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Entries for August 1999
Thursday
Aug 19 |
Dearborn, MI: A steel plant maintenance worker suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being overcome by noxious fumes. Three other workers were hospitalized. The same steel plant-auto manufacturing complex was the scene of an explosion that killed six workers last winter. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Thomasville, N.C.: A man walked into an embroidery plant and fatally shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Greensboro, N.C.: No injuries were reported after burning foam rubber created noxious smoke at an area plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Burlington Township, N.J.: Two dozen people were treated for exposure to chlorine fumes after a spill at a federal government warehouse. The spill triggered two small fires that were quickly brought under control. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Thomasville, N.C.: A man walked into an embroidery plant and fatally shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Greensboro, N.C.: No injuries were reported after burning foam rubber created noxious smoke at an area plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Izmit, Turkey: An earthquake that killed many thousands triggered a fire at state-owned refinery that burned for three days. Three naphtha tanks and a crude oil tower were involved. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Brookfield, WI: Seven people were treated for exposure to chemical fumes at a cheese factory. Fifty workers were evacuated from the factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Greensboro, N.C.: The equivalent of a two-alarm fire broke out in a polyurethane foam machine at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Izmit, Turkey: An earthquake that killed many thousands triggered a fire at state-owned refinery that burned for three days. Three naphtha tanks and a crude oil tower were involved. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Brookfield, WI: Seven people were treated for exposure to chemical fumes at a cheese factory. Fifty workers were evacuated from the factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Greensboro, N.C.: The equivalent of a two-alarm fire broke out in a polyurethane foam machine at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Elkhorn, WS: Fire destroyed a chemical plant and forced the evacuation of nearly 200 people. More information |
Saturday
Aug 14 |
Smyrna, GA: Two of seven workers injured in an explosion at a coal-burning power plant later died from severe burns. The workers were cleaning equipment at the time of the blast. More information |
Saturday
Aug 14 |
Smyrna, GA: Two of seven workers injured in an explosion at a coal-burning power plant later died from severe burns. The workers were cleaning equipment at the time of the blast. More information |
Friday
Aug 13 |
Detroit, MI: Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a factory specializing in plastic auto parts as a possible arson. No arrests had been made. More information |
Friday
Aug 13 |
Detroit, MI: Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a factory specializing in plastic auto parts as a possible arson. No arrests had been made. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Liberty Hill, TX: A worker digging holes for electric poles was killed when he punctured an ethane propane pipeline, triggering an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Canton, OH: A steel plant worker was killed when a 900-pound bundle of steel fell while being moved using a forklift. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Columbus, OH: A two-alarm fire involving a silo and related duct work was reported at a local chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Liberty Hill, TX: A worker digging holes for electric poles was killed when he punctured an ethane propane pipeline, triggering an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Canton, OH: A steel plant worker was killed when a 900-pound bundle of steel fell while being moved using a forklift. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Columbus, OH: A two-alarm fire involving a silo and related duct work was reported at a local chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Corpus Christi, TX: A refinery explosion killed one worker and injured another. The explosion, which occurred at a utility block that contains steam boilers, did not affect production. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Deer Park, TX: The driver of a fuel truck was killed when the vehicle was struck by a train inside an oil refinery, triggering an explosion. The refinerys fire brigade extinguished the resulting blaze. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Calgary, Alberta: At least 20 separate explosions rocked a motor oil recycling plant, injuring at least five people. Police evacuated homes and businesses in a 16-block radius of the burning plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Mount Vernon, IN: An estimated 69,000 gallons of gasoline leaked after a barge crash on the Ohio River, creating a three-mile-long fuel slick. Nearby communities were forced to use water reserves rather than draw from the river. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Gibraltar, MI: An explosion and fire at a company that makes fireworks safety fuses left one worker in critical condition. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Baton Rouge, LA: An ethylene dichloride spill at a plastics plant sent one worker to the hospital with breathing difficulties. Two other plants downwind were ordered to shelter in place. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Corpus Christi, TX: A refinery explosion killed one worker and injured another. The explosion, which occurred at a utility block that contains steam boilers, did not affect production. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Deer Park, TX: The driver of a fuel truck was killed when the vehicle was struck by a train inside an oil refinery, triggering an explosion. The refinerys fire brigade extinguished the resulting blaze. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Calgary, Alberta: At least 20 separate explosions rocked a motor oil recycling plant, injuring at least five people. Police evacuated homes and businesses in a 16-block radius of the burning plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Mount Vernon, IN: An estimated 69,000 gallons of gasoline leaked after a barge crash on the Ohio River, creating a three-mile-long fuel slick. Nearby communities were forced to use water reserves rather than draw from the river. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Gibraltar, MI: An explosion and fire at a company that makes fireworks safety fuses left one worker in critical condition. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Baton Rouge, LA: An ethylene dichloride spill at a plastics plant sent one worker to the hospital with breathing difficulties. Two other plants downwind were ordered to shelter in place. More information |
Sunday
Aug 08 |
Sioux Falls, S.D.: A fire at a scrap processing and recycling company sent acrid smoke across the downtown area. Firefighters were closely monitored for exposure to toxic fumes. More information |
Sunday
Aug 08 |
Sioux Falls, S.D.: A fire at a scrap processing and recycling company sent acrid smoke across the downtown area. Firefighters were closely monitored for exposure to toxic fumes. More information |
Saturday
Aug 07 |
Sherman Oaks, CA: About 100 people were evacuated after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline crashed through the wall of an apartment building. More information |
Saturday
Aug 07 |
Sherman Oaks, CA: About 100 people were evacuated after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline crashed through the wall of an apartment building. More information |
Friday
Aug 06 |
Mount Holly, N.C: Smoldering wood chips emitted a lot of smoke but caused little damage at a truck manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 06 |
Mount Holly, N.C: Smoldering wood chips emitted a lot of smoke but caused little damage at a truck manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Galati, Romania: Three workers were killed and 14 injured in an explosion at a steel mill. The blast occurred during repairs to a smelter furnace. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Akron, OH: A two-story industrial supply factory was destroyed by fire. The building had no sprinkler system. Workers were unsuccessful battling the blaze with extinguishers. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
West Paterson, N.J.: One person was injured and about 100 people evacuated from a factory when a mixer containing a chemical compound ignited. Officials said it was the sixth time in two years that a chemical fire had broken out at the plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Six steel plant workers were injured in a furnace explosion. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Galati, Romania: Three workers were killed and 14 injured in an explosion at a steel mill. The blast occurred during repairs to a smelter furnace. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Akron, OH: A two-story industrial supply factory was destroyed by fire. The building had no sprinkler system. Workers were unsuccessful battling the blaze with extinguishers. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
West Paterson, N.J.: One person was injured and about 100 people evacuated from a factory when a mixer containing a chemical compound ignited. Officials said it was the sixth time in two years that a chemical fire had broken out at the plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Six steel plant workers were injured in a furnace explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Richland Township, PA: Nearly 70 firefighters from 16 area companies responded to a smoky fire at a wood products factory out of concern that the blaze could spread to surrounding trees and brush. More information |
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