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Entries for December 2002
Monday
Dec 30 |
Grand Island, NB - A man was listed in critical condition after falling into a tank filled with cleaning liquid. The tank contained potassium hydroxide and the victim suffered burns over most of his body. More information |
Sunday
Dec 29 |
Dipperz, Germany - A fire in a wood working company destroyed a building and heavily damaged a silo. More information |
Saturday
Dec 28 |
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia - Fire broke out in the unprocessed water acid reservoir of a refinery. There were no casualties reported and the fire did not affect the production process of the refinery. More information |
Friday
Dec 27 |
San Fernando Valley, CA - Two workers suffered burns when a fire broke out at an oil well site. The fire department said that the victims were chilling natural gas with a manifold which is a part of the wells normal operations, when a ball of flame engulfed them. More information |
Thursday
Dec 26 |
Alton, IL - One man was injured in an explosion at an ordnance. Spokesmen said the worker was mixing explosives when the explosion occurred. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 25 |
Port of Vostochny, Russia - A large fire broke out aboard a factory ship in the northern part of Kozimo Bay. The fire spread to the upper deck and a container with 40 tons of paint and corrugated packaging. Firemen kept the blaze from spreading to the fish processing room, engine and boiler compartment. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 25 |
Bend OR - Workers at a medical building were evacuated after xylene spilled into a drainage system and caused a sump pump to malfunction. More information |
Monday
Dec 23 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Four people died and one was injured after inhaling poisonous gas inside a septic tank they were cleaning. More information |
Sunday
Dec 22 |
Altona, Australia - Staff were evacuated after a holding tank exploded. The tank contained sludge, water and hydrocarbon. A spokesman said cause of the blast was being investigated. More information |
Saturday
Dec 21 |
Aurora, CO - Fire broke out in a convenience store warehouse and was fuelled by potato chips, wood pallets and plastic packaging. The facility and its inventory were destroyed. More information |
Friday
Dec 20 |
Sadasivpet, India - Five persons were killed and four injured in an explosion in a chemical plant. According to police, the explosion was triggered bu a chemical reaction inside a boiler and destroyed a portion of a chemical plant which manufactures omofozole, used in the manufacture of anti-ulcer tablets. More information |
Friday
Dec 20 |
Algeciras, Spain - A Danish-flagged container ship spilled 1,000 tons of fuel oil in Algeciras bay during a refueling operation. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 18 |
Sorgues, France - Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion at an explosives plant. The explosion occurred during the small-scale production of hexanitrostibene, an explosive mostly used in oil exploration. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 18 |
Manchester, UK - Roads were closed after a truck carrying potentially explosive acetylene containers caught fire. It is not clear how the fire on the truck started. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 17 |
Haifa, Israel - Two people were injured when fire broke out at a petrochemical plant next to an oil refinery. Officials said that a technical fault led to the fire. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 17 |
Cornwall, UK - A village had to be sealed off after a ton of propane gas was released after a valve failed on a tanker. The tanker had been filling up with gas when the valve failed. The valve was soon fixed and the propane was dissipated naturally into the air. More information |
Monday
Dec 16 |
Poland Township, OH - Fire destroyed a pool and spa supply business. The local fire chief said crews had difficulty fighting the fire which was fed by chlorine, bromine and other chemical used for swimming pools, stored inside the building. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Dec 16 |
Worcestershire - More than 130 firefighters battled a blaze at an oil refinery. Residents in the area were advised to keep their doors and windows closed because of fumes but no evacuation was considered. the fire broke out in a two-story building containing chemicals. More information |
Sunday
Dec 15 |
Cottage Grove, MN - A fire at a plastics factory destroyed several semi-tractor trailer trucks, six rail cars and various rolls of plastics in a storage yard. No one was injured in the blaze. More information |
Saturday
Dec 14 |
France - A Norwegian-registered ship carrying new cars sank in the English Channel after colliding with a container vessel in thick fog. More information |
Friday
Dec 13 |
