Industrial Fire World

Sparks, NV: Three people were injured in a fire and explosion at a biodiesel fuel plant.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Linfen, China: An explosion in a mine dormatory killed 15 workers.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kashimpur, Bangladesh: A teenage worker was electrocuted at a welding plant.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kelowna, BC: Several popular beaches were closed after runoff from a warehouse fire involving chemicals reaches local waterways.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Newtown, PA: A dumpster caught fire at a floor covering plant in an industrial park.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kalyan, India: A noxious gas leak at a pharmaceutical plant sent nearby residents fleeing.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kilnhurst, UK: Road and rail travel was disrupted by a fire at a vehicle workshop at an industrial estate.

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Donaueschingen, Germany: A chemical accident happened at a water treatment plant.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Vienna, Austria: A forklift operator pierced a 1,000 litre plastic tank of nitric acid.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Cusseta, AL: An auto parts plant worker was crushed to death inside a machine being repaired.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix, AZ: A subcontractor fell inside a tank at a water treatment plant and was stuck for more than an hour.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Jhakarkati, India: Fire destroyed a plywood factory.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Springs, South Africa: About 2,000 tons of paper outside a factory was destroyed by fire.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Jharkhand, India: At least 13 people were injured when protestors clashed with security guards at a steel plant.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Los Angeles, CA: A massive explosion at a welding business collapsed a two-story structure, killing two people.

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Carlisle, UK: Production at a cheese plant was halted by an explosion involving an immersion heater in the plant's boiler room.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kirkcaldy, UK: A timber worker was crushed under a load of wood at a mill specializing in timber for roofing and flooring.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: At least four workers at a building materials factory were sickened by fumes.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Suffolk, VA: Firefighters worked to free a man who fell 60 to 65 feet inside a 100-foot-tall peanut holding tank.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Carbondale, PA: A dumpster fire outside a chemical plant is being investigated as arson.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sewickley, PA: One person has died after being overcome by fumes at a wastewater treatment plant.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bolton, UK: Fire broke out in an industrial oven at a bread factory.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC: Fire swept through a wood recycling plant.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Tooele County, UT: A worker at a magnesium plant was critically injured when he came in contact with a high-voltage power line.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Stronach Township, MI: Fire broke out at a constructions aggregates factory.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kearney, NE: A vent stack overheated on lead-melting vats at an ammunition factory, igniting insulation in the roof

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sheffield, UK: A man has died after an industrial accident at an engineering company.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Solingen, Germany: Two workers at an electroplating plant died when they fell into a vat of sub zero nitrogen.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Cookeville, TN: Fire broke out in the dust collection system at a plant making diesel and gas powered equipment.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Wilson, WI: Fire destroyed a plant specializing in wood pallets and wood pellets for fuel.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Tampico, Mexico: About 2,000 people were evacuated by authorities after an explosion and fire at a coker unit gasoline storage tank.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Edmonton, AB: A vat of oil more than two metres in diameter caught fire at a metal treating plant.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbus, GA: Cardboard stacked too close to an overheated exhaust fan triggered a warehouse fire.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sanchong City, Taiwan: Fire spread through a detergent factory.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bellville, TX: A 36-inch natural gas pipeline exploded.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Port-la-Nouvelle, France: A tanker truck carrying LPG caught fire and exploded.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Nanjing, China: An explosion at a plastics factory being dismantled left 13 dead and 120 hurt, 14 critically.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Athens-Clarke County, GA: Firefighters battled a blaze at a chemical plant specializing in cleaning products.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A 6,000-gallon tank of caustic soda ruptured at a chemical distributor, requiring a haz mat response.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Cheyenne, WY: A fire that broke out in the crude unit of an oil refinery has been brought under control.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Bayou St. Denis, LA: A 100-foot plume of gas and oil is spewing from an abandoned wellhead struck by a tow boat.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Chicago, IL: An explosion was reported at a metals refinery.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Burbank, CA: An industrial building housing oils used in scented candles caught fire.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Hazleton, PA: More than 1,000 tires burned at a salvage yard.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Salt Lake City, UT: A worker at a copper smelter was severely burned when he was splashed with molten metal.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Missouri City, MO: A power plant worker who fractured his leg required a 200-foot high angle rescue.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sarasota, FL: Firefighters put out an after-hours blaze at an electronics recycling plant.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: A vapor leak prompted the evacuation of an oil refinery.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Sacramento, CA: Firefighters quickly doused a two-alarm fire that broke out at a sheet metal warehouse.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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Kurnell, Australia: Responders set up water spray to dissipate propane leaking from a pressure vessel at an oil refinery.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT

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