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Entries for August 2011
Friday
Aug 05 |
Memphis, TN: A crude unit heater explosion following a power outage sparked a fire at a refinery. More information |
Friday
Aug 05 |
Boiling Springs, NC: Fire broke out at a rug factory during heavy thunderstorms in the area. More information |
Friday
Aug 05 |
Cebu City, Philippines: Fire gutted a furniture factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 04 |
Bideford, UK: A silo filled with wood shavings caught fire at a furniture factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 04 |
Blairsville, PA: Fire broke out at an industrial components plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 04 |
Burrell Twp., IN: A plant specializing in industrial tooling and custom metal stamping was damaged by fire. More information |
Thursday
Aug 04 |
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A pyrotechnics warehouse exploded at a resin plant.
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Thursday
Aug 04 |
Canton, OH: Firefighters battled a blaze at an equipment manufacturer when a large oil quench tank became too hot and caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Aug 04 |
Saybrook Twp., OH: Fire destroyed two vacant buildings at a former railroad reclamation plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Eagle Lake, MN: Several hundred people were forced from their homes because train cars carrying highly-flammable ethanol derailed and tipped over. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Warren, RI: A burning truck parked inside a factory making countertops spread flames to several floors of the facility. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Failsworth, UK: A fire that broke out in a rubber making machine at a plastics plant was quickly extinguished by sprinklers. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Oswego, NY: A worker at a plant specializing in aluminum rolling and recycling was injured in an accident. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
West Whiteland Twp., PA: A hydrogen trailer fire broke out at a chemical plant, injuring a worker. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Tilbrook, UK: 3 tons of straw caught fire at a processing unit. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Badalpur, India: Flames spread through a chemical plant for nearly 3 hours. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 03 |
Baku, Azerbaijan: A gas cylinder exploded at a meat processing plant, killing 3 people. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Rancho Cordova, CA: 2 firefighters suffered injuries handling a haz mat incident involving pool chemicals at a waste treatment facility. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Los Angeles, CA: A worker at a sewage treatment plant died from a 30-foot fall. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Targu Jiu, Romania: A worker at an arms plant suffered burns when a substance used in tracer rounds ignited. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
The Colony, TX: A chlorine leak at a water treatment facility sent a worker to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Butler County, KS: A series of explosions at a propane facility left one person dead and two injured. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Nazareth, PA: Runoff from a fire at a plastics recycling plant threatens nearby creeks. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Gastonia, NC: A machinery fire at a truck factory forced the evacuation of workers. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 02 |
Harrisonburg, VA: Fire broke out at a printing plant in a room where scrap paper is baled. More information |
Monday
Aug 01 |
Marske, UK: A trash fire at an industrial estate spread to an oil drum which exploded. More information |
Monday
Aug 01 |
Melbourne, Australia: A factory fire in an industrial district spread to nearby facilities. More information |
Monday
Aug 01 |
Rochester, NY: Fire broke out at a closed manufacturing plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 01 |
Eggeloge, Germany: Two workers welding at a biogas plant were injured in an explosion. More information |
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