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Entries for June 2008
Monday
Jun 30 |
Bakersfield, CA: A food processing plant was evacuated after a tank of ammonia leaked. More information |
Monday
Jun 30 |
Cumberland, MD: An ammonia spill at a railroad yard injured one person. More information |
Monday
Jun 30 |
Gubaja, Russia: One worker was killed and three injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 30 |
Harrisburg, PA: Fire ignited on the roof of an auto parts plant while maintenance was underway. More information |
Monday
Jun 30 |
Oregon City, OR: Fire erupted at a recycling plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 30 |
North Salt Lake City, UT: A worker repairing a crack in a crude oil tanker truck died in an explosion. More information |
Sunday
Jun 29 |
Karaj, Iran: An explosion at a gas factory killed 15 people. More information |
Sunday
Jun 29 |
Abdullah Port, Kuwait: A fire broke out at an oil refinery while maintenance work was being done. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Bayelsa, Nigeria: An explosion while maintenance was underway at an oil flow station killed one person. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Eugene, OR: Fire inspectors cited code violations in temporarily shutting down a factory specializing in archery equipment. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Nagpur, India: Two workers at an oxygen gas plant were killed when a cylinder exploded. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Loveland, CO: An ammonia cylinder exploded at a cold storage warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Quezon City, Philippines: Fire swept through a slipper factory. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Guwahati, India: A food processing factory was gutted by fire. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Rawlins, WY: Discovery of asbestos sealant during construction at an oil refinery forced the evacuation of more than 200 workers. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Serembain, Malaysia: A small fire broke out at a biodiesel plant. More information |
Saturday
Jun 28 |
Virginia, MN: Fire burned through the roof of a public utilities building. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Richmond, IL: Trichloroethane overheated and vaporized, forcing the evacuation of a manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Birmingham, AL: A fire was reported at an aluminum plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Dundee, U.K. : A fire at an electronics plant took three hours to control. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Ilogbo, Nigeria: A tanker off loading kerosene caught fire at a paint factory. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Lancaster County, PA: Workers pulled a burning car away from a recycling center. More information |
Friday
Jun 27 |
Pecos County, TX: A fire was reported at a methane gas facility. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Auburn Hills, MI: A chemical spill in an engineering laboratory forced the evacuation of the corporate headquarters of a leading car maker. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Batu Pahat, Malaysia: A factory specializing in kiln drying and woodworking caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Bolbec, France: A worker was seriously injured in an explosion that destroyed an electric furnace. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Brocklebank Dock, U.K. : A blown gasket at an edible oil refinery coated nearby homes with vegetable oil. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Etobicoke, Ontario: One worker was injured in a fire at a steel factory. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Redwood City, CA: Wooden pallets stacked outside a cable and wire plant caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Richmond, VA: A small electrical fire broke out at a corrugated packaging plant. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Scarlino, Italy: A worker was killed and another severely burned when aerosol cans exploded at a waste management company. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Sulfolk, U.K. : A grinder at a grain factory caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Vanderbilt, TX: Three workers dismantling a gas refinery were injured when a pocket of gas ignited. More information |
Thursday
Jun 26 |
Ogden, UT: Several buildings at a metals recycling plant were burned by a spreading grass fire. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Puertollano, Spain: A worker was injured by a flash fire at a commercial air products plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Redwood City, CA: A two-alarm fire ignited in wooden pallets at a wire plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Warren, OH: A small gas fire ignited at a steel coke plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Whitecourt, AB: A small fire broke out at an industrial saw mill. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Arden, N.C. : A metal fabrication plant worker was burned while unloading liquefied rubber. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Bourne, U.K. : A fire broke out at a textile plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Columbus, GA: A fire broke out in a textile mill. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Fukang City, China: At least three steel coke plant worker died in an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Gwinnett County, GA: Firefighters fought a recycling plant blaze for 14 hours. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Henderson, KY: A disgruntled plastics plant employee shot and killed five workers and himself. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Pasadena, TX: A refinery ERT responded to a propane release outside the facility. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 25 |
Philadelphia, PA: Two workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a meat packing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 24 |
Johannesburg, S. Africa: Nine workers were injured in a mattress plant fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 24 |
Lyons, CO: Carbon dioxide was used to contain a coal fire at a cement plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 24 |
Mankato, MN: A rupture hydraulic line ignited at a iron castings plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 24 |
Santa Cruz, Spain: An electrical failure led to an unplanned shutdown of a refinery. More information |
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