Industrial Fire World

Elkhart County, IN: Fire damaged three RVs parked at an RV plant.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Statesville, N.C.: Arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed a furniture warehouse.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Huntsville, AL: A chicken processing plant was evacuated after an ammonia leak was discovered.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fire broke out in the turbine section of a power plant.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Berlin, Germany: Nearly 40 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked at a medicament plant.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Corunna, Spain: Fire broke out at a refinery’s marine terminal.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Bakersfield, CA: A fire at a chemical plant was reported.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Qiandai, China: Nearly 30 tons of crude oil leaked onto agricultural property.

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Louisville, KY: A 75 gallon spill of perchloroethylene was reported at a chemical plant.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Scottsbluff, NE: An explosion rocked a sugar plant.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Upper Gwynedd, PA: An explosion occurred in the laboratory at a chemical plant.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tsalenjikha, Georgia: A nut processing plant reported an explosion.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Mount Sterling, KY: A food processing plant was evacuated due to an ammonia leak.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Martinez, CA: An oil refinery reported a hole in a discharge pipe at a wet gas compressor.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Beaver, AK: Fire destroyed the local power plant leaving the village without electricity.

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Venice, LA: A ruptured pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico left an oil slick two miles long.

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Petaluma, CA: Firefighters battled a grain silo fire.

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kern County, CA: 3 people were killed and 3 injured in an explosion at a rocket testing facility.

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Philadelphia, PA: A small iso-butane leak at a refinery was enough to trigger an area evacuation alarm.

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Detroit, MI: A plant was evacuated after a hazmat spill was reported.

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Dallas, TX: Continuous explosions at an industrial gas facility sent debris skyward.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Scunthorpe, U.K.: Oil escaping from a hydraulic roller used to roll steel burst into flames at a steel mill.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Karachi, Pakistan: A boiler in a dying plant exploded, killing nine workers.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rothschild, WI: A worker at a plant specializing in large storage tanks was killed by falling steel.

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Burnaby, B.C.: A ruptured pipeline released a 40-foot geyser of crude oil in an ocean front community.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Camp Washington, OH: Fire damaged a storage tank at a cosmetics plant.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Annacis Island, B.C.: An explosion and fire at a plant specializing in coatings sent six workers to the hospital.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Hattiesburg, MS: Employees rapidly dealt with a fire in the production area of a plant specializing in resins.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Mattoon, IL: Sprinklers helped to limit damage from a press fire at a printing plant.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Springfield, MO: Paper fed into a hopper ignited at a pet food plant, disrupting operations.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Fergus Falls, MN: Fire in a coal storage bunker forced the evacuation of a power plant.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Spokane, WA: A series of explosions spread through fuel drums at a petroleum products warehouse.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lake Charles, LA: A chemical plant worker died in a workplace accident.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Chester Hill, PA: Corrosive chemicals released during a fire at a pool supplies warehouse ruined much of the fire equipment used.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Cowpens, S.C.: A textile mill being prepared for reopening burned.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Monroe, WI: A silo fire ignited at an ethanol production facility.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Findlay, OH: A small fire at a plant specializing in fabricated pipe fittings was quickly extinguished.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Maryville, TN: A firefighter was injured battling one of two fires reported at an aluminum plant.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Honeywell, LA: A failed gasket resulted in a chemical leak at local plant.

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lincoln, NE: A construction accident ruptured a gas line at a motorcycle manufacturer, causing a fire.

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Greenville, S.C.: A plant specializing in emulsions was evacuated after a fire broke out in a chemical warehouse.

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Manatee, FL: Fire damaged an annex building at a furniture factory.

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rupert, ID: A sulfur fire at a fertilizer plant resulted in a one-mile radius evacuation.

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia: Four workers died in a refinery fire linked to maintenance work.

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lima, OH: A fire reduced production at a 165,000 bpd refinery by 75 percent.

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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French Island, WI: An electrical fire in a fan protecting one of two power plant boilers shut down the entire facility.

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Wolsingham, U.K.: An LPG tanker plunged 70 feet off a bridge onto a rail line, killing the driver.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Emmen, Netherlands: A cloud of sulphuric acid fumes escaped from a factory that makes artificial fiber.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Arcade, N.Y.: A bathroom fire damaged offices at a welding equipment manufacturer.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Feluy, Belgium: Fire broke out at a plant following an alkyl aluminum release.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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