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Entries for January 2002
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Hampton, ME:Coal dust ignited in a building used to empty rail cars, causing an explosion.The resulting blaze took six hours to extinguish. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Lake Elsinore,CA: A propane tank caught fire at a brick manufacturing plant whena forklift sheared off a gas line connection. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Barton, AL:A ruptured oil line resulted in a fire at a power plant. One of five generatorswas shut down. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Joplin, MO:One firefighter was injured when a chemical used to treat utility polesignited at a paper plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
San Jose, CA:A man who allegedly threatened to kill former co-workers after he wasfired from a nuclear power plant was in custody after authorities founda weapons cache that included a rocket launcher, tear gas and hand grenades. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Taft, LA: Anexplosion in an olefins I cracker triggered a fire that was quickly extinguishedby plant personnel. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Superior, WI:A fire that ignited during an inspection destroyed an oil refinery gasolinestorage tank. The tank was nearly empty at the time. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Sheldon, IO:Liquid fertilizer flowed into the Floyd River when a line linking a railcar to a storage tank broke. Thousands of fish died. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Bangor, ME:Police evacuated the area when a tanker-trailer carrying 22 tons of liquidoxygen overturned. a pressure relief valve safely vented the contents. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Kamiah, ID:Residents of four towns were warned not to drink their tap water aftera tanker truck spilled diesel fuel into the Clearwater River. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Roseville, CA:A chemical plant worker wearing protective gear was sprayed with dichlorobenezener phenol. He was rushed into emergency shower. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Chicago, IL:A gasoline tanker truck flipped and exploded, injuring the driver. Thewreck resulted in an area power outage. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Birmingham,AL: One person was killed when a tanker crashed, exploded andburned, badly damaging a highway bridge. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Kosice, Slovakia:One of three furnaces at a steel plant was shut down after an explosionin a gas exhaust pipe. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Holley, N.Y.:Toulene mixed with 2-chloro-6 fluorophenol leaked into the air at a pharmaceuticalsplant, forcing an evacuation of the surrounding area. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Sulphur, LA:One worker was injured when an ethylene pipeline at a petrochemical plantruptured, triggering an explosion and fire. More information |
Friday
Jan 04 |
Moscow, Russia:A gasoline leak resulted in a high-intensity fire at an oil refinery. More information |
Friday
Jan 04 |
East Bloomfield,N.Y.: Five workers were treated after being overcome by fumes whentwo acids were mistakenly mixed. More information |
Thursday
Jan 03 |
Milwaukee, WI:One person was injured after inhaling propyl mercaptan accidentally suckedinto the air intake system at a chemical company. More information |
Thursday
Jan 03 |
Adelaide, Australia:An open fire hydrant combined with a 700-ton cargo of cement turned abulk carrier into a floating concrete block. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Oshkosh, WI:A fire destroyed one of two buildings at a paper-recycling company. Thicksmoke slowed area traffic. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
West Gardiner,ME:One man was killed and another injured when a smelter usedto melt scrap aluminium at a metals company exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Linden, N.J.:A power outage shutdown the catalytic cracker at a 240,000 barrels perday refinery for nearly a week. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Fort Worth, TX:A gasoline tanker overturned, pouring its contents into streets and stormdrains. Area businesses were evacuated. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 01 |
New Haven,CT: One person was killed when a gasoline tanker truck crashed,spilling its contents. Fuel poured into storm sewers and a nearby marsh. More information |
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