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Entries for December 2006
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Bangkok, Thailand: Fire broke out in a wood processing factory. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Franklin, VA: Sulfuric acid was discovered leaking from a train near a paper mill. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Salem, N.J.: Twenty tons of molten glass spilled out of a ruptured tank at a glass factory. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Sun Prairie, WI: Fire broke out in the offices of a tire and rubber plant. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Toledo, OH: It took nearly an hour to rescue an injured steelworker who fell into a pit at a steel pickling and processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Wilmington, CA: A hydrogen sulfide release was reported at an oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Dec 31 |
Yavatmal, India: Fire destroyed a bone fertilizer factory. More information |
Saturday
Dec 30 |
Hunesburg, VT: Flames spread through a lumber mill. More information |
Saturday
Dec 30 |
Omaha, NE: A small fire briefly disrupted production at a cereal plant. More information |
Saturday
Dec 30 |
Tiruchy, India: Ammonia gas leaked from storage at a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Dec 29 |
Nacharam, India: Four workers were injured in a fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Dec 29 |
Avonmore, PA: Three workers were injured operating grinding equipment at a plant that make steel industry equipment. More information |
Friday
Dec 29 |
Joplin, MO: A broken valve released 6,000 gallons of road deicing chemical. More information |
Friday
Dec 29 |
Ontario, OR: Fire destroyed a maintenance building at a food processing plant. More information |
Friday
Dec 29 |
Thelkuli, India: An angry mob attacked a power and steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 28 |
Institute, W.V.: Decomposing insecticide created a powerful stench at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 28 |
Kura, Fiji: Fire destroyed a local factory. More information |
Thursday
Dec 28 |
Moses Lake, WA: A hydrogen explosion damaged part of a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 28 |
New Florence, PA: Nine ethanol tanker cars derailed, with two catching fire. More information |
Thursday
Dec 28 |
Phoenix, AZ: A fiberglass blanket on a nuclear power plant cooling tower caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Bloomfield Hills, MI: A tanker carrying methanol overturned, causing a small spill. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Emporia, KS: Fire destroyed a pallet plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Freeport, IL: Rubber dust in the ventilation system of a tire plant ignited. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Homedale, ID: Fire destroyed a concrete plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Kolkata, India: Two firefighters were injured dealing with hydrochloric acid spilling from a damaged tanker truck. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 27 |
Yantai, China: Fire damaged nearly one-third of a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Fairmount, MN: An ammonia leak at a food processing plant sent two firefighters to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Madison, WI: Fire broke out on a production line at a freezer manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Marcoline, MO: A bomb threat interrupted operations at a printing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Port Dickson, Malaysia: Fire damaged a flare stack at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Stanton, U.K.: Fire caused major damage to a printing ink plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Whitehall, MI: A plant specializing in turbine engine parts received minor fire damage. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 26 |
Melbourne, Australia: A chemical leak at a factory affected eight workers. More information |
Monday
Dec 25 |
Thirsk, U.K.: Fire spread through a local factory. More information |
Sunday
Dec 24 |
Beharra Springs, Australia: Fire damaged a gas plant, putting it out of commission for at least a month. More information |
Sunday
Dec 24 |
Wyoming, IL: Fire destroyed an industrial facility. More information |
Sunday
Dec 24 |
Pascagoula, MS: Gasoline leaked from an overturned transport truck. More information |
Saturday
Dec 23 |
Mountain Home, AR: A factory specializing in surfaces for lab furniture caught fire. More information |
Saturday
Dec 23 |
North Canterbury, New Zealand: A fire at a plastics recycling plant raised fear that a nearby river had been contaminated. More information |
Friday
Dec 22 |
Clinton, IO: Smoldering coal dust was reported at an agricultural products plant. More information |
Friday
Dec 22 |
East Peoria, IL: Four worker were injured when fire erupted in a heat treating molding unit of a heavy equipment manufacturer. More information |
Friday
Dec 22 |
West Footscray, Australia: Area resident were warned to shelter-in-place when a fire broke out at a plant making chlorine tablets. More information |
Friday
Dec 22 |
Yorktown, PA: A coker unit at an oil refinery released steam and hydrocarbons. More information |
Thursday
Dec 21 |
Cicero, IL: A fire engulfed a furniture factory. More information |
Thursday
Dec 21 |
Connoquenessing Twp., PA: Equipment caught fire at a plastics plant. More information |
Thursday
Dec 21 |
Lumberton, N.C.: Despite drenching rain, a fire at a plant that processes straw burned nearly a week. More information |
Thursday
Dec 21 |
Oxnard, CA: An explosion at an asphalt plant shut down a major highway. More information |
Thursday
Dec 21 |
Portage, IN: A train derailment ruptured a nitrogen line at an industrial gas facility. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 20 |
Fields Landing, CA: An explosion in a storage silo rocked a carbon plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 20 |
Lamont, CA: A fire was reported at a diesel fuel refinery. More information |
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