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Entries for October 2009
Sunday
Oct 11 |
Sarnia, ON: Fire broke out at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
Saint John, NL: A fire was reported at an LNG terminal. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
Ghola, India: A fire at a chemical plant injured three workers. More information |
Friday
Oct 09 |
Aurora, NC: An ammonia leak at a plant processing mined ore sent 17 workers to the hospital. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Vila do Conde, Portugal: An explosion at a chemical plant killed one worker and injured six. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Malsch, Germany: More than 300 gallons of nitric acid spilled during loading operations at a logistics company. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Concón, Chile: A fire at an oil refinery left two workers badly burned. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Londonderry, NH: A small amount of sterilizing agent spilled at an electronics plant, sending two workers to the hospital. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Corpus Christi, TX: A small fire shut down a hydrocracker unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Issaquah, WA: An ammonia release at a milk processing plant caused a small fish kill in a nearby creek. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 06 |
Sarnia, ON: A shelter-in-place order was issued after a benzene leak at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 06 |
Lavera, France: A gasket failure resulted in a chlorine leak at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 06 |
Hyndburn, UK: Fire broke out at a plant that processes used cooking oil. More information |
Monday
Oct 05 |
Panama City, FL: A dust explosion at a pipe coating plant injured four workers. More information |
Monday
Oct 05 |
Kalundborg, Denmark: 13 tons of diesel oil sprayed from a safety valve at an oil refinery, coating the surrounding city. More information |
Sunday
Oct 04 |
Olin, IA: Ammonia leaking at a farm co-op forced the evacuation of the surrounding town. More information |
Sunday
Oct 04 |
Burslem, UK: A cyanide release into a river caused a massive fish kill. More information |
Friday
Oct 02 |
Birch Vale, UK: Fire destroyed a plastics factory. More information |
Friday
Oct 02 |
Paterna, Spain: An explosion in a tank of glycerine being emptied killed a pharmaceutical plant worker. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Revesby, Australia: A chlorine spill at a chemical plant sent five people to the hospital. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Preding, Austria: An explosion involving a corrosive liquid injured 10 workers at an auto parts plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Grimbergen, Belgium: Anhydrous ammonia escaped at a chemical gas plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Bajool, Australia: Ammonium nitrate escaped from an overheated tank at an explosives plant, forcing an evacuation of the surrounding area. More information |
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