Industrial Fire World

Waterloo, IA: Two workers were injured in an anhydrous ammonia leak at a food processing plant.

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Valenzuela City, Philippines: At least 30 people were overcome by fumes leaking from two chemical storage tanks.

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Concord, N.H.: A chemical spill involving ammonium hydroxide at a nanotechnology company sent one worker to the hospital.

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Chinhat, India: A pipe carrying ammonia burst at a cold storage plant.

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Charlotte, N.C.: One worker was seriously burned in a fire at a tire plant.

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Durban, S. Africa: Explosions ripped through a paint factory.

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Neshannock Township, PA: Four workers were injured in a fire at a plant specializing in high tech metal alloys.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Park Royal, U.K.: Flames swept through an industrial warehouse stocked with aerosol cans.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Las Vegas, NV: A runaway chlorine tank car rolled for 20 miles through the city before being stopped.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Sandycreek Township, PA: A vapor cloud filled an electronics plant, forcing an evacuation.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kitchener, Ontario: A sprinkler system activated at a fire log plant immediately after an explosion.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Several people burned to death when several tanker trucks caught fire.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Arthur, TX: A worker died after being struck by lightning aboard a vessel at a refinery dock.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Morgantown, W.V.: A 231 pound helium tank ruptured at a pharmaceuticals plant.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Wixom, MI: Nearly 7,000 gallons of nitric acid spilled at a chemical plant.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lakewood, N.J.: Fire ignited in a chemical mixing room at a pressure-sensitve tape plant.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Waterboro, S.C.: A chemical plant fire forced closure of three local schools.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Burns Harbor, IN: Seven workers were injured when molten steel being poured at a steel plant eruped in a ball of flame.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Gilly, Belgium: A tanker truck carrying more than 6,600 gallons of heavy fuel overturned.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Arkansas City, KS: A small ammonia leak lead to the evacuation of a large beef-processing plant.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Pocatello, ID: A worker at a fertilizer plant died from burns.

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Dubai, U.A.E.: Fire destroyed a chemical storage depot at a shipping port.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Labuan, Malaysia: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a methanol plant.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Miami, FL: Fire destroyed a paint factory.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lakeland, FL: An electrical substation caught fire, cutting power to thousands of customers.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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New Rifle, CO: One person died when a tanker truck overturned.

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Danville, VA: Fire broke out in an oil cooler at a plant that makes shopping carts.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Gaffney, S.C.: Mineral oil in a transformer caught fire at a power plant.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Yaroslavi, Russia: A refinery fire was reported.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Rhede, Germany: Smoke was reported rising from a gulley in an industrial area.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Greetland, U.K.: Firefighters battled a fire in 20 tons of industrial foam for nearly five hours.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Mejillones, Chile: An explosion damaged a combustion chamber at a thermal power station.

Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Klondike, IL: A massive turbine tower at a wind farm collapsed, killing one worker and injuring another.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Kobe, Japan: A giant crane at a shipbuilding yard collapsed, killing three workers.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Port Arthur, TX: A sulfur dioxide release was reported at an oil refinery.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Lenoir, N.C.: Storage tanks holding chicken fat and soybean oil caught fire at a biofuels facility.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Greenwood, S.C.: Heavy smoke poured through a textile plant with fire contained to the ductwork.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Knoxville, TN: A chemical spill at a railroad yard was contained in less than an hour.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Agustino, Peru: A fire in a paint factory forced the evacuation of 200 nearby families.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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London, KY: Damage was confined to the kiln and sawdust areas of a lumber plant that caught fire.

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Tyler, TX: Tar being used to repair the roof of an industrial bakery caught fire.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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New Delphi, India: Fire broke out at two rubber plants in separate incidents.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Ghaziabad, India: A chemical tank exploded at a paint factory, injuring 10 workers.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Black River Falls, WI: A paint spray booth inside a filter plant caught fire, activating the sprinkler system.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Marke, Belgium: A tanker truck carrying heavy oil burst into flames after a collision, killing the driver.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Herstal, Belgium: Fire broke out at a chemical plant.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Fayetteville, N.C.: A rubber plant worker was injured when he got his hand caught in machinery.

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Phoenix, AZ: An ammonia leak at an ice factory forced authorities to close nearby roads.

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Milan, TN: Firefighter fought a blaze at an industrial packaging plant for four hours.

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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Middletown, IN: Construction materials in a trash bin caught fire at a soy biodiesel plant.

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT

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