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Entries for August 2006
Monday
Aug 14 |
China: A gas-liquid separator exploded which started a fire that killed 3 workers. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
Camp Minden, LA: An explosion occurred at a plant that manufactures ammunition. More information |
Sunday
Aug 13 |
Caldwell County, TX: A series of explosions started a fire at a paint and lacquer distribution facility. More information |
Saturday
Aug 12 |
Chamel View, TX: A maintenance contractor was killed at a petrochemical plant while working near a heat exchanger. More information |
Saturday
Aug 12 |
Pasay City, Philippines: 5 people were burned to death in a fire started by a liquefied petroleum gas tank explosion. More information |
Saturday
Aug 12 |
Austria: An explosion and fire in a tank were reported at a biodiesel plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Madison, WI: A pipe burst at a fuel storage facility, spilling between 1,500 and 2,000 gallons of oil. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Zhidan County, China: About 600 workers at a drilling company tried to contain a 5.6 mile slick of crude oil. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Buckingham, Canada: Firefighters put out a huge fire at a propane facility. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Armthorpe, UK: A meat processing plant was shut down due to an anhydrous ammonia leak. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Kunming, China: 10 people were killed in a fire at an upholstery workshop. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 09 |
Neuchantel, Switzerland: A hazmat team was called to a water treatment plant due to a sulphuric acid leak. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 09 |
Los Barrios, Spain: 13 workers at a stainless steel plant suffered eye problems due to an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 09 |
Nehawka, NB: A highway was closed due to an ammonia spill. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Kurnell, Australia: A small fire was reported at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Sheboygan, WI: Fire broke out in a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Coventry, VT: A fire at a methane filled electricity generator forced the power plant to stop producing power. More information |
Monday
Aug 07 |
Yizhang, China: A crude oil tank caught fire at a petroleum and chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 06 |
Ougnee, Belgium: A fire broke out in a steel mill. More information |
Sunday
Aug 06 |
Lincoln, IL: A broken copper pipe released 100 pounds of chlorine into the air at a sewer treatment plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 06 |
Prudhoe Bay, AK: A pipeline at an oil refinery leaked 4-to-5 barrels of oil. More information |
Sunday
Aug 06 |
Shawnee, MO: Fire officials were called to a diesel fuel spill at a concrete plant. More information |
Saturday
Aug 05 |
Byron, GA: An explosion leveled at least 1 building of a pyrotechnic plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 04 |
Memphis, TN: A fire was reported at an agrochemicals company. More information |
Friday
Aug 04 |
Watertown, NY: Flames broke out in a paper factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Wanganui, New Zealand: A plastics plant exploded and caused a fire. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Dayton, TN: An explosion at a plant that makes photographic chemicals injured 3 people. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Sudbury, Canada: An ammonia leak occurred in a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Wasilla, AK: A man was killed in an aluminum plant after a fuel tank he was welding exploded. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Karaman, Turkey: 2 people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Thailand: A fire broke out in a power plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Leoben, Austria: 50 workers were evacuated from a printing circuit factory after toxic gases were released. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Hammond, IN: A tanker truck was being loaded with oil lubricant when it exploded and caught on fire, injuring 2 workers. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Czech Republic: A radioactive water spill was reported at a nuclear power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Louisville, KY: 500 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked from a holding tank in a carbide manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Medford, NJ: A road was shut down after a 40 gallon propane tank ruptured due to extreme heat. More information |
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