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Entries for July 2002
Monday
Jul 15 |
Columbia, PA: A forklift operator burned by molten iron spilled at a foundry died three days later. More information |
Monday
Jul 15 |
Modesto, CA: A fire damaged electrical switching equipment at a food processing plant, shutting down operations. More information |
Monday
Jul 15 |
Betim, Brazil: An explosion at an oil refinery left 2 workers dead and 3 badly injured. More information |
Monday
Jul 15 |
Richards Bay, South Africa: More than 100 people suffered sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide poisoning after a gas leak from a fertilizer plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 15 |
Tacoma, WA: 6 crew members were treated after a hydrazine spill while unloading their vessel. More information |
Sunday
Jul 14 |
Detroit, MI: A 2-alarm fire was reported at an axle plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 13 |
Gary, IN: A crack in a steel plant blast furnace forced a shutdown. More information |
Saturday
Jul 13 |
Elmwood Township, MI: An ammonia leak at a food processing plant resulted in an explosion and fire that gutted the building. More information |
Saturday
Jul 13 |
White Lund, UK: 14 people were treated after fire broke out at a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 12 |
Lomira, WS: A 10-story automated warehouse adjoining one of the largest printing facilities in the world collapsed and burned, killing 1. More information |
Friday
Jul 12 |
Singapore: A tanker carrying 1,200 tons of gasoline caught fire. The ship sank after parts of it were flooded to extinguish the blaze. More information |
Friday
Jul 12 |
Louisville, KY: About 1,600 gallons of whiskey leaked into sewers beneath the distillery, forcing a plant evacuation. More information |
Friday
Jul 12 |
Rockland, ME: Propane fed flames spread through a local plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Meadville, PA: A large liquid nitrogen leak was reported at a tool plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Cosmopolis, WA: An explosion at a pulp mill released a chlorine vapor cloud that spread over a 1-mile area. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Fontana, CA: Fire destroyed a 5,000 square foot office area at a rubber plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Holly Hill, FL: An explosion at a recycling plant severed a workers hand. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Marlow, OK: 3 workers suffered chemical burns while working on an oil rig. More information |
Thursday
Jul 11 |
Smyrna, GA: Fire broke out a power plant after thousands of gallons of oil spilled from a failed transformer. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 10 |
Bedford Park, IL: 1 worker was killed and another injured in an explosion at a chemical distribution center. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 10 |
Cross Hands, UK: An ammonia leak at a meat processing plant injured 42 workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 10 |
Lathrop, CA: Piles of chipped wood standing 20 feet tall caught fire at a wood recycling plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 10 |
Rodeo, CA: Steam turbines shut down at an oil refinery, triggering heavy smoke and flaring. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 09 |
Karachi, Pakistan: Fire broke out during maintenance work at an oil refinery, killing 3 workers and injuring 1. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 09 |
Newport, KY: 1 worker was treated after ammonia leaked from a relief valve atop a dairy. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 09 |
Chamra Chowrangi, Pakistan: 3 workers died and 6 were injured in a fire at a refinery shut down for maintenance. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 09 |
Bristol Township, PA: A swollen drum of phosphoric acid forced the evacuation of a plant that makes dental tools. More information |
Monday
Jul 08 |
Sanyo, Japan: 2 men were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 08 |
Shandong, China: Liquid ammonia spilled from a burst pipe at a fertilizer plant, killing 13 people and injuring 11. More information |
Monday
Jul 08 |
North Sea, Scotland: A generator aboard an off-shore oil rig exploded, prompting an evacuation. More information |
Sunday
Jul 07 |
Shuaiba, Kuwait: A small fire broke out in a refinery storage tank used for water-oil wastewater. More information |
Sunday
Jul 07 |
Baltimore, MD: Fire spread through a fish oil processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 07 |
Kampung Lembah Kinrara, Malaysia: Fire destroyed a plant that recycles plastic and polystyrene material. More information |
Sunday
Jul 07 |
Seattle, WA: A main thoroughfare was closed for hours while crews tried to contain an ammonia leak at an ice cream plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 07 |
Shuaiba, Kuwait: A minor fire broke out in a refinery storage tank. More information |
Saturday
Jul 06 |
Belgrade, MN: Fire heavily damaged a feed plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 06 |
East Joliet, IL: A fire was reported at a coal-fired power plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 06 |
Habikino, Japan: An explosion and fire rocked a can recycling plant, burning a 1,500 square foot storage area. More information |
Saturday
Jul 06 |
Labadie, MO: A 3-alarm fire was reported at a large power plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 06 |
Lancashire, UK: 15 people including 7 firefighters were treated after a chemical fire at a factory. More information |
Friday
Jul 05 |
Busan, S. Korea: An explosion at a bullet manufacturing plant killed 3 people. More information |
Thursday
Jul 04 |
Canton, MA: Fire broke out at a power plant adjoining a rubber plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 04 |
Putten, The Netherlands: An explosion in 2 grain silos killed 2 workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 03 |
St. Louis, MO: A chemical fire in a vat at a factory was quickly extinguished. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 03 |
Sydney, Australian: About 250 people were evacuated after a factory complex caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 02 |
Wolf Creek, AL: A fire at a battery recycling plant forced area evacuations. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 02 |
Syracuse, N.Y.: An explosion at a specialty metals plant killed 1 worker. More information |
Monday
Jul 01 |
Americus, GA: A chemical spill at a boat making plant sent three firefighters to the hospital. More information |
Monday
Jul 01 |
Claymont, DE: Leaking acid at a chemical plant created a vapor cloud that threatened a neighboring petroleum refinery. More information |
Monday
Jul 01 |
Fort Pierce, FL: A mechanical failure released a cloud of hydrochloric acid at a plastics plant. More information |
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