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Entries for June 2010
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Schkopau, Germany: A power failure triggered a fire at a plant producing rubber. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Ferndale, WA: Oil refinery responders quickly extinguished a small fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Baoding, China: 7 workers died in an explosion at a slab stone plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
St. Louis, MO: A truck spilled 1,600 gallons of diesel fuel near a soap factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Gainesville, GA: No injuries resulted from an ammonia leak at a poultry plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Monitor Twp., MI: Workers extinguished a vacuum pump fire at a sugar refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Durban, South Africa: Gas bottles exploded inside a burning factory complex. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 15 |
Le Ping City, China: A chemical plant worker died when a reaction kettle exploded. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Chemainus, BC: Bagged sawdust caught fire at a lumber mill. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Indianapolis, IN: A chemical plant worker was mixing ingredients when a flash fire occurred. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Varna, Bulgaria: Fire broke out on the roof of a textile factory. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Ajman, UAE: Flames spread through inventory at a rubber factory. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Meerut, India: Fire broke out in a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Waco, TX: Sugar water spilled behind a candy factory caused hazmat concerns. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Hueytown, AL: A steel plant worker died when a 5,000-pound pipe rolled off a flatbed. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Chonburi province, Thailand: More than half of a plant making kitchenware was destroyed by fire. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Villa de Cura, Venezuela: A chemical plant leak of a pesticide ingredient affected about 350 people. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Villa de Cura, Venezuela: A vapor release at a pesticides factory affected nearly 480 people. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Emmerin, France: A truck containing 23 tons of formic acid tipped over without spilling. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Flax Bourton, UK: An explosion involving LPG cylinder destroyed a truck at a quarry. More information |
Monday
Jun 14 |
Albany, OR: A chemical reaction odor prompted the evacuation of a freeze dried food processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Rubbertown, KY: A rail car safety valve released potentially explosive vapor at a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Port Arthur, TX: A leak in a crude oil storage tank did not affect refinery production. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Unterneukirchen, Germany - 4 workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Stockton, CA: Flames spread through debris at a recycling plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Marietta, OH: Fire spread through a laboratory building at a paint factory. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Greensboro, NC: Lightning ignited a gasoline storage tank in a 72-tank battery, closing an Interstate. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Vallhalla, NY: A chlorine leak at a New York City water treatment plant required a major response. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Bookcliffs, UT: An oil rig worker died from a head injury. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A crude oil pipeline was shut down when 500 gallons spilled into a creek. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Louisville, KY: A shelter-in-place order followed a methyl methacrylate leak at a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Jun 13 |
Burlington, IA: Firefighters responded to a power plant after coal began spontaneously smoldering. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Burnley, UK: Fire swept through an engineering factory. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Jammu, India: A major fire broke in a plywood manufacturing factory. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Pottstown, PA: A transformer explosion at a foil factory caused an oil spill. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Ulverstone, Australia: An industrial fryer caught fire at a food processing plant. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Yonkers, NY: A malfunctioning oil pump is being blamed for 2 explosions at a substation. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Oakfield, NY: An ammonia leak forced workers to evacuate a vegetable processing plant. More information |
Saturday
Jun 12 |
Albacete, Spain: Fire spread through a tire factory. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Berlin, Germany: A car fire spread to nearby factory, causing extensive damage. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Selzach, Switzerland: Fire destroyed a metal processing plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Trapani, Italy: High winds made fighting a factory warehouse fire difficult. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Taichung City, Taiwan: 2 were killed and 3 injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Imphal, India: An electrical fire destroyed a food processing plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Stony Plain, AB: A worker using a pallet jack was crushed to death when a large cabinet fell. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
St. Louis, MO: A brief fire broke out at an abandoned factory. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Albuquerque, NM: An area evacuation was ordered when fire swept through a closed meat packing plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Pascagoula, MS: A brief fire broke out in a storage shed at a fertilizer plant. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Los Angeles, CA: Fire tore through a recycling plant, injuring 1. More information |
Friday
Jun 11 |
Harrison Twp., MI: A truck at a metal recycling plant caught fire when a tarp blew into a power line. More information |
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