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Entries for August 2011
Wednesday
Aug 24 |
Evangeline Parish, LA: An industrial accident left a worker dead at a plant specializing in refurbishing fishing and milling tools. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Barnoldswick, UK: A storage tank containing 5,000 gallons of fuel caught fire at a mill under demolition. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Sydney, Australia: Firefighters battled a 2-story factory fire. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Forshan, China: At least 15 people died and one person was seriously injured in a fire at a ceramics plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Whiting, IN: A breached seal on a refinery unit compressor leaked hydrogen sulphide, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of workers. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
El Paso, TX: Nearly 100 workers were evacuated after a 3,000-pound ammonia tank began leaking at a bottling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Nashville, TN: Smoking cannisters that fell across an interstate highway turned out to be bull semen packed with dry ice. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Litchville, ND: A fire at a fertilizer plant damaged the building and destroyed inventory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Petaluma, CA: A fire at a poultry plant was confined to one area. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 23 |
Lincoln, CA: Crews worked to drain propane from a burning rail car that forced the evacuation of 4,800 homes and businesses. More information |
Monday
Aug 22 |
Bowling Green, OH: Fire broke out amidst new construction at a sub-assemblies plant for the automotive industry. More information |
Monday
Aug 22 |
Elk River, MN: Firefighters contained a fire at an explosives plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 22 |
Gela, Italy: A coker unit operator suffered burns over 35 percent of his body when hit by steam from a heat exchanger. More information |
Monday
Aug 22 |
Bowling Green, OH: Fire broke out on the roof of a expansion under contruction at an auto parts plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 21 |
Woodland, CA: Dozens of people had to go to the hospital due to a chemical gas leak at a tomato canning plant. More information |
Saturday
Aug 20 |
Indianapolis, IN: Fire broke out in a hopper at a corn starch plant. More information |
Saturday
Aug 20 |
100 Mile House, BC: Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a waferboard factory. More information |
Friday
Aug 19 |
Ruskin, BC: Responders worried about the runoff of oil-based stain when a sidewall shingle plant caught fire. More information |
Friday
Aug 19 |
Varunapuri, India: Two major fires were attributed to naphtha leaking from a pipeline. More information |
Friday
Aug 19 |
Anaheim, CA: A worker at a clothing factory died when he was crushed by a circular kniting machine. More information |
Friday
Aug 19 |
Jefferson, IN: A worker at a boat factory died when he became caught in hydraulic equipment used to move barges. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Wuhan, China: A person died and 3 others were injured in a blast that ripped through a fireworks workshop. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Beloit, WI: An air compressor exploded at a food processing plant, leading to a fire. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Tiffin, OH: Smoke from a burned out air conditioner motor was enough to trigger an evacuation at a furniture factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Leesburg, FL: Fire departments that had been training at a citrus processing plant had to speed back after a real ammonia leak was reported. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Mount Pleasant, TN: Fire crews were called to a fire and explosion at an aluminum processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Bohemia, NY: Fumes unleashed by an accidental mixing of chemicals sickened 54 workers at a cellphone refurbishing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Accomac, VA: Workers at a poultry processing plant were evacuated for 3 hours due to an ammonia leak. More information |
Thursday
Aug 18 |
Benton, IL: A carbide plant worker using a cutting torch on a 55-gallon drum was injured in an explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 17 |
Grand Junction, CO: A hazardous materials fire at a pipe yard sent two people to the hospital. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 17 |
Detroit, MI: Fire broke out in a recycling center warehouse. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 17 |
Riverton, NJ: A fire at a chemical adhesives plant injured one person. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
El Dorado, AR: Fire destroyed a warehouse at a hazardous waste disposal facility. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Fairfield, CT: A chemical reaction at a metal treatment plant prompted officials to evacuate the area. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Herscher, IL: An explosion during welding work injured 5 people at a gas pipeline plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Gaston, OR: 3 firefighters mopping up after a fire suffered injuries in an explosion at a lumber mill powerhouse. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Marshville, NC: Officials are investigating an ammonia leak at a poultry plant that forced evacuation of 550 employees. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Madison County, AL: Sawdust that caught fire at a lumber mill burned for several days. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
El Carmen, Mexico: 1 person was killed and 5 injured in a laboratory explosion in a chlorobenzene plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 16 |
Catlettsburg, KY: A fire at an oil refinery shut down a fluid catalytic cracker for more than a week. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Clovis, NM: A fire smoldering in a feed elevator is expected to burn for several days. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Hermitage, PA: A dust collector at an ice cream cone factory caught fire. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Skellingthorpe, UK: A loading bay and several trailers at a rendering plant were destroyed by fire. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Dover, UK: Fire burned for 7 hours at a plastics recycling plant specializing in auto parts. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Taranaki, New Zealand: Fire broke out on the roof of a urea plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 15 |
Satellite Beach, FL: Firefighters from Patrick AFB aided community responders in extinguishing a burning fuel tanker. More information |
Sunday
Aug 14 |
East Bunbury, Australia: Fire destroyed a printing plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 14 |
Dearborn, MI: 2 auto plant workers repairing a valve suffered steam burns when an expansion joint ruptured. More information |
Sunday
Aug 14 |
Fond du Lac, WI: A dust explosion spread fire through ducts and machinery at a dairy products plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 14 |
Concord, GA: An ammonia leak at an ice plant forced an area evacuation. More information |
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