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Entries for April 2001
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Lake Mills, WI: More than a million chickens narrowly missed being prematurely cooked when fire destroyed most of an egg processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Bicudo Oil Field, Brazil: An uncontrolled blowout on an offshore oil rig forced the evacuation of 80 workers and spilled more than 3,400 gallons of crude oil. No fire or explosion was reported. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Near Brantley Lake State Park, N.M.: Three workers were injured, one critically, when an oil rig blew out and burst into flames. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 11 |
Rivne, Ukraine: A construction crane fell across six electrical cables at a nuclear power plant, damaging two transformersand leading to an automatic shutdown of two reactors. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 11 |
Imazucho, Japan: About 600 kilograms of antimony trioxide fell from a transport truck as the driver made a sharp turn. Cleanup closed the highway for four hours. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 11 |
Rivne, Ukraine: A construction crane fell across six electrical cables at a nuclear power plant, damaging two transformersand leading to an automatic shutdown of two reactors. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 11 |
Imazucho, Japan: About 600 kilograms of antimony trioxide fell from a transport truck as the driver made a sharp turn. Cleanup closed the highway for four hours. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 11 |
Grand Island, MI: A gasoline tanker caught fire when excess oil and grease inm an emply tank ignited at an equipment shop. Employees were welding when the fire started. The tanker was destroyed and the building suffered extensive damage. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
Katchi Abadi, Pakistan: More than 40 people were injured when a boiler at a refinery exploded. Water was being boiled inside to clean the vessel at the time of the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
Conway, KS: An accidental release of ethane, propane and butane from a natural gas facility forced an area evacuation. Work crews identified and repaired the leak. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
South Amboy, N.J.: A working fire was reported at a plastics plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
Katchi Abadi, Pakistan: More than 40 people were injured when a boiler at a refinery exploded. Water was being boiled inside to clean the vessel at the time of the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
Conway, KS: An accidental release of ethane, propane and butane from a natural gas facility forced an area evacuation. Work crews identified and repaired the leak. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 10 |
South Amboy, N.J.: A working fire was reported at a plastics plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Saint Nicolaas, Aruba: A major fire burned nearly 12 hours at a 280,000-barrel a day refinery. Three employees were injured. Limited production has since been restored. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Bellville, TX: Several acetylene gas cylinders exploded at a storage depot. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Edinburgh, UK: A fire that destroyed 12 transport trucks at a depot is being treated as suspicious by police. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Saint Nicolaas, Aruba: A major fire burned nearly 12 hours at a 280,000-barrel a day refinery. Three employees were injured. Limited production has since been restored. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Bellville, TX: Several acetylene gas cylinders exploded at a storage depot. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Apr 09 |
Edinburgh, UK: A fire that destroyed 12 transport trucks at a depot is being treated as suspicious by police. More information |
Sunday
Apr 08 |
Old Monroe, MO: An anhydrous ammonia leak at a fertilizer plant caused a three-hour evacuation of more than 200 nearby residents. The leak was blamed on thieves who were probably interested in the ammonia as an ingredient in making illegal metamphetamines. More information |
Sunday
Apr 08 |
Old Monroe, MO: An anhydrous ammonia leak at a fertilizer plant caused a three-hour evacuation of more than 200 nearby residents. The leak was blamed on thieves who were probably interested in the ammonia as an ingredient in making illegal metamphetamines. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Aceh Province, Indonesia: An explosion ignited a fire that extensively damaged facilities at a natural gas field. The field had been closed in 2002 due to terrorist attacks over the last two years. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Bydgoszcz, Poland: A teenager was rushed to the hospital after touching high-tension power lines at a local sub-station, seriously injuring himself and short-circuiting the local power supply. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Oxnard, CA: A gasoline tanker that skidded on a rain-slick freeway exploded when it struck a concrete pillar. The freeway was closed to traffic for three hours. The driver sustained third-degree burns on his arms. More information |
Saturday
Apr 07 |
Oxnard, CA: A gasoline tanker that skidded on a rain-slick freeway exploded when it struck a concrete pillar. The freeway was closed to traffic for three hours. The driver sustained third-degree burns on his arms. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Cottage Grove, WA: More than 250 gallons of hydrofluoric acid spilled from a truck parked beside an interstate highway. The interstate was closed for eight hours and 1,840 school student evacuated from the area. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Greenlead, KS: An explosion in a concrete pit below a grain elevator sent a fireball through a hallway and into a feed room, injuring two workers. A wall of the feed room was blown out. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Lewisport, KY: A worker was killed as the result of a boiler explosion or pipe eruption. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A small fire in a vacuum distillation unit did not affect production at a 100,000 barrel a day refinery. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Cottage Grove, WA: More than 250 gallons of hydrofluoric acid spilled from a truck parked beside an interstate highway. The interstate was closed for eight hours and 1,840 school student evacuated from the area. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Greenlead, KS: An explosion in a concrete pit below a grain elevator sent a fireball through a hallway and into a feed room, injuring two workers. A wall of the feed room was blown out. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Lewisport, KY: A worker was killed as the result of a boiler explosion or pipe eruption. More information |
Friday
Apr 06 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A small fire in a vacuum distillation unit did not affect production at a 100,000 barrel a day refinery. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Covington, KY: Fire flashed over into a ventilation system filling a plastics factory with smoke. Employees were evacuated for nearly two hours. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
O’Fallon, MO: Heat from a paint oven ignited dust particles used to coat parts for refrigerators, resulting in a two-alarm fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
Covington, KY: Fire flashed over into a ventilation system filling a plastics factory with smoke. Employees were evacuated for nearly two hours. More information |
Thursday
Apr 05 |
O’Fallon, MO: Heat from a paint oven ignited dust particles used to coat parts for refrigerators, resulting in a two-alarm fire. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Rantoul, IL: A building at a waste disposal facility was destroyed when bales of recycled cardboard outside burned. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 04 |
Rantoul, IL: A building at a waste disposal facility was destroyed when bales of recycled cardboard outside burned. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Green Bay, WI: A collision between a pickup truck and a gasoline tanker truck resulted in a firey explosion at an industrial park. Four people were killed. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Glendale, AZ: Fire destroyed a building at a plant specializing in polymer flooring. Fire officials said only the mixing area was equipped with a sprinkler system. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 03 |
Glendale, AZ: Fire destroyed a building at a plant specializing in polymer flooring. Fire officials said only the mixing area was equipped with a sprinkler system. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Ashwaubenon, WI: A business jet crashed into a milk bottling plant, setting off an explosion and fire. Seven plant workers were hospitalized, three with critical burns. The pilot, alone aboard the jet, was killed. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Kobe, Japan: Two workers were asphyxiated while checking tanks aboard a gravel-tranport ship. A notice chalked on the tank read “oxygen not yet checked.” More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Los Angeles, CA: A former refinery employee plead innocent to planning to blow up the facility. The FBI found an assault rifle, ammunition and bomb making literature at his home. More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Kobe, Japan: Two workers were asphyxiated while checking tanks aboard a gravel-tranport ship. A notice chalked on the tank read “oxygen not yet checked.” More information |
Monday
Apr 02 |
Los Angeles, CA: A former refinery employee plead innocent to planning to blow up the facility. The FBI found an assault rifle, ammunition and bomb making literature at his home. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Sharonville, OH: An oven fire at a cereal plant resulted in five employees being treated for smoke inhalation. More information |
Sunday
Apr 01 |
Edmonton, Alberta: A foundry specializing in steel casings was destroyed by fire. More information |
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