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Entries for June 2009
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Beverly, Australia: Fire damaged a fish processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Des Moines, IA: Fire broke out in a mixing tank at an ink plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Fayetteville, NC: A small amount of difluoroacetyl fluoride leaked at a plastics plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Gowrie, TX: A small explosion in a grain silo injured 2 workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Hanging Rock, OH: A transformer caught fire at a power plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Ipswich, Australia: Tons of ammonium nitrate spilled in a transport truck accident. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Roseville, MI: A recycling plant worker was injured when a 1,000-pound door fell off a truck. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Savannah, GA: A leak at a chemical plant cuased a large vapor cloud. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Vasco, India: Fire broke out at an electronics manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
North Toledo, OH: A strong odor near a chemical plant that caused public concern was a formaldehyde tank being cleaned. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Union, NJ: A tanker leaded liquid oxygen after a crash. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 24 |
Valentine, LA: fire spread through 4 crude oil tanks at a production site. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Cranbrook, BC: A chemical reaction at a recycling center left respiratory distress in workers. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Eglisan, Switzerland: An ammonia release at a coating plant injured 2 workers. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Lafayette, TN: An exploding tire injured a worker at a mobile home plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Lake Charles, LA: A flash fire involving equipment injured a worker at a plant making corrosion resistant products. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Milbury, MA: Sprinklers activated during a fire in a warehouse full of baled rags, but no automatic alarm was sent to firefighters. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 23 |
Tilbury, ON: A small fire broke out at a plant making compsite materials. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Kenai, AK: An earthquake disrupted operations at an oil refinery. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany: 10 tons of chemicals used in making lacquers leaked into the Rhine. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Port Neches, TX: A small spill of crude oil at a transfer terminal on the Neches River was quickly brought under control. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Anaheim, CA: A fire in a complex of industrial businesses left 1 man dead. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Baker City, ID: An overturned tanker truck spilled acid. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Gurgaon, India: A fire at a sporting goods factory injured 8. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Jordan, MN: A worker caught in machinery at a furniture plant was airlifted. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Sunderland, UK: Battery factory workers were exposed to sulfuric acid. More information |
Monday
Jun 22 |
Sheboygan Falls, WI: A toilet seat plant worker was exposed to harmful chemicals. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Anhui Province, China: More than 5 tons of explosives stored in the office of a mining company exploded, killing 16. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Bayou La Batre, AL: Neighbors sheltered in place when an ammonia leak happened at a plant making rollers and pulleys. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Fengyang County, China: A blast ripped through a factory for processing quartz sand, killing 16. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Holland, MI: A small fire broke out at a furniture plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Horwich, UK: Nearly 300 tons of waste caught fire at an environmental services recycling plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Rockford, IL: Ethanol spilled from a derailed freight train caused a massive fish kill in the Rock River. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Turku, Finland: More than 25,000 gallons of waste fuel and bilge water leaked from a ruptured storage tank. More information |
Sunday
Jun 21 |
Valpoi, India: Fire gutted a brick making factory. More information |
Saturday
Jun 20 |
Savar, India: A fire at a garment factory killed a worker. More information |
Saturday
Jun 20 |
Kayamagani, India: 2 workers were killed in an explosion at a cracker factory. More information |
Saturday
Jun 20 |
Pike County, OH: Fire broke out at a saw mill. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Barandula, Australia: A fire broke out at a local factory. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Kansas City, MO: Fire broke out at a haz mat disposal facility. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Kushaiguda, India: A fire at a thermal battery plant injured 10 workers. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Lumber Bridge, NC: An ammonia leak at a poultry processing plant killed a worker. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Melbourne, Australia: A kitchen fire spread through a glass factory. More information |
Friday
Jun 19 |
Teesside, UK: An electrical flash fire killed an oil refinery worker and injured another. More information |
Thursday
Jun 18 |
Allard, TN: A lightning strike ignited 3 larger oil tanks. More information |
Thursday
Jun 18 |
Charlotte, NC: Fire forced workers at a pipe foundry to evacuate. More information |
Thursday
Jun 18 |
Fall River, MA: Fire destroyed a Chinese noodle company. More information |
Thursday
Jun 18 |
Long Beach, CA: An ammonia leak was reported at a juice manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Jun 18 |
Rahway, NJ: A building at a pharmaceutical plant was evacuated when a chemical reaction created a smell similar to mercaptan. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 17 |
Beirut, Lebanon: Fire broke out at a power plant. More information |
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