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Entries for April 2010
Friday
Apr 30 |
Wyoming, IL: High winds fanned the flames when a machine shed caught fire at a fertilizer plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Whetstone Magna, UK: Fire destroyed a single-story factory building. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Valenzuela City, Philippines: Fire spread through a plastics plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
South Plainfield, NJ: Toluene vapors ignited at a factory making temperature measuring devices. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Reykajavík, Iceland: 1 of 3 workers exposed to hydrogen sulfide & CO2 at a geothermal plant fell ill. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Kuching, India: A printing plant fire destroyed printed materials but spared most of the equipment. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Kachipuram, India: Fire broke out at a powdered milk factory. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Indianapolis, IN: A scrap metal fire broke out at a recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Glendale, CO: A fire at a factory specializing in sheepskin products is being investigated as arson. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Dunton Bassett, UK: Fire destroyed a factory specializing in equipment to clean up chemical spills. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Bentleigh East, Australia: Fire broke out in the chimney flue of a kitty litter factory. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Bay Minette, AL: A fire at a chemical plant spread through storage tanks, triggering several blasts. More information |
Friday
Apr 30 |
Arnhem, Netherlands: A silane gas leak at a plant specializing in solar cells caused a fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Wyoming, IL: A fertilizer plant was destroyed by fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Roxana, IL: A worker was serious burned when fire broke out in a hydrotreater at an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Princeville, IL: Firefighters confined a fire at a fertilizer plant to an equipment storage building. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Midland, MI: A spill of cleaning chemicals was reported at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Longton, UK: Firefighters prevents flames spreading through a factory to reach solvents and paint. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Fort Edward, NY: A machinery fire broke out at a tissue factory. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Fremont, OH: Fire broke out in a paint booth at a plant that makes propane tanks. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Franklin Twp., OH: Removal of an steel I-beam ignited a fire at a former food processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Chicago, IL: Fire broke out in a paint booth at a factory in an industrial park. More information |
Thursday
Apr 29 |
Ankleshwar, India: Fire damage to a pharmaceuticals plant may take up to six month to repair. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Williamsport, MD: A paint factory worker was airlifted after being injured in an explosion and fire. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Portsmouth, NH: Fire broke out on the roof of an electronic instruments plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Indore, India: Fire destroyed a thread plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Holcomb, KS: An explosion triggered a fire in a coal crushing unit at a electric power plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Haverhill, OH: A worker at a chemical plant making polystyrene was pinned beneath fallen equipment. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Garden City, KS: A small fire broke out in a coal shoot at a power generating plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 28 |
Church, UK: Firefighter spent three hours battling a fire in an abandoned factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Shreveport, LA: Wooden rafters at a glass plant began smoldering. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Peru, UK: A small dust fire broke out at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Penacova, Portugal: Fire damaged machinery at a plant specializing in turning biomass into fuel briquettes. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Peenya, India: An electrical fire broke out at a garment factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Norwich, CT: Fire broke out in an abandoned textile mill. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Montreal, QC: A tanker truck being loaded with fuel at a refinery exploded, triggering other explosions. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
LaPlace, LA: One worker was injured in a fire at a sausage factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Franklin Park, IL: 8 workers at a salad packaging plant had breathing & eye problems from a haz mat spill. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Eurajoki, Finland: Fire destroyed a peat processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Compton, CA: Fire spread through a warehouse that was formerly part of a textile factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Chester, IL: 4 workers cleaning out a silo at an agricultural products plant were injured in an explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Bossier City, LA: A crude oil tank exploded while being used to fill a tanker truck. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Hengdian town, China: Fumes sickened nearly 1,000 people after a pharmaceutical plant explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Hebbal, India: Explosives accidentally mixed with industrial waste detonated, injuring four people. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Beirut, Lebanon: Fire broke out in an industrial zone of the city. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Ankleshwar, India: At least 5 workers repairing a reactor were hospitalized after inhaling fumes. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 27 |
Accra, Ghana: A glass plant worker died from severe lacerations when a large piece of glass broke. More information |
Monday
Apr 26 |
Zhupu Village, China: About 200 villagers needed treatment when ammonia leaked at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 26 |
Southport, Australia: A fire fed by burning tires spread through a factory. More information |
Monday
Apr 26 |
New London, TX: One person died and another was injured in an oil tank explosion. More information |
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