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Entries for December 2001
Sunday
Dec 23 |
Rochester, N.Y.: A freight train loaded with chemicals derailed and burst into flames, destroying one house, damaging another and causing one minor injury. More information |
Friday
Dec 21 |
Tula, Mexico: At least 14 workers were injured in an explosion at a Pemex plant in Tula, due to a leak of light gasoline. More information |
Friday
Dec 21 |
Sofia, Bulgaria: A foundry furnace exploded at a lathe-making company, killing two workers and seriously injuring another two. More information |
Thursday
Dec 20 |
Pancevo, Yugoslavia: Five employees of a refinery were injured in a fire which started during reconstruction work on its gas-processing installations. More information |
Thursday
Dec 20 |
Dubai, Malabar: A truck released ammonia gas after it collided with another, killing two persons, disrupting traffic and prompting hundreds near the accident site to flee from their homes. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 19 |
Kewanna, IN: Employees at the county co-op discovered a leaking anhydrous ammonia tank after motorists in the area were forced off the road by the gas. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 19 |
Cheyenne, WY: Two workers were burned in an explosion and fire at a refinery. A third worker was hospitalized for possible shock. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
South Bend, IN: The roof of a research laboratory building was blown off by an explosion which occurred when workers were testing new methods to process magnesium. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Charleston, S.C.: A worker at a rubber plant warehouse was seriously injured when an air compressor he was working on exploded. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Toccoa, GA: A mixing vat at a paint factory exploded, seriously burning one employee. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Lake Wales, FL: A leak occurred at a citrus plant, releasing anhydrous ammonia. Around 50 persons were evacuated and seven received medical attention. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Walkerton, IN: An explosion at a magnesium plant leveled a building and left two workers with minor injuries. More information |
Sunday
Dec 16 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta: One person was hospitalised after an explosion at an oilfield facility northwest of the city. Officials said a driver had just finished emptying petroleum-contaminated water from his tanker truck into a collecting tank at the facility when the explosion occurred. More information |
Sunday
Dec 16 |
Flora, IL: Hydrochloric acid leaked from a newly built above ground storage tank at a manufacturing company. More information |
Saturday
Dec 15 |
Dearborn, MI: A major fire halted production at a factory which adds corrosion protection to steel auto parts. More information |
Friday
Dec 14 |
Los Angeles, CA: An underground electrical vault exploded, sending a fireball in the air and knocking out power to more than 4,000 customers. More information |
Friday
Dec 14 |
Whittemore, IA: Anhydrous ammonia spilled into Lotts Creek after a maintenance crew accidentally cut a pipeline, sending the common fertilizer down the creek. More information |
Friday
Dec 14 |
Kometa, Latvia: Six people died and four others were hospitalized after an explosion in a match packaging section of a factory. More information |
Thursday
Dec 13 |
Wolverhampton, U.K.:Two bodies were found by firefighters following a massive factory blaze at an industrial estate near Wolverhampton. Firefighting operations were hampered as gas cylinders exploded through the roof of the building. More information |
Thursday
Dec 13 |
Woodstock, TN:A worker who suffered severe burns in a fire at a hazardous-waste plant later died. Officials said the man was undertaking maintenance work on monitoring equipment near a conveyor system when a light bulb broke, igniting a pocket of vapour. More information |
Thursday
Dec 13 |
Bethlehem, PA: About 100 employees of a company that makes coatings for computer chips were briefly evacuated when a chemical reaction caused a small explosion in a laboratory. More information |
Thursday
Dec 13 |
Longview, TX: Two workers suffered minor injuries in an explosion when a maleic anhydride catalyst tank ruptured. More information |
Thursday
Dec 13 |
Fort Worth, TX: A half mile radius of an adhesive plant was evacuated after vapors permeated the area. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 12 |
Victoria, Australia: Authorities said a marine oil spill at Phillip Island was one of Victorias worst and has left hundreds of the islands world-famous penguins covered in oil. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 12 |
Fort Worth, TX: A contract worker was critically burned in two explosions in a gasoline tank that was being drained for cleaning. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 12 |
Calgary, Alberta: A three-alarm fire broke out at a plant that stores and recycles used oil filters. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 11 |
Frankfurt, Germany: At least eight firefighters were injured when a fire broke out at a chlorine production plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 11 |
York, PA: An electrical short circuit in the dust collector sparked an explosion and fire at an industrial facility. Two employees were injured, one critically. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 11 |
Geelong, Australia: A microbiologist died at an animal disease research facility after entering an airlock that had filled with nitrogen leaking from a liquid nitrogen cooling system. More information |
Monday
Dec 10 |
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: An explosion at an oil refinery sent a 1,400-barrel heating fuel storage tank flying. The tank was only one-tenth full at the time. More information |
Sunday
Dec 09 |
Washington, IN: Four employees were injured at a chicken processing plant when anhydrous ammonia leaked from the plants refrigeration system. More information |
Friday
Dec 07 |
Glenwood Springs, CO:One man was killed when a gasoline tanker truck overturned, its contents spilling and igniting. More information |
Friday
Dec 07 |
Tullytown, PA: Multiple explosions collapsed a building at a plant specializing in silicone-based materials used in the electronics field. More information |
Thursday
Dec 06 |
Qingtongxia, China: More than 40 people were burned in a chemical explosion at a factory producing calcium carbide. More information |
Thursday
Dec 06 |
Busesa, Uganda: More than 30 people burned to death while trying to collect fuel from a broken-down tanker that burst into flames. More information |
Thursday
Dec 06 |
Goshen, IN: At a plant specializing in simulated wood, a worker was asked to leave after trying to start a fight with another employee. The worker returned with a gun and opened fire, killing one and wounding six others. The worker then killed himself. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 04 |
Beesley Point, N.J.: An insulation fire broke out in one of three boilers as a power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 04 |
Roanoke, VA: At a foundry, a hole opened in a blast furnace and spilled molten iron. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 04 |
Pasadena, TX: Six people were treated after a mixture of petroleum and hydrofluoric acid at a petroleum refinery. More information |
Sunday
Dec 02 |
Lindon, UT: A hydrochloric acid leak released fumes into the area surrounding a metal coating facility. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Dec 02 |
Winnebago, MN: A dryer fire cut production in half at an ethanol plant. More information |
Saturday
Dec 01 |
Lafayette, LA: Fire severely damaged the states only aligator tannery, a French-owned plant which tans 5,000 hides a month. More information |
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