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Entries for April 2010
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Montgomery Twp., PA: Two asphalt tanks caught fire at a stone quarry. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Mills Spring, NC: A three-hour fire followed an explosion at a natural gas substation. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
LaPorte, TX: An explosion at an electrical equipment plant sparked a small fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Hanoi, Vietnam: A chemical plant warehouse containing 200 casks of glue was destroyed by fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Hastings, NE: Fire damaged inventory stored in a warehouse at an irrigation equipment plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Hailsham, UK: Two workers were burned in a flash fire involving an electric motor at a plastics plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 08 |
Franklin Park, IL: Fire ignited in the metal polishing room at a restroom fixtures plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Vapi, India: Three workers were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Taranto, Italy: A leak during the start-up process at a refinery resulted in a fire. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Swedeborg, MO: A train derailment included one tanker car containing anhydrous ammonia. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Plano, TX: A worker fell through a skylight at a steel plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Paris France: An explosion at a carbon and graphite components manufacturer killed one and injured 11. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Norridge, IL: A machine fire broke out at a zinc die casting company. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Hooksett, NH: A hydrogen gas leak forced the evacuation of 300 workers at an electronics plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Hazleton, PA: Ammonia vapor leaked from the refrigeration at a meat packing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Hathershaw, UK: A worker at a cotton spinning mill fell down an elevator shaft. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Gordonville, VA: A dumpster fire at a paper plant was quickly extinguished. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Elida, OH: Worker arriving at a precision tool plant discovered a fire that destroyed the facility. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
East Delhi, India: Fire gutted a shoe factory. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Delta, CO: A fatality accident occurred at a timber products plant specializing in paneling. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Colorado Springs, CO: A fuel loaded tanker truck overturned, shutting down an interstate highway. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 07 |
Baku, Azerbaijan: Police received a bomb threat targeting an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Upshur County, WV: Lightning ignited an oil storage tank at a brine treatment facility. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Toms River, NJ: A diesel tanker fire shut down a portion of a major highway. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Schuylkill County, PA: Fire damaged a furniture plant located in a barn. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Saginaw, MI: An underground storage tank at a former automotive plant briefly caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Phoenix, AZ: A recycling plant worker caught his leg in machinery used to crush light bulbs. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Pevek, Russia: More than 50 tons of diesel fuel spilled from a ruptured pipeline. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Jiading District, China: A fire at a steel foundry spread to adjacent factories. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Jeedimetla, India: Several tons of stored chemicals were destroyed in a fire at a drug intermediates factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Jaipur, India: A trash fire threatened to spread to a vegetable oil factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Imadol, India: Two people died in a furniture factory fire. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Fort Madison, IA: Firefighters quickly confined a smoky fire at a glass rack plant to the paint booth area. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Delta National Wildlife Refuge, LA: An pipeline leaked 18,000 gallons of crude oil into a wildlife refuge. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Dayton, OH: A dust explosion rocked an agricultural products plant. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Crossville, IL: An oil field worker was pinned when a joint of pipe rolled off a trailer. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Clermont, FL: A tanker truck full of gasoline caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 06 |
Auckland, NZ: Falling sheets of glass killed a worker at a remodeling supply plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Sanford, ME: Fire broke out at a concrete plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Narsingdi, India: A worker died in a fire at a power plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Ida Grove, IA: Fire broke out at a paving equipment plant as workers were repairing a collapsed roof. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Hebron, Israel: A fire in several electrical generators spread to the inventory at a plastics factory. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Jeedimetla, India: Fire broke out at an industrial unit, panicking local residents. More information |
Monday
Apr 05 |
Badr, Saudi Arabia: A gasoline tanker truck overturned and burned less than 700 feet from a storage tank. More information |
Sunday
Apr 04 |
Salisbury, MD: Foul-smelling wastewater spilled from a tank at a bottling plant. More information |
Sunday
Apr 04 |
Inanam, Malaysia: Fire caused extensive damage at a noodle factory. More information |
Sunday
Apr 04 |
Chifeng City, China: A high pressure tank of silicon tetrachloride exploded, killing 2 chemical workers. More information |
Sunday
Apr 04 |
Cheboygan County, MI: Smoke and water damaged products at a paper plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 03 |
Tonawanda, NY: Smoke containing toxic chemicals was released by a coking process due to equipment failure. More information |
Saturday
Apr 03 |
Sand Springs, OK: A worker at a steel tube foundry was injured when giant rolls of flat steel fell on him. More information |
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