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Entries for November 2004
Tuesday
Nov 30 |
West Liberty , IA : An ammonia leak at a turkey processing plant sickened area residents. More information |
Monday
Nov 29 |
Providence , RI : An ammonia leak caused the evacuation of employees at a jewelry plant. More information |
Monday
Nov 29 |
Richland, FL:1 crewman was killed and 3 others injured when 2 freight trains collided, spilling about 300,000 gallons of fertilizer as well as diesel fuel and lubricants. More information |
Sunday
Nov 28 |
Vitre , France : A refrigerator compressor stared a fire at an ice cream factory. More information |
Saturday
Nov 27 |
Kobe , Japan : A broken valve on a tank caused butylphenol to leak at a tank cleaning companys tank terminal. More information |
Friday
Nov 26 |
Haddam Neck , CT : Fumes from a chemical spill at a decommissioned power plant sent 2 security guards to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Nov 26 |
New Glasgow , Nova Scotia : A chemical spill at a steel plant caused the evacuation of employees. More information |
Friday
Nov 26 |
Melbourne , Australia : A fire at a factory caused extensive damage. More information |
Friday
Nov 26 |
Kaukauna , WI : A paper machine caught fire and caused moderate damage to a paper mill. More information |
Thursday
Nov 25 |
West Deptford, PA: A fire was brought under control in less than 2 hours that started in the furnace piping of a hydro-treater unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Nov 25 |
Navi Mumbai , India : Chemicals caught fire and destroyed a silicon product manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 25 |
Melford , UK : A forklift started a fire near a pallet of cardboard boxes at a bottle manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 25 |
Memphis , TN : A ruptured tank spilled almost 1,000 gallons of fuel when a train derailed. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 24 |
Lilburn , GA : A propane leak seeped into a storm drain causing the closure of nearby businesses and roads. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 24 |
Kilgore , TX : About 200 residents were evacuated when a leak was discovered in a high pressure gas pipeline. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 24 |
Lowestoft , UK : A fire broke out in a duct in the roof of a food factory leading to the evacuation of employees. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 23 |
Rotterdam , England : A fire broke out in a crude distillation unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 23 |
Fremont , NY : A fire started in a curing oven and spread to insulation and fiber board at a battery plant causing $25,000 damage. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 23 |
Arnhem , Netherlands : About 25 people aboard a passenger train became ill from a goods train that leaked methyl tert butyl ether. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 23 |
Paducah , KY : A faulty breaker in a transformer started a fire at a uranium plant. More information |
Monday
Nov 22 |
Murrysville , PA : Freon leaked from an air conditioning unit and was circulated into the ventilation system at an equipment plant causing about 300 employees to become ill. More information |
Monday
Nov 22 |
Salt Lake City , UT : An explosion at a chemical plant caused a tanker to spill about 10,000 gallons of sodium thiocarbonate as it was off-loading. More information |
Sunday
Nov 21 |
Melbourne , Australia : A fire ignited near a power substation at a brick factory. More information |
Saturday
Nov 20 |
St. Johns, Newfoundland: A chemical injection system failure and a faulty detection sensor caused oil to leak into the Atlantic Ocean for about five hours. More information |
Friday
Nov 19 |
Mirfield , UK : A fire broke out in the storeroom of a cashmere factory causing extensive damage. More information |
Friday
Nov 19 |
Middletown , PA : About 55 gallons of a hazardous chemical was spilled while being transferred from its container at a plastics plant sending eight employees to the hospital. More information |
Thursday
Nov 18 |
North Braddock , PA : A fire broke out as liquid being poured into a mold leaked onto the floor of a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 18 |
York , ND : A valve malfunction on a tanker at a truck station caused about 15,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia to leak, leading to the evacuation of the town. More information |
Thursday
Nov 18 |
Fort Morgan, CO: A sugar plant evaporating unit over pressurized causing an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Auckland , New Zealand : A gas leak was detected in a sterilization unit of a hospital causing the evacuation of staff from the area. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Spring Valley , IL : Between 20 and 30 gallons of a corrosive liquid spilled at a chemical facility causing the evacuation of employees and area businesses. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Paranagua, Brazil : 31 crew members were killed when a tanker being loaded with fuel exploded. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Lewistown , PA : A heater caused a fire that destroyed a warehouse at a recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Cologne , Germany : Acetic anhydride was disposed of in the wrong container causing fumes that sent 12 employees to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Fort Madison , IA : A 1- ton cylinder leaked chlorine at a water treatment plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Alexandria , LA : Sulphuric acid was spilled on part of an interstate highway causing traffic to slow. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Gadsden , AL : A truck overturned a hazardous material leading to the closure of an interstate highway. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Kilkenny , Ireland : A chemical leak at a brewery resulted in the evacuation of nearby residents. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Oakdale , IA : An underground sewer pipe broke and released a low-level radioactive fluid in a nearby park. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Caracas , Venezuela : One worker was injured in a fire that broke out at an oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Haifa , Israel : Fuel oil seeped into a drainage channel, caught fire and spread toward a chemical factory. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Aberdeen , UK : A feed screw on a corn dryer broke causing a fire at an ethanol plant. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Fairbanks , AK : A utilidor system allowed carbon monoxide and smoke to leak into neighboring homes during a training exercise. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Decatur , AL : A fire ignited in a furnace at a steering gear plant causing the evacuation of 1,000 workers. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Ormeau , Australia : A large pile of plastic caught fire and emitted toxic fumes at a recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Raleigh , NC : A fire broke out at a storage plant and destroyed several units. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Lincoln City , OR : A mixing machine started a fire that caused about $100,000 damage to an asphalt factory. More information |
Thursday
Nov 11 |
Johnstown , ND : Fire officials responded to a fire that erupted in the control house of a fertilizer plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 11 |
Woodstock, IL: 6 workers were injured when a fire broke out at a manufacturing company. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
Wheeling , IL : A liter of acetonitrile was spilled at a biological services company resulted in 16 people being treated as a precaution. More information |
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