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Entries for August 1998
Friday
Aug 07 |
Rolling Hills, IL: An overturned drum of hydrochloric acid in therear of a truck forced police to shut down traffic on a main artery for several hours,leaving hundreds of motorists stuck waiting. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Wilmington, OH: Twenty-seven workers at a air freight facilitybecame sick after a package began leaking a chemical used in synthetic rubber. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Tracy, CA: Firefighters predicted that a smoky fire that broke outat a tire disposal facility could take weeks to extinguish. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Guadalajara, Mexico: An train accident dumped more than 1,000gallons of diesel into city storm drains. Thousands fled the downtown area, concernedabout a repeat of a similar incident six years ago that killed 200 people. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Mesa, AZ: A worker at a foundry was crushed by a steelplate weighing more than a ton. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
St. Thomas, Ontario: Charges of arson were filed against threepeople in a fire at a plastic recycling plant that resulted a 12-hour evacuation of thesurrounding neighborhood. The same three suspects were also charged with bank robbery. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Rolling Hills, IL: An overturned drum of hydrochloric acid in therear of a truck forced police to shut down traffic on a main artery for several hours,leaving hundreds of motorists stuck waiting. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Wilmington, OH: Twenty-seven workers at a air freight facilitybecame sick after a package began leaking a chemical used in synthetic rubber. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Tracy, CA: Firefighters predicted that a smoky fire that broke outat a tire disposal facility could take weeks to extinguish. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Guadalajara, Mexico: An train accident dumped more than 1,000gallons of diesel into city storm drains. Thousands fled the downtown area, concernedabout a repeat of a similar incident six years ago that killed 200 people. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Mesa, AZ: A worker at a foundry was crushed by a steelplate weighing more than a ton. More information |
Friday
Aug 07 |
Batavia, OH: Six worker were injured in a series of blastsat a propane distribution facility. The plants main building was extensively damaged. Oneof the injured workers later died. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Sudbury, Ontario: A truck hauling 20 tons of dynamite used inmining crashed and burned, triggering an explosion. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Middlesex, N.J.: An explosion involving chemicals at a local plantleft one employee hospitalized in critical condition with burns. The plant producespigment dispersion resins. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Tybee Island, GA: A construction foreman received second-degreeburns when a crane brushed a high-voltage power line on a movie set. The foreman was 10feet away from the crane when he was hit by the current. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Sudbury, Ontario: A truck hauling 20 tons of dynamite used inmining crashed and burned, triggering an explosion. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Middlesex, N.J.: An explosion involving chemicals at a local plantleft one employee hospitalized in critical condition with burns. The plant producespigment dispersion resins. More information |
Thursday
Aug 06 |
Tybee Island, GA: A construction foreman received second-degreeburns when a crane brushed a high-voltage power line on a movie set. The foreman was 10feet away from the crane when he was hit by the current. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 05 |
Martinez, CA: A faulty switch at a local refinery resulted in theaccidental releases of more than seven tons of methane and other gases. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 05 |
Leca do Balio, Portugal: Fire destroyed a factory producing coffeemachines that employed 250 people. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 05 |
Martinez, CA: A faulty switch at a local refinery resulted in theaccidental releases of more than seven tons of methane and other gases. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 05 |
Leca do Balio, Portugal: Fire destroyed a factory producing coffeemachines that employed 250 people. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 04 |
Vero Beach, CA: Two workers received burns in an explosion thatshook an aircraft plant. The two were working at a sanding machine when the accidentoccurred. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 04 |
Henderson, NV: An explosion and fire involving a spill of moltenmagnesium rocked a metal foundry. No injuries were reported. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 04 |
Vero Beach, CA: Two workers received burns in an explosion thatshook an aircraft plant. The two were working at a sanding machine when the accidentoccurred. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Branchburg, N.J.: An explosion at a pharmaceutical plant leveled a300-by-500 foot building and damaged surrounding structures. No one was inside at the timeof the blast. One company supplied by the plant estimated it would lose two months annualrevenue due to resulting shortages. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Martinez, CA: Touching power lines knocked out electricity to alocal refinery, forcing the burn off of more than two tons of oil and gas. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Rodeo, CA: A gas leak forced the shut down of a major unit at alocal refinery. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Martinez, CA: Touching power lines knocked out electricity to alocal refinery, forcing the burn off of more than two tons of oil and gas. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Rodeo, CA: A gas leak forced the shut down of a major unit at alocal refinery. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Constanta, Romania: One worker died and four were injuredin an explosion aboard an oil tanker. The workers were using a welding torch to makerepairs on a storage tank. More information |
Monday
Aug 03 |
Constanta, Romania: One worker died and four were injuredin an explosion aboard an oil tanker. The workers were using a welding torch to makerepairs on a storage tank. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Port Stanvac, Australia: A fire in a fuel oil distillation unitcaused major damage to a refinery south of Adelaide. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Pittsburg, CA: A steel plant worker was killed when a heavymetal rod used to support steel cylinders tipped over and fell. The workers throat wascrushed. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Port Stanvac, Australia: A fire in a fuel oil distillation unitcaused major damage to a refinery south of Adelaide. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Aug 02 |
Pittsburg, CA: A steel plant worker was killed when a heavymetal rod used to support steel cylinders tipped over and fell. The workers throat wascrushed. More information |
Saturday
Aug 01 |
San Francisco, CA: One firefighter was listed in critical condition after a fire that destroyed a sausage factory and warehouse. The firefighter and three others were injured in a series of explosions during the fire. More information |
Saturday
Aug 01 |
Athens, Greece: At least one factory was destroyed by a mammoth forest fire that swept through small villages at the foot of Mount Pendeli. More information |
Saturday
Aug 01 |
San Francisco, CA: One firefighter was listed in critical condition after a fire that destroyed a sausage factory and warehouse. The firefighter and three others were injured in a series of explosions during the fire. More information |
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