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Entries for April 2008
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
Dock Sud, Argentina: Two men died in the explosion of a fuel tank. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
Duncombe, IA: A release of anhydrous ammonia was reported at a nitrogen plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
High River, Alberta: An explosion killed a worker at a biodiesel plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
Muroran, Japan: A fuel oil storage tank caught fire at a 180,000 bpd refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
Preston, Australia: A cylinder being filled with argon exploded at a commercial air products plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 15 |
Rania, India: Fire spread through an edible oil refining plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 14 |
Catlettsburg, KY: A small fire shut down a gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit. More information |
Monday
Apr 14 |
Fernley, NV: Fire broke out at a roofing company. More information |
Monday
Apr 14 |
Rolleston, New Zealand: Ten people were exposed to chlorine at a chicken processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Apr 13 |
Beniboye, Nigeria: A flow station fire cost refiners nearly 1,000 bpd of oil. More information |
Saturday
Apr 12 |
Florenceville, New Brunswick: A section of roof collapsed at a cold storage plant, releasing ammonia. More information |
Saturday
Apr 12 |
Wolfhagen, Germany: Isocyanate was released from a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 11 |
Carson, CA: A hydrocracker was shut down at an oil refinery . More information |
Friday
Apr 11 |
Dudley, U.K.: A laboratory fire broke out at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 10 |
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: An insecticide explosion forced workers to evacuate an animal food plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 10 |
Genova, Italy: An argon cylinder exploded at an electronic plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 10 |
Ma’ameer, Bahrain: Two workers were injured when a chemical drum exploded at their plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 10 |
Wetteren, Belgium: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a food chemicals plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 09 |
Raiwind, Pakistan: Fire spread through a chemical warehouse. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 09 |
Sandaolinzi, China: A hydrochloric acid spill affected 17 people and forced an evacuation. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 08 |
Wallerawang, Australia: A large spill of sulfuric acid was reported at a power station. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 08 |
Khushab, Pakistan: A gas leak killed two employees at a nuclear plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 07 |
St. Joseph, MO: One worker died and another was injured after being trapped in a railroad car at a biodiesel plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 07 |
Yokohama, Japan: A chemical plant worker died in an explosion in a high pressure reactor that destroyed a 400-square meter building. More information |
Sunday
Apr 06 |
Zemun, Serbia: An explosion ignited the storage facilities at a pesticide factory. More information |
Friday
Apr 04 |
Lancaster, PA: A combustible dust fire involving titanium occurred at a dental equipment manufacturing facility. More information |
Friday
Apr 04 |
Sanborn, IO: A dust explosion rocked a grain elevator. More information |
Friday
Apr 04 |
Torrence, CA: Fire broke out in a hydrotreater at an oil refinery. More information |
Friday
Apr 04 |
Budennovsk, Russia: At least three people died in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 03 |
Ankleshwar, India: Fire broke out at a chemical waste disposal facility. More information |
Thursday
Apr 03 |
Ciudad Madero, Mexico: Sulfurous smoke escaped from a petroleum refinery. More information |
Thursday
Apr 03 |
Millington, TN: A propane tank fire forced an area evacuation of plants. More information |
Thursday
Apr 03 |
Sullivan, OH: A furnace fire spread through a manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 02 |
Springfield, OR: An aluminum horse trailer caught fire inside a trailer plant warehouse. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 02 |
Worcester, U.K.: Responders retreated from an industrial estate fire amid fears it could spread to a gasoline reclamation yard.. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Dardanup, Australia: Fire broke out at a laminate plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Aberdeenshire, U.K.: A major blaze spread through a meat packing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Carrollton, TX: The smell of ammonia triggered an evacuation at an industrial warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
La Paz, IN: Fire spread through a cement products plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Rulison, CO: A wrecked tanker truck spilled nearly 6,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Southgate, CA: A fire at an oil refinery was quickly extinguished. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 01 |
Tulsa, OK: Fire closed an aircraft parts plant nearly two hours. More information |
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