Industrial Fire World

Kansas City, KS: A flash fire spread through the ductwork of a plant specializing in industrial chemicals and coatings.

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Scriba, N.Y.: Tar caught fire while workers were repairing the roof at an aluminum plant.

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kansas City, KS: A flash fire spread through the ductwork of a plant specializing in industrial chemicals and coatings.

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Scriba, N.Y.: Tar caught fire while workers were repairing the roof at an aluminum plant.

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Trier, Germany: 4 RR tank cars carrying isopropylbenzene derailed with 3 igniting.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Pulaski County, KY: A 2-story pile of briquettes burned at a warehouse used by a charcoal manufacturing plant.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Galveston, TX: 2 workers died from asphyxiation after being trapped in the leg of an offshore oil rig.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Trier, Germany: 4 RR tank cars carrying isopropylbenzene derailed with 3 igniting.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Pulaski County, KY: A 2-story pile of briquettes burned at a warehouse used by a charcoal manufacturing plant.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Galveston, TX: 2 workers died from asphyxiation after being trapped in the leg of an offshore oil rig.

Thu, 29 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: A damaged vent stack at an LPG depot resulted in a leak that closed a major highway.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Shawnee, KS: More than 3,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a ruptured pipeline.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Sydney, Australia: A damaged vent stack at an LPG depot resulted in a leak that closed a major highway.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Shawnee, KS: More than 3,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a ruptured pipeline.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Seadrift, TX: Plant security was breached when an environmentalist climbed a refinery tower and then chained herself to it.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: An acid spill at a storage warehouse forced the closure of three neighboring businesses.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Shibushi Bay, Japan: 2 workers died and 7 were injured when leaking hydrogen sulphide gas filled a stranded freighter that had run aground.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Seadrift, TX: Plant security was breached when an environmentalist climbed a refinery tower and then chained herself to it.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: An acid spill at a storage warehouse forced the closure of three neighboring businesses.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Shibushi Bay, Japan: 2 workers died and 7 were injured when leaking hydrogen sulphide gas filled a stranded freighter that had run aground.

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Bakersfield, CA: A 1,400 kg bag of tomato paste reportedly exploded with enough force to knock over nearby crates at a food processing plant. 1 worker was injured.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Morrisonville, IL: An anhydrous ammonia tank began leaking at full capacity at a local plant.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbia, PA: Firefighters fought a furnace fire at a foundry for nearly 9 hours.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Hesston, KS: 1 worker was critically burned and 2 others injured after an explosion and fire at an agricultural machinery plant.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Morrisonville, IL: An anhydrous ammonia tank began leaking at full capacity at a local plant.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbia, PA: Firefighters fought a furnace fire at a foundry for nearly 9 hours.

Sun, 25 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Lewisville, TX: A tanker truck rollover dumped 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel into the Trinity River. Firefighters managed to contain the spill.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Long Beach, CA: Refinery and local firefighters fought a coker unit blaze that took about an hour to extinguish.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Limavady, Northern Ireland: A factory was evacuated after a tank began leaking hydrogen. No injuries were reported.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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McPherson, KS: A boiler explosion at a fertilizer plant damaged one building and caused a production shutdown.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Lewisville, TX: A tanker truck rollover dumped 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel into the Trinity River. Firefighters managed to contain the spill.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Long Beach, CA: Refinery and local firefighters fought a coker unit blaze that took about an hour to extinguish.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Limavady, Northern Ireland: A factory was evacuated after a tank began leaking hydrogen. No injuries were reported.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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McPherson, KS: A boiler explosion at a fertilizer plant damaged one building and caused a production shutdown.

Sat, 24 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: A 1-story warehouse was gutted by fire.

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Carson, CA: Refinery firefighters extinguished a coker unit fire.

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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St. Louis, MO: A 1-story warehouse was gutted by fire.

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Carson, CA: Refinery firefighters extinguished a coker unit fire.

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Vercelli, Italy: Nine cars of an 18-car freight train derailed above the Dora River. One car containing methanol ruptured and burned, spreading flames to several other cars.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Sparrows Point, MD: A 7-alarm fire spread through wood stacked 4-stories tall at a mulch plant.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Toronto, Ontario: Fire broke through the roof of a factory.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Vercelli, Italy: Nine cars of an 18-car freight train derailed above the Dora River. One car containing methanol ruptured and burned, spreading flames to several other cars.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Sparrows Point, MD: A 7-alarm fire spread through wood stacked 4-stories tall at a mulch plant.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Toronto, Ontario: Fire broke through the roof of a factory.

Thu, 22 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Frankfurt, Germany: 1 worker was injured in an oleum spill that spread vapor cloud across the city.

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Plant City, FL: The contents of a 24,000-gallon oil tank being heated caught fire at an oil recycling plant.

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Frankfurt, Germany: 1 worker was injured in an oleum spill that spread vapor cloud across the city.

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Plant City, FL: The contents of a 24,000-gallon oil tank being heated caught fire at an oil recycling plant.

Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Amersfoort, The Netherlands: A train carrying 70,000 litres of acrylonitrile began leaking its cargo, forcing the evacuation of a portion of the town. The cargo was shipped back to its point of origin in Rotterdam.

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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Kambara, Japan: A fire at an aluminum plant left 1 worker burned.

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 05:00:00 GMT

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