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Entries for May 2005
Tuesday
May 17 |
Kronstadt , Russia : One worker was killed and another injured when a fire started at a naval artillery shell dismantling and scrapping plant when powder self combusted. More information |
Monday
May 16 |
Dunkerque, France: While employees manipulated molten metal at a high temperature, an explosion occurred at a metallurgical plant, releasing a cloud of steam and iron oxide. More information |
Monday
May 16 |
Hainan Island , China : A hydrogen sulfide leak killed eight workers at a food factory. More information |
Sunday
May 15 |
Merrimack, NH: Firefighters responded to a fire that broke out at a plastics plant. More information |
Sunday
May 15 |
Amarillo, TX: A fire broke out after a mechanical failure occurred at a gas plant. More information |
Sunday
May 15 |
Newport, AR: A transformer exploded at a steel plant burned 3700 gallons of oil and caused significant damage to the melt shop. More information |
Sunday
May 15 |
Amarillo, TX: A mechanical failure caused a fire in the inlet area of a gas plant. More information |
Sunday
May 15 |
Bourbon County, KY: Workers accidentally mixed two chemicals creating a cloud of nitrogen oxide that resulted in the evacuation of a factory. More information |
Saturday
May 14 |
RichardsBay, S. Africa: A major pump at an industrial waste pipeline failed, leaking wastewater through safety valves into the bay. More information |
Saturday
May 14 |
Ripley , OK : An oil storage tank exploded killing two workers. More information |
Saturday
May 14 |
Jeram, Malaysia: A worker at a rubber factory accidentally opened the wrong valve on a cylinder containing chlorine and caused three others to become ill. More information |
Saturday
May 14 |
Georgetown, SC: A fire caused damage to a porch screen manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
May 13 |
Uruqi , China : At least five people were killed and one other injured when an explosion occurred in an oil storage depot at an electricity generating plant. More information |
Thursday
May 12 |
Whiteford, MD: About 6,000 gallons of aqua ammonia spilled at a fertilizer plant while workers were loading a container of the solution into a pit. More information |
Thursday
May 12 |
Savannah, GA: Hazmat crews responded to a pesticide leak after residents complained of the smell. More information |
Thursday
May 12 |
Tokyo, Japan: Diesel and crude oil from a major oil refinery was spilled into a nearby bay. More information |
Wednesday
May 11 |
Tandragee Castle, UK: Fire fighters worked for five hours to extinguish a fire that started in a potato chip fryer due to fat buildup at a chip factory. More information |
Wednesday
May 11 |
Denver, CO: An explosion occurred in a mixing room at a concrete blending company resulting in a chemical fire that caused fire fighters to have to be decontaminated. More information |
Wednesday
May 11 |
Troy, NY: A fire erupted at a recycling plant causing a series of explosion and resulted in the closure of nearby streets. More information |
Wednesday
May 11 |
Phoenixville, PA: While installing a new electrical cable inside a generating plant, two workers were overcome by fumes from hydrogen sulfide used to clean the demineralizer. More information |
Tuesday
May 10 |
Butler, OK: A natural gas pipeline exploded at a gas plant causing a state highway to be closed down. More information |
Tuesday
May 10 |
Pocahontas, AR: A tool box manufacturing plant evacuated 30 workers after hydrochloric acid was spilled onto the floor of the plant. More information |
Tuesday
May 10 |
Lyons, TX: A piece of machinery burst into flames outside a chemical factory. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Logan, UT: Two employees mixed 14 five-gallon buckets of an epoxy resin and a curing agent, creating a hazardous cloud of vapor at an electronics manufacturing company. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Westerly, RI: A broken peroxide line caused a fire injuring four people and resulted in the evacuation of nearby residents. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Thibodaux, LA: A valve broke while employees were transferring chlorine from one tank to another at a city water plant, resulting in a chemical leak. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Portland, OR: Three workers were injured after an explosion at a chemical plant resulting in the evacuation of nearby businesses. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Abanilla, Spain: A man was buried under a mountain of trash at a waste treatment plant. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Poole, UK: Two gas cylinders exploded at an industrial estate injuring two people. More information |
Monday
May 09 |
Portland, OR: An over pressurized tank of metyl-ethl-ketone exploded and destroyed part of a chemical plant, injuring three workers. More information |
Sunday
May 08 |
Columbus, OH: Hazmat officials were concerned when businesses complained of smelling fumes that were being emitted from a nearby chemical factory. More information |
Sunday
May 08 |
Gloucester, MA: Contaminated wastewater was diverted into a nearby river to keep untreated sewage from backing up into the harbor and storm drains after a power serge caused a sewer treatment plant to break down. More information |
Sunday
May 08 |
Riverton , WY : While spraying a flammable liner inside a rail car, a worker was killed after static electricity caused an explosion inside the tank. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
New Brunswick, Canada: It was thought that faulty wiring caused a fire at a manufacturing warehouse causing two propane tanks to explode. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Ibadan, Nigeria: A train carrying over 10 tankers of petroleum derailed causing three tankers to spill. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Hartland, N.B.: A fire and explosion occurred at a plant that manufactures industrial and excavation equipment resulting in the evacuation of nearby residents. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Portage , IN : While cleaning a hopper at a steel plant, one worker was killed when he was buried by dust-like material. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Victoria, Australia: A man was crushed to death when a 12 ton container fell sideways when being moved at a recycling plant. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Moscow, Russia: A fire erupted at a metallurgical plant causing about 480 square yards of the roof to collapse. More information |
Saturday
May 07 |
Panchaboti, Bangladesh: Twelve people and several livestock became ill from inhaling toxic fumes that were emitted from a fertilizer factory. More information |
Friday
May 06 |
Alberta, Canada: An explosion occurred when workers were mixing paint causing a fire at a hazardous waste plant. More information |
Friday
May 06 |
Douglas, WY: A highway was closed after chlorine began to leak uncontrollably when workers tried to remove an old chlorine-to-water injection system. More information |
Friday
May 06 |
Sunry region, Ukraine: An attempt to siphon oil caused a major pipeline to depressurize. More information |
Friday
May 06 |
Asheville, NC: An acid and corrosive chemical mixture leaked from a tractor trailer on a major interstate but no vapor was produced because it was contained to the asphalt. More information |
Friday
May 06 |
Contantia, Africa: A fuel tanker carrying about 7400 gallons of gasoline and about 1200 gallons of diesel collided with a vehicle and caught fire. More information |
Thursday
May 05 |
Dodgeville, WI: Firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that erupted after an explosion in a sawdust silo at a woodworking plant. More information |
Thursday
May 05 |
Alberta, Canada: Employees at a hazardous waste company mixed two chemicals resulting in an explosion and fire. More information |
Thursday
May 05 |
Goshen, IN: Fumes from lacquer thinner ignited when a worker at a motor home manufacturing plant was welding on a barrel resulting in an explosion. More information |
Thursday
May 05 |
East County, TX: A corroded pipeline leaked about 80 barrels of crude oil into a nearby creek. More information |
Wednesday
May 04 |
Bronx, NY: A steam tank exploded at an industrial dry cleaning business, injuring three people. More information |
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