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Entries for December 2004
Thursday
Dec 02 |
Chico, CA: An explosion and fire at a chemical plant resulted when a 30-gallon barrel of wax flakes was added to a vat of acetone. More information |
Thursday
Dec 02 |
North Wales, UK: A fire ignited and burned for about 16 hours at a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 02 |
College Station, TX: 25 people became ill from an ammonia leak at a poultry processing plant with 11 transported to a local hospital. More information |
Thursday
Dec 02 |
Lower Pottsgrove, PA: A leak in a gasket in a PVC reactor caused the release of 360 pounds of vinyl chloride gas at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 02 |
Taunton, MA: More than 200 gallons of toluene was spilled when a storage tank overflowed. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
New Ulm, MN: A fire was discovered in the utility area of a butter packaging plant resulting in the evacuation of all employees. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
Bristol, UK: A fire at a polystyrene packaging factory destroyed 1 building and damaged another. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
Charlotte, NC: Acetic acid leaked in an office at a chemical plant forcing employee evacuations More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
Ocozocuautla, Mexico: More than 7,200 small fireworks exploded in a chain reaction at a fireworks factory, killing 1 employee and injuring 8 others. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 01 |
Burlington Township, PA: Polymer resin spilled when a vat overflowed at a plastics plant blowing the resin into nearby neighborhoods. More information |