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Entries for October 2008
Friday
Oct 24 |
Lawton, OK: A fire at a power plant left 4,000 residents without power. More information |
Friday
Oct 24 |
Kansas, IL: Fire destroyed a trailer and building at an animal feed plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 24 |
Belle, WV: A flange in a half-inch pipe leaked sulfuric acid at a textile plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 24 |
Edmonton, Alberta: An explosion at a plastics plant sent 9 workers to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Oct 24 |
Coryton, U.K.: A vapor release in a refinery naphtha unit triggered a major response. More information |
Friday
Oct 24 |
Greerton, New Zealand: Six people were treated after an ammonia leak at a seafood processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Edmonton, AB: A tank of organic peroxide exploded at a plastics plant, injuring 9 workers. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Enfield, CT: A small section of roof caught fire at a precision tool plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Rosemount, MN: An explosion destroyed a shredder building at an aluminium plant, injuring a worker. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Tiljala, India: 2 workers were injured in a tannery fire. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Corpus Christi, TX: Detectors at a refinery indicated a vapor release and activated water curtains. More information |
Thursday
Oct 23 |
Dakota County, MN: An explosion destroyed a shredder building at an aluminium plant, injuring a worker. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Altamira, Mexico: At least 150 people were affected by an acetic acid leak at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Champaign, IL: Insulation surrounding a pump moving heated oil caught fire at a food processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Chengmai County, China: 3 people died and five were injured when an oil tanker being repaired exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Donges, France: More than 500 gallons of heavy fuel leaked from a pipeline into the Loire. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Ellesmere, U.K.: A reported explosion at a glass factory turned out to be shorted electrical lines. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Monte Grande, Argentina: 1 worker was killed and three injured in an explosion at a tire retreading plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
San Aurelio, Boliva: An explosion at a sugar mill left 2 workers dead and 1 injured. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Troy, OH: Fire spread into the rafters at a wood pallet plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 22 |
Wrexham, U.K.: Fire ignites at an animal feed mill. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Parachute, CO: Almost 50 barrels of potassium chloride leaked into a containment area at a chemical storage facility. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Point a Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago: 14 workers at a refinery were treated after a gas leak. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Shaanxi Province, China: 5 people were killed when a tanker carrying liquefied gas caught fire and exploded on a highway. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Tyneside, U.K.: An arson fire damaged a seafood processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Jalan Klang, Malaysia: Fire razed a plastics plant, injuring a worker. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Auckland, New Zealand: Fire spread to the roof of a packaging plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Lima, OH: A small fire broke out on the roof of a service tank at a refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Lower Nazareth Twp., PA: A motor grease fire broke out at a cement plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Moorpark, CA: A small zirconium from broke out at a plant that makes pyrotechnic devices. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 21 |
Luneburg, Germany: A truck carrying glycerol dumped nearly 1,300 gallons at a highway exit. More information |
Monday
Oct 20 |
Alagbole, Nigeria: An explosion at a gas plant killed 5 people and destroyed nearby buildings. More information |
Monday
Oct 20 |
Botlekhaven, Netherlands: An engine room fire broke out aboard a fuel oil tanker. More information |
Sunday
Oct 19 |
Ankleshwar, India: An overturned tank truck ruptured an ammonia pipeline, killing a nearby resident. More information |
Sunday
Oct 19 |
Larue, OH: 2 workers were killed in an explosion at an oil well. More information |
Sunday
Oct 19 |
North Tonawanda, NY: A fire broke out at a plant specializing in glucose food ingredients. More information |
Sunday
Oct 19 |
Verteillac, France: Fire broke out in a dryer at an agricultural processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Oct 19 |
Whitby, U.K.: Fire broke out on an off shore oil platform. More information |
Saturday
Oct 18 |
Abberley, U.K.: Fire destroyed a factory that produced toffee apples. More information |
Saturday
Oct 18 |
Hampton, NH: About 3,000 gallons of raw latex spilled at a manufacturing plant, spreading into the city sewage system. More information |
Saturday
Oct 18 |
Kearny, NJ: Runoff from a plastics factory fire dyed the Passaic River blue. More information |
Saturday
Oct 18 |
Ochsenhausen, Germany: A biogas plant was destroyed by fire. More information |
Friday
Oct 17 |
Drotiwich, U.K.: A fire at a foundry was attributed to a faulty gas main. More information |
Friday
Oct 17 |
Fraser, MI: Fire destroyed a plant that processed waste oil from restaurants into fuel. More information |
Friday
Oct 17 |
Stanton, ND: A building at a power plant burned. More information |
Friday
Oct 17 |
Mulberry, FL: 25 people were treated after a sulfur dioxide leak at a fertilizer plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 17 |
Roebuck, SC: A styrene leak at a chemical plant forced officials to close three area schools. More information |
Thursday
Oct 16 |
Kotla, India: 2 firefighters died battling a fertilizer plant fire. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 15 |
Fort Myers, FL: 3 metals plant workers were treated for exposure to toxic gas. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 15 |
Effurun, Nigeria: A tanker containing ethanol exploded, killing 1 person. More information |
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