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Entries for March 2010
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Duxford, UK: A block of resin caught fire inside an industrial oven at a composite materialsplant, burning nearly two hours. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Haverton Hill, UK: More than 3,000 tons of wood was destroyed in a fire at a recycling plant thatlasted more than 24 hours. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
New Castle, DE: Two firefighters were treated for chemical exposure after battling a fire in aprocessing unit at a packaging plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
North Haven, CT: Fire broke out in the duct work at a firearms plant and spread to the roof. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Peterlee, UK: Workers returned to work only 40 minutes after an oven fire at a snack factory. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Raphine, VA: A tractor-trailer hauling hazardous materials was discovered to be leaking at atruck stop. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
St. Louis, MO: A section of the Mississippi River was shutdown after a cloud of sulfur trioxide gas drifted away from a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Virudunaga, India: An explosion and fire destroyed amanufacturing unit at a fireworks factory, killing one worker. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Warren, OH: Officials at a lamp manufacturing plant cancelled its afternoon shift after abomb threat was found on the company voice mail. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Baiyin City, China: Five workers died from injuries when molten orespilled from a chemical plant furnace. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 23 |
Virudunaga, India: An explosion and fire destroyed amanufacturing unit at a fireworks factory, killing one worker. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Guwahati, India: Rioter set fire to a tea factoryafter the owner shot and killed a teenager in the crowd. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Sabah, Malaysia: Six water treatment plant workersdied from carbon monoxide poisoning while cleaning a filtering tank. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Caldwell, ID: Flames destroyed a pallet factory and the inventory stacked outside. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Chanhassen, MN: An ammonia leak at a cereal plant forced officials to control nearby traffic. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Guwahati, India: Rioter set fire to a tea factoryafter the owner shot and killed a teenager in the crowd. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Hepu County, China: Fifty-five workers at a food processing plant fell ill while working in a roomwhere carbon monoxide is used to keep fish fresh. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Indianapolis, IN: A pallet factory worker suffered an amputated right arm when it becameentangled in machinery. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Jefferson Hills, PA: About 4,000 gallons of an oil-based asphalt emulsionleaked at a storage tank farm. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Kingston, NY: A parked forklift rolled over a recycling plant worker, causing severe leginjury. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Midland, MI: A cloud of hydrochloric acid was released from a plant specializing in siliconmaterials. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Mina Al-Ahmadi, Kuwait: Fire broke out in a productionunit under maintenance at the country’s largest oil refinery, injuring fourworkers. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Nizhny Zaramag, Georgia: A mudslide with a volume of more than 1,000 cubicmeters damaged a major gas pipeline. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Presque Isle, ME: Little information is available regarding theon-the-job death of a worker at a hardwood plywood manufacturing plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Sabah, Malaysia: Six water treatment plant workersdied from carbon monoxide poisoning while cleaning a filtering tank. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Split, Croatia: About 33 tons of distillate fuel leaked when a ferrycollided with a pier during docking. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Tuscola, IL: A fire that broke out in one of two furnaces at the ethanol unit of a chemicalplant lasted nearly an hour. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Abilene, TX: Sprinklers helped limit a fire at a boat manufacturing plant to a single palletand a workbench. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Melbourne, Australia: A small intermittent fire at an oil refinery wasquickly extinguished. More information |
Monday
Mar 22 |
Presque Isle, ME: Little information is available regarding theon-the-job death of a worker at a hardwood plywood manufacturing plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 21 |
Biddeford, ME: Fire broke out in an indoor shredder at a trash-to-energy incinerator. More information |
Sunday
Mar 21 |
Marysville, MT: A mine worker was treated for burns after malfunctioning equipment sprayedexplosive ammonium nitrate onto his face. More information |
Sunday
Mar 21 |
Savannah, GA: A ruptured fuel tank at a port terminal spilled 7,000 gallons of diesel fuelinto the Savannah River, disrupting vesseltraffic. More information |
Sunday
Mar 21 |
Wilmington, DE: An equipment fire broke out at a plant specializing in optical fibers. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Nangal, India: Three workers died in anexplosion that collapsed a saturator towner at an ammonia plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Sydney, Australia: Hundreds of thousands of gas cylinders exploded at a refilling factory with theresulting fire burning more than 24 hours, destroying the factory and aneighboring furniture warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Auburn, ME: A small fire that ignited in the dust collection system at a plastics factorywas quickly extinguished. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Firozabad district, India: One worker died when a boilerexploded at a glass factory. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Freetown, MA: A smoldering fire in the insulating jacket of a chemical mixer triggered thesprinkler system at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Gazipur district, Bangladesh: A fluorescentlight that burst with a loud bang triggered a stampede of garment factoryworkers fearing a fire. One worker was trampled to death. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Gazipur district, Bangladesh: A fluorescentlight that burst with a loud bang triggered a stampede of garment factoryworkers fearing a fire. One worker was trampled to death. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Firozabad district, India: One worker died when a boilerexploded at a glass factory. More information |
Saturday
Mar 20 |
Nangal, India: Three workers died in anexplosion that collapsed a saturator towner at an ammonia plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
Ardmore, OK: A tire plant worker suffered serious injuries in an industrial accident. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
Aurora, IL: Firefighters opted to let an industrial gas warehouse burn after an acetyleneexplosion. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
Christchurch, New Zealand: Responders brought a furniturefactory fire under control within an hour. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
Decatur, TX: An explosion sent a condensation tank at a gas well site rocketing into theair, injuring two workers. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
El Paso, TX: Responders sealed a warehouse at an auto parts plant after a 3,000-gallon spillof carbolite resin, turning the cleanup over to a environmental contractor. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
El Segundo, CA: A fire in an electrical substation shut down a hydrocracking unit at an oilrefinery. More information |
Friday
Mar 19 |
Huron, CA: Fire extensively damaged a vegetable seed processing plant. More information |
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