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Entries for July 2011
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Holly Hill, SC: A railcar at a cement plant was struck by lightning, igniting the fuel within it. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Fort Wayne, IN: Fire broke out in an exhaust filter system at a plant that recycles asphalt. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Emmen, Netherlands: Vapor leaking at a man-made fiber plant was determined to be ammonia from a refrigeration unit. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Midland County, MI: A hydrogen chloride vapor release did not leave the chemical plant grounds. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Port Everglades, FL: Ethanol spilling from a leaking pipeline in a tank farm was captured by a containment dike. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Trenton, ND: At least 70 barrels of oil leaked from a tank battery at a well site. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
Holly Hill, SC: Lightning ignited fumes from a railcar at a cement plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
North Sea, Norway: Fire broke out in a compressor aboard an offshore production platform, requiring an evacuation. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 13 |
West Lincoln, ON: A worker at a plant making horse and livestock bedding died after being pulled inside a machine. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Wuhan, China: 12 people died in a fire in warehouse rented as dormitory space by a factory making plastic air conditioning plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Okhun, Nigeria: Military firefighters extinguished a fire at a plant making processed foam. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Singapore: A fire at an electro-plating plant was extinguished in 15 minutes. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Springs, South Africa: Fire swept through baled paper at a paper factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Brakpan, South Africa: Firefighters extinguished a factory fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Al-Arish, Egypt: Gunmen blew up a pipeline terminal supplying gas to Israel and Jordan. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Sadr City, Iraq: Chlorine gas leaking from a water treatment plant caused widespread illness. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Menomonee Valley, WI: A firefighter suffered burns while battling a furnace fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Arezzo, Italy: An explosion rocked a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Mentor, OH: Firefighters used dry chemical to extinguish an equipment fire at a rubber and plastics plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Xenia, IL: Lightning struck a saltwater tank at an oil well site, leaking crude into a tributary of the Little Wabash River. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Milford Haven, UK: A refinery apologized after a lightning strike sent thick black smoke into the sky. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Gloucester, MA: A leak in a 50-pound container of toxic gas forced the evacuation of a semiconductor plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
New Iberia, LA: A fire at a plant where chemicals are blended and stored for oilfield operations was allowed to burn itself out More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Hawera, New Zealand: An ammonia spill at a dairy plant injured 3 workers. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Anderson, SC: A 25-foot-tall scrape pile caught fire at a metals recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Atlanta, GA: An ammonia leak at a baking plant forced workers to leave. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 12 |
Milwaukee, WI: Fire broke out in a furnace at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Huizhou, China: An oil spill ignited at an oil refinery, burning nearly 3 hours. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A semi-trailer hauling empty petroleum tanks collided with a refinery train, resulting in one injury but no fire or explosions. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Wellsville, NY: Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire spreading across the roof of a candle factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Marshfield, WI: An explosion in a pressurized vessel at a door manufacturer scattered debris a half mile away, but only injured one worker. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Evangelos Florakis, Cyprus: A brush fire detonated explosives at a naval base which, killing 15 people and damaging a neighboring power plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Hamilton, ON: A fire at a meat packing plant spread to the roof. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Debelets, Bulgaria: A tanker truck hauling styrene overturned, forcing the evacuation of 2,500 local residents. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Groton, CT: An overheated gearbox underneath a grain silo caused smoke but no fire at an ethanol plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Metn, Lebannon: A 5-story plastics plant burned to the ground. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Southampton, PA: A small fire at a manufacturing plant caused limited damage. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Frewsburg, NY: Fire broke out at an alloys plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 11 |
Ugratara Janagal, Nepal: Fire destoyed a noodle factory. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Ahmedabad, India: A texile factory undergoing renovation collapsed, killing a worker. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Dindigul, India: 2 tannery workers died when exposed to toxic gas while cleaning an effluent treatment tank. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Lynchburg, VA: Fire broke out in a garage at a water filtration plant, destroying 2 vehicles. More information |
Sunday
Jul 10 |
Melaka, Malaysia: 2 firefighters were hurt while putting out a fire at a furniture factory. More information |
Saturday
Jul 09 |
Worthing, UK: A furniture factory at an industrial estate suffered extensive fire damage. More information |
Saturday
Jul 09 |
Hausjarvi, Finland: Fire destroyed a construction materials plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 09 |
Dillard, OR: A converyor belt spread fire through sawdust silos at a lumber products plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Lawrenceville, PA: A worker at a plant making railway couplers died after falling into machinery. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Fforestfach, UK: A factory fire fueled by 5,000 tons of shredded tires that burned three weeks was finally extinguished. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Dayton, TN: About 350 gallons of an isopropyl alcohol and toluene mixture spilled at a plant making photographic chemicals. More information |
Friday
Jul 08 |
Mattoon, IL: A dumpster filled with discarded bakery goods caught fire at a bagel factory. More information |
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