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Entries for February 2007
Monday
Feb 19 |
Riverside, CA: Responders rescued a worker who fell into a shallow vat of polymer. More information |
Monday
Feb 19 |
Spartanberg, S.C.: Firefighters contained a fire in a metal fabricating plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Venice, LA: A welder died when a tank barge carrying 17,000 gallons of crude oil exploded and burned. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Big Spring, TX: An explosion and fire ripped through an oil refinery, injuring five. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Chenzhou City, China: Fifteen people died when a tanker truck carrying toluene collided with a bus and caught fire. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Greenwich Twp., N.J.: Several thousand gallons of jet fuel spilled at a refinery. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Port San Martin, Brazil: An explosion in a desulfurization furnace resulted in an oil refinery fire. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Wahpeton, N.D.: Fire destroyed a metal plating plant, creating hazmat concerns. More information |
Sunday
Feb 18 |
Wright Township, PA: An explosion and fire ripped through a pipeline transfer station. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Wilson, N.C.: Fumes from a gasoline-powerd saw used in an unventilated area killed two contractors at an aerospace plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Franklin, TN: A chemical spill contaminating a local creek was traced to a paint plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Green Bay, WI: Dust caused a stubborn concealed fire at a paper mill. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Cincinnati, OH: A fire that destroyed a cabinet factory later rekindled. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Kolkata, India: Fire swept through a leather manufacturing plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Provo, UT: A gas explosion at an iron factory left one worker critically injured. More information |
Saturday
Feb 17 |
Utah County, UT: An explosion ripped through a pipe factory, injuring 11 workers. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Corsham, U.K.: Fire damaged the loading bay of a cooked meats factory. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Detroit, MI: Fuel spilled from a tractor-trailer truck at a food processing plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Kalaeloa, HI: Multiple processing units were disabled by a refinery fire. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Kibbutz Givat Oz, Israel: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a cosmetics factory. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Waycross, GA: A fire in a former meat packing plant that smoldered several days threatened a sheet metal plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Warren, PA: Vandals started a fire that damaged a propane refinery. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Wichita, KS: Fire destroyed a plastic tank at a plating company. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Sunray, TX: 19 people were treated after an explosion and fire at an oil refinery. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Southfield, MI: Two workers were treated after being sprayed by acid at a molding and tool plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Tekirdag, Turkey: Fire destroyed a paper plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Shelbyville, IN: A fire at a fiberglass insulation plant destroyed the office area. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
Akron, OH: An explosion and fire involving a railroad tank car was reported. More information |
Friday
Feb 16 |
South Shields, UK: A worker was injured by an explosion at a battery manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Kingsport, TN: Black liquor, used to break down tree pulp, and sewage from a paper plant backed up into a local creek. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Nanticoke, ON: A fire in a oil refinery crude units leads to fuel rationing at some gas stations in the province. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Iowa Falls, IA: Nearly 29,000 gallons of ethanol spilled at a plant, threatening to contaminate a pond. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Lagos, Nigeria: Fire spread through three factories and two warehouses. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
McCook, TX: A 20-inch gas pipeline ruptured and caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Mittagong, Australia: Ammonia leaking from a freight train halted rail service. More information |
Thursday
Feb 15 |
Wilson, N.C.: Fire caused extensive damage at a rubber manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Clarksville, TN: A small explosion damaged electrical systems at a zinc refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Giles County, VA: Nearly 7,100 gallons of kerosene and diesel leaked from an overturned tanker into a creek. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Michigan City, IN: A small fire broke out at a factory for making polyester. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Rechytsa, Belarus: Several hundred cubic meters of diesel leaked from a pipeline. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Milton, W.V.: An accident involving a chemical tanker closed a major highway for six hours. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Terre Haute, IN: An explosion at a power plant injured two workers. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Minatitlan, Mexico: Fire broke out at a refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Houston, TX: Bomb threats forced evacuation at an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 14 |
Poleglass, U.K.: A major fire broke out at a fuel depot. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Zenica, Bosnia: Three workers died in an explosion at a steel factory. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Delaware City, DE: Fire broke out in a crude unit at a refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Gilbertsville, MT: A truck storage building at a manufacturing plant burned, destroying 6 cement mixers. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Elmwood Park, N.J.: Fire spread through a warehouse at a paper mill. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Fife, U.K.: Two firefighters were injured in a packaging plant fire. More information |
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