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Entries for February 2008
Monday
Feb 25 |
Winsted, CT: Fire damaged the roof of a plant specializing in powdered metal parts. More information |
Monday
Feb 25 |
Whittlesey, U.K.: Fire swept through a produce plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Shreveport, LA: Fire broke out in a refinery after a pipeline burst. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Bellshill, U.K.: Firefighters were ordered out of a burning fish processing plant when a portion of the roof collapsed. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Bulacan, Philippines: A DVD factory and an electronics warehouse burned to the ground. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Durban, S. Africa: Six workers died in an explosion at a ferromanganese smelter. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Jaipur, India: Fire destroyed a polymers plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Morris, IL: Truck loads of sand were used to contain a spill of corrosion inhibitor at a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 24 |
Seremban, Malaysia: A fire razed a shampoo factory. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia: Fire destroyed a plastics recycling plant after only two months of operation. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Kansas City, KS: A 1,500 gallon jet fuel tank caught fire at a plant specializing in making aviation refueling trucks. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Newbern, TN: A worker at a hose-making plant was injured when a piece of metal struck her in the head. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Porvoo, Finland: Flammable gas leaked from a dismantled liquefied gas pump at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Selma, N.C.: Nearly 1,200 gallons of gasoline spilled from an overturned tanker truck. More information |
Saturday
Feb 23 |
Traer, IO: Fire in the dust collection system damaged a finishing plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Arlington Heights, IL: Workers cleared a brake shoe factory after a dust collection system caught fire. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Azle, TX: Fire destroyed a warehouse at a trailer manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Bentley, Australia: An ammonia leak at a food processing plant forced an evacuation. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Corpus Christi, TX: Hot crude burned four workers at an oil refinery. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Darmstadt, Germany: An accident at a chemical plant left one worker dead. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Gasquet, CA: Almost 4,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a tanker truck, threatening the Smith River. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Harbor Island, WA: Dimethyl carbonate spilled from a container being unloaded. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Linhai City, China: A truck driver died after exposure to a leaking cargo of diphosgene. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Parry’s Corner, India: Fire swept through two chemical plants. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Saverton, MO: Burning plastic in a storage shed was quickly extinguished at a paint factory. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Selma, N.C.: Fuel leaked from an overturned tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Stuart’s Draft, VA: Fire broke out in the warehouse at a commercial bakery. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
West Valley City, UT: Firefighters contained a sulfuric acid spill at a bottling plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 22 |
Worcester, MA: A worker died when he became caught in a paper winding machine. More information |
Thursday
Feb 21 |
Ellwood City, PA: More than 10,000 gallons of a water-polymer solution spilled at a foundry. More information |
Thursday
Feb 21 |
Fatehaarh Sahib, India: Three workers died in an explosion at a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 21 |
Kernersville, N.C.: A fire in a production oven at a plant specializing in industrial textile coatings spread to the duct work. More information |
Thursday
Feb 21 |
Mandi Gobindgash, India: Three workers died in a steel plant explosion. More information |
Thursday
Feb 21 |
Moss Point, MS: Fire destroyed an industrial equipment plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Buffalo, N.Y.: An overheated oven sparked a fire at a food processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Coshocton, OH: A steel plant worker was crushed under a roll of steel. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Del Norte County, CA: An overturned tanker truck spilled 4,000 gallons of diesel. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Lynnwood, WA: Fire damaged a plant specializing in commercial displays. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Pascagoula, MS: Vapor released when a weld ruptured in a converter unit at a sulfuric acid plant burned two workers. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Peterlee, U.K.: A skip containing five tons of potato chips caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 20 |
Santa Maria, CA: Firefighters responded to an oil and gas spill at a production facility. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 19 |
Helper, UT: An overturned tanker-trailer rig spilled ammonium nitrate. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 19 |
Manchester, U.K.: An explosion at a rubber factory blew out windows and doors. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 19 |
Mountain Home, ID: An ammonia leak was reported at a food processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 19 |
Riverside, CA: Responders rescued a worker who fell into a shallow vat of polymer. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 19 |
Spartanberg, S.C.: Firefighters contained a fire in a metal fabricating plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 18 |
Big Spring, TX: An explosion and fire ripped through an oil refinery, injuring five. More information |
Monday
Feb 18 |
Chenzhou City, China: Fifteen people died when a tanker truck carrying toluene collided with a bus and caught fire. More information |
Monday
Feb 18 |
Greenwich Twp., N.J.: Several thousand gallons of jet fuel spilled at a refinery. More information |
Monday
Feb 18 |
Port San Martin, Brazil: An explosion in a desulfurization furnace resulted in an oil refinery fire. More information |
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