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Entries for August 1999
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Mountainair, N.M.: A tractor-trailer rig carrying veterinary chemicals overturned, forcing an area evacuation. Chemicals spilled included chlorine, iodine and sodium hydroxide. 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 |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Mountainair, N.M.: A tractor-trailer rig carrying veterinary chemicals overturned, forcing an area evacuation. Chemicals spilled included chlorine, iodine and sodium hydroxide. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Bethlehem Township, N.J.: Heavy fire was reported at a plastics manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Toone, TN: Two workers at a munitions plant were severely burned in a mishap involving materials used in flares. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Rancho Cordova, CA: A worker using an acetylene torch to cut up a disarmed 500-pound bomb casing was injured when a small amount of explosive inside detonated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Greensboro, N.C: Leaking oil ignited at a chemical plant, forcing workers workers to evacuate the scene for several hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Chattanooga, TN: Firefighters used foam to attack an oil fire at a pipe foundry that spread from a boiler to several molding vats. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Nelspruit, South Africa: Concern that a toxic gas, ethylene gibromi, had spilled from a wrecked truck into the Crocodile River turned out to be unfounded. Two people were killed in the seven-car pile-up. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Toone, TN: Two workers at a munitions plant were severely burned in a mishap involving materials used in flares. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Rancho Cordova, CA: A worker using an acetylene torch to cut up a disarmed 500-pound bomb casing was injured when a small amount of explosive inside detonated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Greensboro, N.C: Leaking oil ignited at a chemical plant, forcing workers workers to evacuate the scene for several hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Chattanooga, TN: Firefighters used foam to attack an oil fire at a pipe foundry that spread from a boiler to several molding vats. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Nelspruit, South Africa: Concern that a toxic gas, ethylene gibromi, had spilled from a wrecked truck into the Crocodile River turned out to be unfounded. Two people were killed in the seven-car pile-up. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Plainfield Township, PA: One worker was killed and another seriously burned in an explosion at a tire recycling facility. The workers were contracted to do maintenance on underground oil storage tanks. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Baton Rouge, LA: Fumes leaking from a truck carrying pressurized cylinders of boron trifluoride resulted in the closing of a major interstate through the afternoon and evening. Firefighters kept a stream of 2,500 gallons a minute flowing over the truck to dissolved the escaping gas. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Monetta, S.C.: Ten workers were hurt when an explosion at a feed mill blew apart a corn silo. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Abilene, KS: Enough chocolate accidentally overflowed from a tank to force a week-long shutdown at a candy factory for clean up. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Sydney, Australia: More than 2,600 gallons of crude oil spilled from a tanker into Sydney Harbor. The oil was being transferred ashore when the spill occurred. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Saluda County, S.C.: Ten workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion that blew the top and bottom out of a 116-foot tall corn silo. Corn from the silo was spewed over a quarter-mile area. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Plainfield Township, PA: One worker was killed and another seriously burned in an explosion at a tire recycling facility. The workers were contracted to do maintenance on underground oil storage tanks. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Monetta, S.C.: Ten workers were hurt when an explosion at a feed mill blew apart a corn silo. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Sydney, Australia: More than 2,600 gallons of crude oil spilled from a tanker into Sydney Harbor. The oil was being transferred ashore when the spill occurred. More information |
Monday
Aug 02 |
Saluda County, S.C.: Ten workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion that blew the top and bottom out of a 116-foot tall corn silo. Corn from the silo was spewed over a quarter-mile area. More information |
Sunday
Aug 01 |
Cicero, IL: Twenty workers at a battery factory were injured when the small bus they were riding to work in was hit by a drunken driver. More information |
Sunday
Aug 01 |
Cicero, IL: Twenty workers at a battery factory were injured when the small bus they were riding to work in was hit by a drunken driver. More information |
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