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Entries for August 2000
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Vancouver, WA: A fire at a fuel lab brought threats of major explosions and haz mat situations, but was quickly extinguished. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Leaking oil ignited causing a fire at a steel plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
West Deptford, MD: Lightning struck a storage tank at an asphalt plant with flames showing from the vent. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
Norfolk, VA: Ammonia escaped from a 6,000 pound refrigeration system at an industrial park. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
West Deptford, MD: Lightning struck a storage tank at an asphalt plant with flames showing from the vent. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
Norfolk, VA: Ammonia escaped from a 6,000 pound refrigeration system at an industrial park. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Waterville, N.C.: A tractor-trailer rig overturned spilling thioglycol. Six people were sent to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Haywood, CO: A tractor trailer overturned, spilling chemical thioglycol. Six people were taken to the hospital and treated for exposure. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Howard County, CO: Sulfuric acid spilled at the power plant of a paper recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Waterville, N.C.: A tractor-trailer rig overturned spilling thioglycol. Six people were sent to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Howard County, CO: Sulfuric acid spilled at the power plant of a paper recycling plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Madison, WI: An equipment breakdown resulted in leaking molten metal at a local plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Rosemount, MN: A series of explosions at a processing plant left one worker dead. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Venice, IL: Multiple explosions and fire ripped through a power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Hartford, CT: A roof fire was reported at a trash-to-energy power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Madison, WI: An equipment breakdown resulted in leaking molten metal at a local plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Rosemount, MN: A series of explosions at a processing plant left one worker dead. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Akron, OH: Three workers were treated after exposure to butadiene leaking from a reactor vessel at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Venice, IL: Multiple explosions and fire ripped through a power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Hartford, CT: A roof fire was reported at a trash-to-energy power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Perry County, PA: Firefighters responded to a haz mat incident at an area plant with injured treated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Guelph, Ontario: An explosion at a chemical plant followed by a toxic cloud release triggered large-scale evacuations. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Perry County, PA: Firefighters responded to a haz mat incident at an area plant with injured treated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Guelph, Ontario: An explosion at a chemical plant followed by a toxic cloud release triggered large-scale evacuations. More information |
Monday
Aug 07 |
Plain, OH: A worker at an aluminum plant was killed when the door to an industrial furnace fell on him. More information |
Monday
Aug 07 |
Plain, OH: A worker at an aluminum plant was killed when the door to an industrial furnace fell on him. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Nashville, TN: A two-block area was cleared after an ammonia leak at a food processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Nashville, TN: A two-block area was cleared after an ammonia leak at a food processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Hanska, MN: Fire destroyed a soybean processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Hanska, MN: Fire destroyed a soybean processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Taketoyocho, Japan: Sixty-four people were injured and 841 houses were damaged in an explosion at a gunpowder factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Taketoyocho, Japan: Sixty-four people were injured and 841 houses were damaged in an explosion at a gunpowder factory. More information |
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