Industrial Fire World

Sanford, FL: About 200 employees were evacuated from a chemical plant after a forklift operator punctured a 55 gallon barrel containing hydrochloric acid.

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Almwood Park, NJ: Workers at a cosmetic plant was overcome by hydrochloric acid vapors.

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Congers, NY: A mixture of talcum powder and sorbic acid powder caused skin irritation and respiratory problems for workers at a cosmetic manufacturing company.

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Prachin Buri, Thailand: Flames broke out twice at a tissue paper factory.

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Norway: An offshore natural gas platform was shut down due to a fire.

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Lincolnton, NC: A tanker truck exploded and caught fire on a highway.

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Shanghai, China: 2 workers were killed when a crane arm exploded at a plant that manufactures machinery.

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Taylor, TX: A worker was killed after a tanker truck exploded while he was working on it at a small oil refinery business.

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Terneuzen, Netherlands: A huge fire broke out at a plant that produces propylene and ethylene.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Detroit, MI: A fire broke out following a small explosion at a petrochemical processing company.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Terneuzen, Netherlands: A huge fire broke out in a plant that produces propylene and ethylene.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Zirabo, Bangladesh: Fire broke out in an adhesive and chemicals factory.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Neudorfl, Austria: One person was injured in an explosion and fire at a chip board plant.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Newzealand: Firefighters were called to a chemical storage and distribution plant after a 44 gallon drum of N pentenol spilled.

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Turkey: The fuel tank of a truck exploded at a gas station causing a bigger explosion that killed 7 people.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Turkey: 7 people were killed when a fuel oil tank of a truck exploded at a gas station.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Wakefield, MI: A worker quickly extinguished a small fire at a gas transmission plant.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Columbia, SC: Anhydrous ammonia leaked at a food processing plant due to malfunctioning valves.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Kai Iwi, New Zealand: One person was killed and 14,000 liters of gasoline spilled into a river after a sedan collided with a fully loaded fuel tanker.

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Bavla, India: Fire broke out in a petrochemical warehouse.

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Sioux Falls, SD: A tanker explosion spilled several hundred gallons of fuel into a river.

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Battle Creek, MI: An explosion at a food plant killed 1 worker.

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Burlington, Canada: A propane tank fire sent 1 man to the hospital.

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Port of Catoosa, OK: A fire involving chlorine trifluoride broke out in a chemical plant.

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Canton, NY: An explosion was reported at a propane plant.

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Centralia, MO: A man fell into a large container of ammonium chloride at a plant that manufactures transmission and telecommunication products.

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Howard, WI: A spark from a welder ignited a fire that destroyed a paper recycling plant.

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Temelin, Czech Republic: 100 to 200 liters of nitric acid leaked from a pipe at a nuclear power plant.

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Terre Haute, IN: A tanker truck overturned and spilled 8,000 gallons of gasoline.

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Dayton, OH: An oil spill occurred after an oil tanker overturned.

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Rgina, Canada: Several people were hospitalized due to a hydrofluoric acid spill.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Midland, MI: A small chemical leak was reported inside a chemical plant.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Hobbs, NM: Lighting struck a 500-barrel oil tank at a petroleum plant and caused it to explode.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Dobern, Germany: A neutralization plant of a glass factory was completely destroyed in a huge fire.

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Verka, India: 1 person was killed when a boiler exploded at a cloth processing plant.

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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France: A river was polluted due to gas oil leak at a rail yard.

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Sucambios Province, Ecuador: Pipelines connecting oil fields to storage tanks at a petroleum refinery were punctured.

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Shizui Township, China: 6 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory.

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Boonsboro, MD: Firefighters were called to an asphalt tank fire at a construction company.

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Clair, WI: An ice plant was evacuated due to an anhydrous ammonia leak.

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Monopoli, Italy: 2 workers died after being overcome by fumes at an oil mill.

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Venezula: A fire was reported in the catalytic cracking unit of a refinery.

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Duran, TX: Truck carrying acetylene caught fire and exploded on the highway.

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Guangzhou, China: A chemical leak was reported at a titanium dioxide factory.

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Chiba, Japan: A large amount of light diesel oil leaked into the sea from a chemical company.

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Cimarron Hills, CO: A hydrochloric acid leak at a water treatment plant caused 8 people to complain of headaches and respiratory irritation.

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Montreal, Canada: A huge fire was reported at a coatings plant.

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Ontario, Canada: A large fire at a recycling plant raised concerns for pollution.

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Jingjiang City, China: 2 barges loaded with methanol caught fire and then exploded.

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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Silver City, NM: A tanker carrying 3,000 gallons of sulphuric acid overturned and spilled an undermined amount of acid.

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:00:00 GMT

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