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Entries for February 2007
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Goalpara, India: Four workers at an animal feed plant died after descending into a tank of molasses. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Limerick, Ireland: Fire broke out in a cold storage unit. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Prudhoe, U.K.: Paper tissue on a drying machine caught fire at a hygiene products factory. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Surat, India: A fire at a photo chemicals plant caused major damage. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Tristan, Falkland Islands: Fire destroyed a fish processing factory. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 13 |
Udhana, India: A fire broke out in a storeroom of a plant making gold and silver thread. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Beaufort, N.C.: A seriously injured worker at a veneer plant spent more than an hour trapped in a conveyor belt. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Breitenau am Hordrlantsch, Austria: Nearly 6,000 liters of a hydrochloric acid solution leaked from a truck. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Calgary, Alberta: A chemical reaction led to the evacuation of an industrial park. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Ecru, MS: Almost half of a 12 million square foot furniture plant was destroyed by fire. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Goldsley, OK: Fire spread through a tire factory. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Leominster, MA: A fire suppression system extinguished a flash fire in equipment at a custom flocking plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Lynchberg, VA: An explosion involving sawdust stored for heating shook a furniture factory. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Ricardo, TX: A 16-inch pipeline ruptured and caught fire. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Rosemount, MN: Fire broke out in equipment at a feed processing plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Tyler, TX: At least 2,800 pounds of sulfur dioxide was released into the air at a refinery. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Wilmington, CA: A worker was injured in a flash fire at a refinery. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Yunnan, China: A tanker truck spilled its load of sulfuric acid into a river. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Samut Prakan, Thailand: A tanker carrying 1,500 gallons of xylene overturned and leaked. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Tacoma, WA: A chlorine leak was reported at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Tula de Allende, Mexico: Fire broke out at an oil refinery. More information |
Monday
Feb 12 |
Jarrow, U.K.: A potentially dangerous chemical spill was reported at an industrial estate. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Ussolje Sibirskoje, Russia: One man died after being exposed to hydrogen sulphide. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Vienna, Austria: A hydrochloric acid spill was reported at a galvanizing plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Hambden Township, OH: A gas well fire caused extensive damage. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Batesville, AR: Fire broke out at a biodiesel plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Louisville, KY: Kerosene vapors caught fire in the oven area of an aluminum foil plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Torrance, CA: An equipment breakdown at a refinery required flaring. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Winchester, KY: An oil pipeline crossing a farm ruptured. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Auckland, New Zealand: A worker at an electro-plating factory was splashed with sodium cyanide. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Fort St. John, B.C.: Fire broke out at a chemical storage facility. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Fosteria, OH: Frozen hydrants hindered extinguishing a furnace fire at a materials technology plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
McIntosh, AL: Leaking toxic gas injured one refinery worker and forced the closure to two schools. More information |
Sunday
Feb 11 |
Malters, Switzerland: A worker died from burns received from an explosion inside a tank. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Decatur, IL: Two workers died and 16 became ill from carbon monoxide after a fire in an air handling unit at a corn processing plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Delaware City, DE: A power failure triggered two small fires at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
El Jebel, CO: About 1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled when a tanker overturned. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Galilee, R.I.: An ammonia leak at a seafood processing plant closed the facility for several hours. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Trainer, PA: Homes near an oil refinery were temporarily evacuated after a light hydrocarbon leaked into the storm sewer system. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Lawrenceburg, OH: Three people were treated after a steam explosion at a power plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Maarheze, Netherlands: Naphtha vapor from a ruptured pipeline threatened a residential neighborhood but did not ignite. More information |
Saturday
Feb 10 |
Muscatine, IA: Fire broke out at a plant that processes dry molasses for cattle feed. More information |
Friday
Feb 09 |
Delaware City, DE: A fire in a refinery processing unit resulted in a release of toxic gas. More information |
Friday
Feb 09 |
Arvonia, VA: An explosion rocked an plant specializing in aggregate for cement blocks. More information |
Friday
Feb 09 |
Ingolstadt, Germany: Refinery firefighters extinguished a fire when gasoline leaked from pipework. More information |
Thursday
Feb 08 |
Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium: A gas leak was reported at a pharmaceuticals plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 08 |
Foleshill, U.K.: Fifty workers evacuated a luxury flooring plant due to an equipment fire. More information |
Thursday
Feb 08 |
Gunahati, India: One worker died and nine were injured in an explosion at an aluminum plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 08 |
Henry, TN: Fire destroyed a pre-fab construction plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 08 |
Wilmington, CA: Four worker were injured in a flash fire at an oil refinery. More information |
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