Athens, Greece - A Greek-flagged tanker loaded with 2,000 tons of fuel oil was about to dock at a refinery when a fire broke out in one of the cabins and spread to the deck. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the crew was safely taken off the ship. More information |
Friday
Dec 13 |
Osaka, Japan - An oil tanker, truck and containers filled with kerosene caught fire in the parking lot of a company. The fire caused one injury and caused the evacuation of nearby residents. The fire department reported that workers were filtering kerosene on the loading platform when the fire occurred. More information |
Thursday
Dec 12 |
Tsuruga, Japan - A reactor was shut down following two fires in the casing of a turbine. Reports say no radiation was released and there was no danger to the public. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 11 |
Sui, Pakistan - A suspected bomb blast set a state-owned- gas pipeline on fire at a southwestern Baluchistan province, disrupting supplies to the countrys main commercial hub. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 10 |
Bergen, Norway - One person died during maintenance and repair work on a semi-submersible. The accident occurred during repair work on a derrick. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 10 |
Brattleboro, VT - An explosion in the boiler room of a woodworking plant blew out the north and south walls of the building and caused a fire in an on top of the vents inside the building. There were no injuries. More information |
Monday
Dec 09 |
Wenzhou City, China - Five people were killed and five others injured in an explosion and fire in a plant manufacturing artificial leather. The explosion occurred in the drying workshop and the cause remains unclear. More information |
Sunday
Dec 08 |
Cabras, Guam - Fire broke out in a tank farm during a typhoon. Two tanks (one of gasoline and one of jet fuel) caught fire and burned out with 24 hours. More information |
Friday
Dec 06 |
Canary Islands, Spain - An explosion on an oil tanker under repair killed two people. The tanker was having a crack in the hull repaired when the explosion occurred. More information |
Thursday
Dec 05 |
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France - Train service was halted between Hendaye and Bayonne after a natural gas pipeline caught fire on the bridge over the river Nivelle. More information |
Thursday
Dec 05 |
Singapore - Authorities spotted two oil slicks in Indonesian waters after an oil tanker collided with a cargo ship. 350 tons of Sumatra light crude spilled into the water. No damage to nearby islands or injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 04 |
Shizuishan, China - Four workers died in a high-pressure, high-temperature steam leak at a power station in the north-west of China. A fifth man survived with serious burns. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 04 |
Pascagoula, AL - Two contract workers were burned by hot water at a refinery while performing modifications on a reservoir containing petroleum coke. One worker later died. It is believed the workers were burned by a mixture of hot water and petroleum coke that splashed over the side of the reservoir. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 03 |
Deer Park, TX - A hydrogen pipeline ruptured adjacent to a facility. The pipeline had been patched approximately one month before after springing leak. No injuries were reported. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 03 |
Rutledge, TN - 200 people were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out in a portion of a farmers coop. Authorities feared that chemicals in the building could ignite. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 03 |
North Yorkshire, UK - Sixty residents were evacuated after a leak developed from one of four storage tanks used to supply the whole village. Fire crews spent a day dispersing the gas cloud. More information |
Monday
Dec 02 |
Naples, FL - No injuries were reported when 6 4-liter bottles of dilute hydrochloric acid fell from a flatbed truck causing the road to be closed for 2 hours for cleanup. More information |
Monday
Dec 02 |
Toledo, OH - A chemical fire forced the evacuation of a factory after a chemical solvent fell onto a burner and ignited. More information |
Monday
Dec 02 |
Cincinnati, OH - an explosion and fire at a hazardous waste treatment facility was extinguished before firefighters arrived on the scene. More information |
Monday
Dec 02 |
Cumberland, RI - Fire broke out in a cooling air scrubber and filtration system at a dye plant. More information |
Sunday
Dec 01 |
Aadborg, Denmark - Six crew members of a German freighter were injured (3 seriously) in an explosion in the cargo hold which occurred when a pump was started. More information |
Sunday
Dec 01 |
Nottinghamshire, UK - Eight people were taken to the hospital from smoke inhalation when a large sandwich factory went up in flames. The factory was badly damaged. More information |
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