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Entries for August 2001
Monday
Aug 13 |
Saukville, USA: A chemical storage tank containing vinyl toluene overheated, forcing local firefighters to use hoses to cool the tanks. More information |
Sunday
Aug 12 |
Stockertown, PA: One firefighter was overcome when a wind shift blew fumes from a plastics plant fire into a rehab ‘safe’ area. More information |
Sunday
Aug 12 |
Stockertown, PA: One firefighter was overcome when a wind shift blew fumes from a plastics plant fire into a rehab ‘safe’ area. More information |
Saturday
Aug 11 |
Braga, Portugal: An explosion at a small fireworks factory killed four employees. More information |
Saturday
Aug 11 |
Timmins, Ontario: A copper zinc smelter was closed for three weeks after a molten metal spill. More information |
Saturday
Aug 11 |
Baltimore, MD: Hydrochloric acid leaking from a drum in the back of a truck forced closure of a major bridge for four hours. More information |
Saturday
Aug 11 |
Timmins, Ontario: A copper zinc smelter was closed for three weeks after a molten metal spill. More information |
Friday
Aug 10 |
East Hartford, CT: An ammonia spill at an engine plant shut down Main Street for more than five hours. More information |
Friday
Aug 10 |
South Salt Lake City, UT: Five people were hospitalized after an explosion at a cold storage plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 10 |
East Hartford, CT: An ammonia spill at an engine plant shut down Main Street for more than five hours. More information |
Friday
Aug 10 |
South Salt Lake City, UT: Five people were hospitalized after an explosion at a cold storage plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Columbia, S.C.: About 4,000 gallons of a liquid containing hydrochloric acid leaked at a plastics manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Baytown, TX: Silicon tetrafluoride gas leaked from cylinders on a truck, shutting down a major highway and forcing the three-hour evacuation of a day-care center. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Fort Frances, Ontario: Workers excavating for a water pipeline accidentally ruptured an effluent pipe from a paper mill, forcing an emergency shutdown of the mill. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Columbia, S.C.: About 4,000 gallons of a liquid containing hydrochloric acid leaked at a plastics manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Eloise, FL: Three workers at a citrus processing plant were treated after a vehicle slammed into an ammonia storage tank, allowing vapor to escape. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Baytown, TX: Silicon tetrafluoride gas leaked from cylinders on a truck, shutting down a major highway and forcing the three-hour evacuation of a day-care center. More information |
Thursday
Aug 09 |
Fort Frances, Ontario: Workers excavating for a water pipeline accidentally ruptured an effluent pipe from a paper mill, forcing an emergency shutdown of the mill. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Redcar, U.K.: An explosion at a power station left three workers dead. The blast occurred as preparations were being made to shut down a portion of the plant for repairs. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
El Paso, TX: Four refinery workers received burns when sulfuric acid sprayed from a broken connection. The workers were wearing protective clothing. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Wood Dale, IL: Dozens of people were evacuated after a drum of divinyl benzene ruptured at a shipping company. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Chicago, IL: A truck carrying azodicarbonamide turned over on a major expressway, halting traffic for five hours. More than 1,500 people were evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Texas City, TX:A contract refinery worker at work on a deactivated unit for removing sulphur died when he fell into an empty storage tank. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Redcar, U.K.: An explosion at a power station left three workers dead. The blast occurred as preparations were being made to shut down a portion of the plant for repairs. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
El Paso, TX: Four refinery workers received burns when sulfuric acid sprayed from a broken connection. The workers were wearing protective clothing. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Wood Dale, IL: Dozens of people were evacuated after a drum of divinyl benzene ruptured at a shipping company. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Chicago, IL: A truck carrying azodicarbonamide turned over on a major expressway, halting traffic for five hours. More than 1,500 people were evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 08 |
Texas City, TX:A contract refinery worker at work on a deactivated unit for removing sulphur died when he fell into an empty storage tank. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A three-alarm fire at a chemical company forced the evacuation of 60 nearby residents. A shelter-in-place order was issued for hundreds more. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
St. Paul, MN: Fifteen brewery workers were treated after an ammonia buildup related to a power outage. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
Washington, D.C.:One person was killed when a tank truck carrying liquid nitrogen overturned, leaking vapor. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
St. Paul, MN: Twenty-five brewery workers required treatment after an ammonia release followed a power outage. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: A three-alarm fire at a chemical company forced the evacuation of 60 nearby residents. A shelter-in-place order was issued for hundreds more. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
St. Paul, MN: Fifteen brewery workers were treated after an ammonia buildup related to a power outage. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
Washington, D.C.:One person was killed when a tank truck carrying liquid nitrogen overturned, leaking vapor. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 07 |
St. Paul, MN: Twenty-five brewery workers required treatment after an ammonia release followed a power outage. More information |
Monday
Aug 06 |
Butte, MT: A small phosphorus fire at a closed plant created a lot of smoke but little damage. More information |
Saturday
Aug 04 |
St. Croix, Virgin Islands: A small fire was reported in a vacuum unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Aug 04 |
Bloomington, MN: A gasoline tank overturned and spilled its load into the wetlands bordering the Mississippi River. More information |
Saturday
Aug 04 |
St. Croix, Virgin Islands: A small fire was reported in a vacuum unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Aug 02 |
Portland, OR: One man died when he fell into an acid storage tank. Two others were seriously injured trying to save him. More information |
Thursday
Aug 02 |
Pine Bluff, AR: Four firefighters were injured when an acetylene tank exploded during a fire at a machine shop. More information |
Thursday
Aug 02 |
Betim, Brazil: One man was killed when a tanker truck being loaded with naphtha at a refinery exploded. More information |
Thursday
Aug 02 |
Portland, OR: One man died when he fell into an acid storage tank. Two others were seriously injured trying to save him. More information |
Thursday
Aug 02 |
Pine Bluff, AR: Four firefighters were injured when an acetylene tank exploded during a fire at a machine shop. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 01 |
Charleston, N.C.: Tons of coal slurry spilled from a broken line into a tributary of the Guyandotte River. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 01 |
Chicago, IL: One man sustained acid burns over more than 80 percent of his body when sulfuric acid leaked at a steel processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 01 |
Parsippany, N.J.: Two persons were slightly injured when a cap fell off a tanker truck carrying ethylhexoic acid, splashing on two other vehicles. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 01 |
Ohira, Japan: Ten workers were injured in an explosion at a mobile phone component factory. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 01 |
Charleston, N.C.: Tons of coal slurry spilled from a broken line into a tributary of the Guyandotte River. More information |
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