant. No one was injured.

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Dayton, NV: There was an explosion at a company that manufactures nitrogen trifluoride. No one was injured.

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Volgograd, Russia: Two people died and seven were injured from exposure to ammonia when a pipe exploded at a chemical plant.

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Birmingham, AL: A steam explosion at a steel plant injured ten workers.

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Norfolk, VA: A car accident pushed the cab of a tractor trailer over the edge of a bridge, causing 100 to 120 gallons of diesel fuel to leak into the bay.

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Baltimore, MD: An employee at a medical waste disposal incinerator was crushed to death in a machine accident.

Mon, 24 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: Nitric acid spilled in a laboratory, stalling commuter trains and causing evacuations.

Mon, 24 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada: A fire in a tire shop caused about $300,000 damage.

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Oklahoma City, OK: A fire destroyed a propane warehouse and injured one person.

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Willoughby, OH: A spark or static electricity ignited propane gas leaking from overfilled tanks, causing an explosion that demolished the plant.

Wed, 19 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Rock Hill, SC: A chemical reaction during the routine mixing of chemicals at an ink manufacturing plant prompted the evacuation of about 20 employees.

Wed, 12 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Lancaster, PA: An explosion at a frozen mushroom packaging plant blew out windows and a 25 foot section of an internal wall. One employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and arms and a nearby resident was treated for exposure to ammonia and released.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Two employees at a brewery were injured when a mixture of glycol and sulfuric acid they were mixing in a beaker exploded. The plant was shut down and all employees were evacuated.

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Tooele, UT: Six workers at a chemical weapons storage facility were treated for exposure to sulfuric acid.

Thu, 06 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Bayport, TX: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a glycidol leak.

Wed, 05 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbia, MO: Three employees at a medical supply company were treated for exposure to formaldehyde after a box containg several jugs shifted and broke.

Mon, 03 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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Hastings, NE: Lightning started a fire that destroyed an agricultural chemical warehouse. Employees quickly constructed a dirt rim around the building, preventing chemicals from spilling off onto neighborhood properties.

Mon, 03 Jul 2000 05:00:00 GMT

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