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Entries for March 2008
Monday
Mar 24 |
Mineral Wells, TX: A portion of an electronic plant caught fire. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Port St.Lucie,FL: A chemical plant worker who fell into a vat of bleach was seriously injured. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Temperance, OH: An electrical fire broke out in the ceiling of a seating manufacturer. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Tignish,Prince Edward Island: A fire near the boilers at a fish processing plant was quickly brought under control. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Whitsell,N.C.: Sprinklers contained a fire at an ink cartridge plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Wuhai City,China: At least seven people became critically ill after a chlorine leak at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Anaheim,CA: Twelve firefighters were injured by toxic chemicals released during a dyeing plant fire. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Cedar Rapids,IA: A dust collector caught fire at a cereal plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Dunkerque,France: A leak in a refinery process water storage tank produced a strong smell. More information |
Sunday
Mar 23 |
Booneville,AR: Ammonia vapor forced an area evacuation after an explosion at a meat packing plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 23 |
Kiryat Gat,Israel: Explosions resulted as fire swept through a pesticide warehouse. More information |
Sunday
Mar 23 |
Levis,Quebec: More than 46,000 gallons of gasoline spilled at a refinery. More information |
Sunday
Mar 23 |
Torkham, Pakistan: An explosion killed two people and destroyed 33 oil tanker trucks. More information |
Saturday
Mar 22 |
Valenzuela City,Philippines: A massive fire gutted a plastics plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 22 |
Antipolo City,Philippines: Fire spread through a shoe factory. More information |
Saturday
Mar 22 |
Sturtevant,WI: Large bags of polymer pellets ignited in a chemical plant warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Mar 22 |
Tilsonburg,Ontario: Two fires within several days at an auto parts plant are under investigation. More information |
Friday
Mar 21 |
Calgary,Alberta: Three workers were treated after an ammonia leak at a recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 21 |
McAlester,OK: A munitions plant worker trapped by flooding while en route to work was rescued by the plant fire brigade. More information |
Friday
Mar 21 |
Sherwood Park,Alberta: Fire destroyed a mushroom growing plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 21 |
Uttendorf,Austria: Fire broke out in a snowboard factory. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Andirin District, Turkey: Four hydroelectric power plant employees were killed in an explosion. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Calgary,Alberta: An ammonia leak at a meatpacking plant forced workers to evacuate. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Carefree, IN: An explosion at an engine plant involving hydrochloric acid vapor resulted in an area evacuation. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Columbus,OH: A major fire reported at a steel plant was mostly smoke. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
El Paso,TX: Fire broke out at a plant that roasts nuts. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Leipsic,OH: A driver making a delivery to a biorefining facility had his left arm severed while working on his truck. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
St. Charles,IL: A fire at a high rack storage unit at a chemical plant was checked by sprinklers. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Warren,PA: Fire broke out in the vacuum pump of an oil refinery combination unit. More information |
Thursday
Mar 20 |
Whiting, IN: Hydrocarbon vapor leaked into an oil refinery cooling system producing an odor that spread to nearby neighborhoods. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Barrancabermeja,Colombia: Four refinery workers suffered burns in an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Bloomer, WI: A fire that ignited in a dust collection system caused significant damage to a plant specializing in insulation. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Hagerstown,PA: Fire destroyed a storage building at a staircase plant. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Laredo,TX: A wildfire forced a power plant to shut down for several hours. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Oudenaarde,Belgium: A release of carbon dioxide overcame 22 textile workers. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Schiltach,Germany: An incident at a galvanizing plant forced employees to evacuate. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 19 |
Watertown,N.Y.: Small fires drew responders to a paper mill twice. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Braithwaite,LA: Fluorosilicic acid leaked from a chemical plant storage tank. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Chiba,China: Fire broke out at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Dormagen,Germany: A leak in an ethylene pipeline at a plastics plant ignited a severe fire. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Fredonia,WI: Nitric acid leaked from a chemical plant storage tank. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Muskegon,MI: A dust collector at an industrial finishing plant caught fire, followed by a similar fire several days later. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Spooner, WI: Two workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Tuxford,U.K.: Firefighters battled a blaze at a chicken processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 18 |
Tyler,TX: A fire in a painting area shut down operations at a pipe factory. More information |
Monday
Mar 17 |
BrownsSummit,N.C.: Oily water being unloaded at a hazardous materials storage facility ignited. More information |
Monday
Mar 17 |
Byculla, India: Ten people were killed and 66 injured when fire broke out at an aerosol repackaging plant, part of a larger industrial estate. More information |
Monday
Mar 17 |
Chicago,IL: Fire swept through a factory manufacturing zinc products for industry. More information |
Monday
Mar 17 |
Green Island,N.Y.: A propane tank fed through a shredder at a scrap metal plant exploded. More information |
Monday
Mar 17 |
Knoxville,TN: Fire destroyed a sports manufacturing plant. More information |
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