Monday
Jul 18 |
Tyler TX: Zinc dust caught fire at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 17 |
Cleveland OH: Flames broke out at a mineral factory. More information |
Sunday
Jul 17 |
Aurangabad India: Three people were killed when a crack in a chemical plant reactor triggered a reaction leading to an explosion. More information |
Sunday
Jul 17 |
Rocton IL: Trees behind a paper recycling company caught fire spreading flames through 500 paper bales. More information |
Saturday
Jul 16 |
Yosu Korea: Several employees exposed to a phosgene leak at a pharmaceutical plant became ill. More information |
Saturday
Jul 16 |
Shizuishan China: An explosion and fire at a zinc refinery resulted in two deaths. More information |
Saturday
Jul 16 |
Nampa ID: A polymer pile at an asphalt company caught fire causing extensive damage. More information |
Saturday
Jul 16 |
Marsascala Malta: Crews were shredding tree trimmings when an explosion ignited a fire at a waste treatment plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 15 |
Crystal River FL: A fire related to a boiler feed pump broke out at a refinery. More information |
Friday
Jul 15 |
Pittsburgh PA: An explosion at a manufacturing plant caused injuries. More information |
Thursday
Jul 14 |
Phoenix AZ: Fire destroyed a paint-booth manufacturing plant injuring two firefighters. More information |
Thursday
Jul 14 |
Lafayette IN: Flames spread from a grain dust collector at a corn processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 14 |
Columbia SC: Workers were evacuated after water spilled into a barrel of mamidine sulfinic acid at a textile facility. More information |
Thursday
Jul 14 |
Sacramento CA: A container punctured by a forklift leaked phosphoric acid. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Lubbock TX: A cloud of nitrogen crossing a highway forced officials to close it. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Long Beach CA: Propane leaking from the valve on a 1600 gallon tank forced an area evacuation. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Seattle WA: An explosion led to a fire in a hopper at a cement plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Takaka New Zealand: Welding is blamed for a fire that damaged a dairy factory. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Toledo OH: Fire broke out at a refinery specializing in greases and oils. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Shasta CA: Fire officials worked to repair a chlorine leak at a water treatment plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Fresno CA: Escaping gas ignited at a gas processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Johnston County NC: A fire in an asphalt plants dust filtration system resulted in a major highway being closed. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Salt Lake City UT: Refinery workers were cutting metal when sparks ignited dry grass nearby. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Mersin Turkey: Nearly 40 people became ill from ammonia leaking from a ruptured pipe at a fertilizer factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Fort Atkinson NE: Burning chemicals at a plastics plant created toxic smoke. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Ehimi Japan: A gallon of water used to control boric acid levels leaked from a reactor at a nuclear power plant. No radiation danger was detected. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Wauconda IL: Sprinkler systems helped confine a fire at a metal plating factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Queensland Australia: Fire destroyed a butter factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
West Yorkshire UK: Arson is suspected in a fire that heavily damaged a factory specializing in shop fitting equipment and retail displays. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Cedar Falls, IA: Thirteen people were decontaminated after being exposed to spilled nitric acid. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Loganton PA: A fire caused heavy damage to a meat packing plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Adelaide Australia: A recycling plant caught fire causing about 1 million in damage. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Ontario Canada: A fire broke out in the process heater of a refinerys pre-treating unit. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Kingston IN: A tanker truck leaking methyl methacrylate monomer forced officials to close the highway. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Newcastle UK: A factory that makes components for central heating systems was destroyed by a fire. More information |
Saturday
Jul 09 |
Utah: An overturned truck spilled sodium hydroxide forcing the closure of an interstate highway. More information |
Saturday
Jul 09 |
Rhymney Valley South Wales: Gas cylinders exposed to fire exploded at a refridgator recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
San Antonio TX: Firefighters extinguished a fire while working to contain basins filled with nitric and chromatic acid at an electronics plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Sanford NC: A dust collecting machine at an automotive manufacturing plant caught fire but was quickly extinguished. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Qinhuangdao China: Three people were injured when a burning oil tanker exploded at a sea port. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Cham Switzerland: A delivery tanker unloaded into the wrong tank creating hydrogen sulphide fumes that sent two workers to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Tabasco Mexico: Two people were killed and 13 others injured in a series of explosions involving a natural gas pipeline. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Melbourne, Australia: Sparks from a grinder ignited a fire at a plant specializing in printing chemicals. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Hollywood, FL: A delivery truck rolled over spilling a few gallons of bleach resulting in the closure of three northbound lanes of a major highway. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan: A fire broke out at a petroleum refinery being restarted after a maintenance shut down. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
South Toledo, OH: Fire crews removed a conveyor belt system at a grain plant to extinguish a fire burning in a silo. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Quebec, Canada: Four workers were injured in an explosion inside a closed basin at a water treatment plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Greendale, IN: Fire officials battled a massive blaze at a recycling plant decided to let the fire burn itself out. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Norwood, MA: Fire broke out at a construction materials manufacturing plant when oil mist from a leaking hose ignited. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Butler County, OH: Emergency officials determined that a chemical leak discovered near a regional airport involved hydrochloric acid.. More information |