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Entries for November 2004
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
Dekalb , IL : Hazmat crews investigated a suspicious white powder at a chocolate manufacturing company. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
San Antonio, TX: 1 worker was killed and another injured when a train accidentally pushed through the side of an ice storage plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
Dickerson , MD : Some caustic chemicals were released when a 300-gallon chemical tank ruptured at a nuclear plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
Gardendale , AL : A volunteer firefighter was sickened by fumes while cleaning up methyl mercaptan. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 10 |
Fife , WA : A controlled burn was conducted after a fire broke out in a gas processing unit at a petrochemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Lawrenceville , GA : An explosion and fire at a water reclamation plant injured 2 people. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Port Darlington , Canada : Hundreds of people were evacuated from the area around a propane company when a fire caused several explosions. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Hubei , China : A gas leak caused by lightning damaged a sulphur dioxide insulating tower at a chemical plant and sent 108 people to the hospital for respiratory complications. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Walnut Creek, CA: 3 people were killed when a petroleum pipeline carrying fuel for private and corporate aviation exploded while a welding company was digging near it. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Monkstown , Ireland : A fire ignited when a spark from welding equipment entered the filter in an extraction unit at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 09 |
Columbia , SC : Static electricity caused a fire in the tape manufacturing area of a packaging plant. 11 firefighters went to the hospital as a precaution. More information |
Monday
Nov 08 |
Ivel , KY : A 4-inch natural gas line exploded in a subdivision injuring at least 8 people and damaging several houses. More information |
Monday
Nov 08 |
Holland Township , MI : A fire was contained at an ink plant in an area where pigment material is dried. Thick smoke caused traffic delays. More information |
Sunday
Nov 07 |
Strasbourg , France : No one was injured when a fire broke out in an oil refinery unit where oil is transformed into gas. More information |
Sunday
Nov 07 |
Boone , IA : Hazmat crews worked to neutralize phosphoric acid that leaked from a train as it traveled across Iowa . More information |
Saturday
Nov 06 |
Bearberry , Canada : A fire ignited at a sweet gas well killing 1 worker and injuring 2 others. More information |
Saturday
Nov 06 |
Lake Zurich , IL : Corrosive chemicals stored in a box caused a chemical reaction resulting in a fire at a tile plant. More information |
Saturday
Nov 06 |
Bateman Island , WA : A fire at an oil recycling plant caused significant damage to storage tanks and supporting platforms. More information |
Saturday
Nov 06 |
Bristol , TN : An explosion that occurred in the drying room of a concrete plant killed a night watchman. More information |
Friday
Nov 05 |
Fort-Mardyck, France: Hot hydrocarbons escaped from a defective filter at a refinery injuring 3 workers. More information |
Thursday
Nov 04 |
Auckland , New Zealand : Hazmat teams investigated what was thought to be an Isopropanol leak on a ship and found it was anti-freeze. More information |
Thursday
Nov 04 |
Houston , TX : A gallon of concentrated hydrogen peroxide spilled at a cleaning facility causing workers to be sickened by the fumes. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 03 |
Jutland , Denmark : A fire caused a series of explosion at a fireworks factory that killed 1 firefighter and injured 6 others. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 03 |
Sydney , Australia : Seventy workers were evacuated after a small dust explosion occurred inside a drying vat at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company. Two people were injured. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Fridley , MN:A contract worker was killed after being pinned underneath a crane at a processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Dublin , Ireland : Fire crews worked to contain a blaze at a waste water plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Dover , OH : A vapor cloud released at a chemical plant caused residents to take safety precautions. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Salem , OR : A double wall heat exhaust duct failed causing a fire at a potato chip plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Boone , IA : Hazmat officials investigated a powder found in an envelope at a magazine subscription processing company. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Ashtabula Township , OH : A chemical company released a cloud of titanium tetrachloride that dispersed over a lake, no injuries were reported. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 02 |
Charleroi , WA : The ventilation system at a glass plant drew chemical fumes from a roof sealant sickening 11 workers. More information |
Monday
Nov 01 |
Kaztalovskii , Kazakhstan:A gas pipeline exploded and burned, killing 3 and injuring 3 others who were working on a parallel pipeline. More information |
Monday
Nov 01 |
Gillette , NY : A propane-filled water boiler exploded at an explosives manufacturing plant killing 1 employee and injuring 2 others. More information |
Monday
Nov 01 |
New Haven , CT : More than 30 workers at a food plant suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning because no exhaust fan was running. More information |