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Entries for October 2008
Monday
Oct 06 |
Lebanon, NY: Several warehouses at a plywood mill were destroyed by fire. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Merrimack, NH: A cardboard compactor at a brewery caught fire. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Paraiba Valley, Brazil: Several office workers required medical attention after a gas leak inside the refinery. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Taranto, Italy: Thick black smoke resulted when power failed at a refinery. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Greensburo, NC: Arson counts were filed after new construction at a detergent plant caught fire. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Lawrence, KS: Fire damaged a newly renovated brewing and bottling plant. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Gela, Italy: A fire broke out at a 100,000 bpd refinery. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Conway County, AR: A natural gas well caught fire, injuring a worker. More information |
Monday
Oct 06 |
Buckley, MI: A fire and explosion destroyed a Maraschino cherry packing plant. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Rayong, Thailand: A tank used for crude palm oil ignited while being cleaned at a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Point Lisas, Trinidad: An explosion injured a steel plant worker. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Millhaven, ON: A chemical plant warehouse used to store cooling waste polymer caught fire. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Longridge, U.K.: A fire at a chemical depot closed area roads. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Beaumont, CA: Fire destroyed a warehouse at a plant that makes shutters. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
New Delhi, India: A fire gutted a shoe factory. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Paso Robles, CA: A worker at a powder coating company died when a 55-gallon barrel he was cutting up with a blow torch exploded. More information |
Sunday
Oct 05 |
Mehrabpur, Pakistan: Fire at a textile mill consumed a large inventory of cotton. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Tampa, FL: Fire broke out at a recycling plant. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Athens, Greece: Fire broke out at a soft drink bottling plant. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Gateshead, U.K.: A worker had his leg caught in machinery at a plant making mechanical components. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Nangal, India: A worker died and 6 were injured in a chlorine gas leak at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Brookwood, AL: A gas well explosion injured 4 people. More information |
Saturday
Oct 04 |
Al-Mahallah al-Kobra City, Egypt: A fire erupted at a textile factory. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Yuba City, CA: An ammonia leak at a cold storage facility closed area streets for three hours. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Tokaimura, Japan: A small fire broke out at a nuclear power plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
South Holland, IL: A sprinkler system helped save a burning tire recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Bundaberg, Australia: Fire broke out in sugar cane waste at a food processing plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Cremonia, Italy: A worker was injured in a tank explosion at a refinery. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Kingsport, TN: A small methyl acetate leak at a photo chemical plant sent three workers to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Lorain, OH: A contractor at a steel plant was overcome by fumes when water purification chemicals vaporized in a storage building. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
North County, CA: A small quantity of methanol caught fire in a oven at a plant that makes medical diagnostic equipment. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Sante Fe Springs, CA: A fire fueled by a hydrogen leak at a chemical plant did limited damage. More information |
Friday
Oct 03 |
Sines, Portugal: A worker found unconscious in a hydrogen plant reactor later died. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Spartanberg, SC: A fire broke out at a glass plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Weirton, WV: A natural gas leak ignited at a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Shropshire, U.K.: Fire destroyed an envelope factory. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Ferris, TX: A cabinet plant worker suffered severe lacerations. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Harlow, U.K.: A chemical fire broke out at a pharmaceuticals plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
New Philadelphia, OH: Fire broke out at an industrial equipment manufacturer. More information |
Thursday
Oct 02 |
Pendleton, OR: A welder working on the interior of a tank truck died in an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Bafoussam, Cameroon: A welding crew died while making repairs at a brewery. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Carver, MA: A worker was sprayed with sulfuric acid when a pipe broke during maintenance at a food processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Cary, NC: A 55-gallon drum of muriatic acid spilled at a waste management facility, prompting an evacuation. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Pomona, CA: Fire broke out at a recycling plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Ghaziabad, India: A worker at a pharmaceuticals plant died. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Hue, Cameroon: A welder and his crew died while making repairs at a brewery. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Naples, Italy: A major explosion destroyed a shoe and leather factory, killing one. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 01 |
Spokane Valley, WA: Fire broke out in a compressor room at a lighting equipment plant. More information |
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