Thursday
Jul 07 |
Indianapolis, IN: A fire at an plastics plant kept fire officials busy for two days. More information |
Thursday
Jul 07 |
Fredericksburg VA: A tractor-trailer spilled sodium hydrosulphide in an accident with two other tractor trailers on a major highway. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 06 |
Norwood MA: A worker was injured when fire broke out at a construction materials manufacturing company. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 06 |
Warstein Germany: A faulty cylinder valve caused chlorine to leak into a hospitals water treatment plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 06 |
Greensboro NC: A worker unloading a tractor-trailer rig at a chemical plant was exposed to ethylene oxide. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 06 |
Albuquerque, NM: A motor on the roof of a liquid asphalt tank caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 06 |
Freienbrink, Germany: About 300kg of anhydrous ammonia leaked from a cooling system on the roof of a freight depot warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 05 |
Nottingham, UK: A chemical fire at an industrial plant injured nine firefighters. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 05 |
Indianapolis, IN: A tanker truck spilled 3,100 gallons of sulfuric acid at an aluminum anodizing plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
Rolla, MO : About 40,000 pounds of zinc stearate spilled when a truck crashed on an interstate highway. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
Ayer, MA: Hazmat crews quickly contained an ammonia leak discovered at a soda bottling company. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
Marne, MI: A fire that started in a fertilizer plant grain elevators spread throughout the facility. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
Shanghai China: Several anhydrous ammonia cylinders exploded after prolonged exposure to high temperatures injuring about 108 people. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
West Columbia TX: A major highway was shut down after a tanker truck hauling molten sulfur overturned. More information |
Monday
Jul 04 |
South Fallsburg NY: A safety valve on a 30000 gallon tank of liquid carbon dioxide exploded at a chicken processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 03 |
Paterson NJ: Several overcharged batteries caught fire at a battery manufacturing company. More information |
Sunday
Jul 03 |
Taichung City Taiwan: About 18 people were injured in a fertilizer plant explosion which released ammonia ethylene and methyl alcohol. More information |
Sunday
Jul 03 |
Nashville TN: A fire erupted at an aluminum recycling plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 03 |
Kaswazaki-Kariwa Japan: A vacuum fell into the steam condenser of a reactor at a nuclear power plant causing it to automatically shut down. More information |
Sunday
Jul 03 |
Rome GA: A worker was killed when he was dragged into a paper machine at a linerboard mill. More information |
Saturday
Jul 02 |
Anwpanulam Village India: Ten people were killed when an explosion rocked a firework factory. More information |
Saturday
Jul 02 |
Elizabeth NJ: Toxic chemicals fueled a fire at a foil manufacturing plant that injured four firefighters. More information |
Saturday
Jul 02 |
Papua , New Guinea : A refrigerator containing chemicals exploded at an agricultural lab. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
Tarmigan , Iraq : A blown transformer caused a fire at a power station which left millions without water. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
San Pedro do Sul Portugal: Three people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
Grenchen Switzerland: Fire destroyed a printing ink plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
Bengbu China: Workers were unloading epoxy propane when a tanker exploded at a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
Kaohisiung Taiwan: A petroleum refinery caught on fire. More information |
Friday
Jul 01 |
Morris IL: Twenty thousand pounds of molten aluminum spilled out of a furnace causing an aluminum plant fire. More information |