Industrial Fire World

Burgas, Bulgaria: A gas leak in a refinery injured two men very seriously.

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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San Gwann, Malta: Fire broke out in a paint factory.

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Algeciars, Spain: A refinery accidentally spilled 7,000 liters of gasoline into the ocean and contaminated several beaches.

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Jiaozuo City, China: Chemicals used in removing coal ash at a power plant poisoned 50 nearby residents.

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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San Gwann, Malta: A major fire broke out in a paint factory and then spread to a nearby printing factory.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Atascosa County, TX: An 18 wheeler caught fire and exploded after the driver carrying 7,200 gallons of diesel furl lost control and jack - knifed.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, CA: Fire broke out in an oil refinery when a flare gas recovery compressor failed.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Iva, SC: One person was injured in a chemical leak at a wastewater treatment plant.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chintat , India : One person was killed in an explosion at a licensed fire works factory.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chongming, China: Four people were killed when an oil tanker that was undergoing repairs exploded.

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Minooka, IL: An overheated boiler pipe caused a fire at a concrete plant.

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Golborne , UK : One person was killed from an ammonia leak at a frozen food warehouse.

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Jinzhou , China : Three people were killed by a spill of molten metal in a steel works plant.

Tue, 27 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Shaquen Village, China: More than 100 Students at a school were poisoned from an ammonia leak at a nearby refrigeration factory.

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wodonga, Australia: Several factories were evacuated after a huge ammonia leak in a refrigeration plant.

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Changsha County, China: Fire broke out in a materials factory when an asphalt tank exploded.

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Pakistan: A gas pipeline exploded due to and excessive amount of pressure that built up in the pipe

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Saint –Vith, Belgium: A refrigeration system at a dairy plant leaked anhydrous ammonia.

Sun, 25 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Krunell, Australia: Fourteen people were taken to the hospital after a routine maintenance inspection uncovered a hydrogen sulphide leak.

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Mravok , Iran : Three peopled were killed when an electrical spark caused a gasoline pipeline explosion.

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Pokrovskoe, Russia: There was an explosion on a gas pipeline and caused gas supplies to be cut from two regions of the country.

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Nestle, Switzerland: Fifty liters of nitric acid was quickly contained after if spilled in a food factory.

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Denver City, TX: A gas treating plant was having trouble removing hydrogen sulphide.

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Scranton, PA: Gases built up in a furnace and caused and explosion at a dynamics plant.

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Delaware City, DE: There was a fire at an oil refinery and caused smoke and odors in the air.

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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West Burlington, IA: A grain dryer was the cause of a fire in an ethanol plant.

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wesseling, Germany: A heating tank carrying 184,000 gallons of oil exploded and caught fire at an oil refinery.

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Cape Vincent, NY: A delivery truck spilled several hundred gallons of chlorine solution on the roadway.

Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Wanganui, New Zealand: A meat processing plant had to be evacuated because of an ammonia leak.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Davenport, IL: A chemical reaction caused orange fumes to billow out the windows of and industrial plant for hours.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Montego Bay, Jamaica: A tanker truck collided with a vehicle and spilled 6,000 gallons of gasoline on the highway.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Sun Lakes, AZ: A chemical spill caught fire and caused the evacuation of a spa manufacturing plant.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Liljeholmen, Sweden: An industrial estate accidentally leaked 900 liters of hydrogen peroxide into a nearby body of water.

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Chittagong, Bangladesh: One hundred tons of diesel fuel overflowed into a river during a transfer operation at an oil refinery.

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Kalamboli , India : One firefighter was killed while putting out a fire that was caused by and explosion at a chemical warehouse.

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Denver, CO: Chlorine fumes leaked from a printing plant and caused 7 people to be taken to the hospital.

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Moritz, Switzerland: Propane leaked from an underground tank after a pressure gauge failed.

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Monroe, TX: There was an explosion at a gas plant.

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Indianapolis, IN: A steel fabrication plant was severely damaged in a fire.

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Manchital, Mexico: A break in a 30-inch pipeline led to 370 gallons of fuel oil to leak.

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Miami, OH: An ammonia leak happened at a nitrogen plant.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Shanghai, China: An explosion at a chemical plant put 3 people in critical condition.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Yidu City, China: Ten tons of barium sulphate spilled into a river when the truck carrying the sulphate slid off a high slope and fell into the water.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Andour, KS: A fire and explosion at a paint factory injured 1 and several others were taken to the hospital to smoke inhalation.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Amarillo, TX: Five hundred and fifty pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked from a pressure valve at a meat warehouse.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Pittsburgh, PA: A five - alarm blaze in a sanitary waste plant was sparked by a worker using an acetylene torch.

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Middlesex Country, NJ: A tanker truck collided with a passenger car and caused hundreds of gallons of sulphuric acid to spill onto the roadway and the tanker caught on fire.

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Shadad , India : An installation worker in a textile factory caused and explosion and killed 2 men an injured 6 others.

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Moundsville, WV: A tank leaking hydrogen at an electrical plant exploded.

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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Richmond, IL: There was a magnesium fire at a plastics factory.

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 05:00:00 GMT

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