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Entries for November 2010
Friday
Nov 19 |
Princeton, IN: A worker lost a hand and another lost several fingers in an explosion in a fireworks factory. More information |
Friday
Nov 19 |
Carson, CA: A potential release of nearly 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide was reported by an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Nov 18 |
Raynham, MA: An explosion and fire at a lithium battery plant blew out a wall in a test laboratory. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Kingsthorpe, Australia: More than 5,000 liters of hydrochloric acid spilled from a container at a cattle feed plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Fire broke out in the crude distillation unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Edmonton, AB: Fire broke out at a pipeline oil terminal in a crude tank that had been emptied for maintenance. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Ersingen, Germany: An explosion blew the roof off a schnapps distillery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 17 |
Marilao, Philippines: Welders were fixing an acetylene tank when a stockpile of insulator foams caught fire at a foam factory.
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Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan: A pipeline leak triggered a fire in an oil refinery distillation unit. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Texas City, TX: A smell similar to rotten eggs enveloped the community after a leak at an oil refinery.
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Tuesday
Nov 16 |
San Francisco, CA: Firefighters extinguished a small blaze at a metal recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Toledo, OH: A fire in a gas regulator station shot a bright plume of flame into the treetops. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Wickliffe, OH: A short duration release of nitrogen dioxide occurred at a lubricants plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Danville, VA: A pickup truck lost some of its load of magnesium phosphide, a chemical that fumes a toxic gas when combined with water.
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Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Angat, Philippines: One person died and nine were injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Dera Bassi, India: Chemical drums near a reactor ignited at a pharmaceutical plant, leaving three workers dead. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Navi Mumbai, India: A gas leak at a chemical plant killed one worker and injured five. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Merville, France: Four workers at a company that cleans tankers were overcome by toxic fumes. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Anacortes, WA: A hydrogen sulfide release from a refinery's crude unit flare was reported. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Minturn, CO: A tractor trailer plunged into the Eagle River, spilling nearly 28 tons of salt. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Dera Bassi, India: Four workers were injured in a fire at a pharmaceutical factory. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Danilimda, India: A massive fire gutted an abandoned factory. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 16 |
Lincoln, NE: A fire in an industrial oven forced worker to evacuate an electrical equipment factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Shikoku Island, Japan: A mushroom factory owner trying to control cockroaches by using alcohol to set them on fire managed instead to burn down the factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Noble Park North, Australia: Fire broke out in a mulching machine at a cardboard factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Hagen-Kabel, Germany: A firefighter drilled a hole in a swollen container of sodium hypochlorite at a chemical warehouse to relieve pressure. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Pearsall, TX: Drillers accidently pierced an old natural gas well that exploded, ejecting gas and water 100 feet into the air. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Dalton, GA: A dust cloud from spilled polymethyl methacrylate powder was mistaken for a fire at a adhesives factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Hagen-Kabel, Germany: A rectangular container of sodium hypochlorite stored at a chemical warehouse began to swell into a round shape, threatening to explode. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Sarnia, ON: A small fire at an oil refinery was quickly extinguished. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Texas City, TX: Equipment failure at an oil refinery may have released hydrogen sulfide. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Dalton, GA: A cloud of dust caused by a small chemical spill led authorities to evacuate a plant that manufactures glues and resins. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Lansdale, PA: A heater fire caused heavy smoke damage to a factory that manufactures custom screen-printed ceramic items. More information |
Monday
Nov 15 |
Newtown, UK: A fire at an electrical lighting factory partially collapsed the building. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Bremen, IN: Several small vats of chemicals exploded in a warehouse at a glass plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Petropiar, Venezuela: Two refinery workers suffered burned in a coker unit fire. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Petropiar, Venezuela: The floating roof on a storage tank at an oil refinery sank. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Friesenheimer Insel, Germany: A release of 4-vinylcyclohexene was reported at a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 14 |
Pearsall, TX: Workers drilling a new well pierced an old natural gas well, triggering an explosion. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Beverly, MA: A 55-gallon drum of cyanide-based zincate required a haz mat response after a fire at an electronics plant. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Petone, New Zealand: Firefighter quickly brought a fire at a battery recycling plant under control. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Pascagoula, MS: About 180 pounds of hydrogen sulfide leaked from a process line at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Kerry, Ireland: Fire destroyed the main production line at a chocolate factory. More information |
Saturday
Nov 13 |
Petone, New Zealand: Management assured the public there was no lead emissions from a fire at a lead-acid smelter facility. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Hartford, CT: A disgarded propane tank exploded at a trash to energy power plant. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Stockton, CA: An emergency at an electrical substation created a big fireball. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Edmonton, AB: A worked died when he was struck by industrial steel pipe being moved in a transport yard. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
New Amsterdam, Guyana: A factory making doors, windows and mouldings was destroyed by fire. More information |
Friday
Nov 12 |
Laidley, Australia: A worker at a fabrication plant died when a a six-and-a-half ton industrial steel press fell on him.
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Friday
Nov 12 |
Imphal, India: A empty oil tanker truck undergoing welding exploded at a workshop. More information |
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