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Entries for September 2011
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Mailiao, Tiawan: Leaking chemicals ignited at petrochemical plant but was quickly extinguished. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Newell, WV: A worker was airlifted after being crushed by fallen machinery at a plant making instruments and gauges. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Aurora, NC: A responder was injured in a vehicle accident en route to a chemical fire at a phosphate plant. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Millbury, MA: Nearly 50,000 gallons of phenol spilled from a tank behind a chemical storage building, sending 12 people to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
San Antonio, TX: A shipment of nail polish fueled a fire that destroyed a warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Shreveport, LA: A wildfire threatened an auto plant. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Portland, ME: A haz mat emergency forced the evacuation of a water treatment plant. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Buffalo, NY: 4 people were injured in an explosion at a rolled metal plant when molten metal came in contact with water. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 06 |
Samut Prakan, Thailand: Fire destroyed a tire recycling plant. More information |
Monday
Sep 05 |
Trieben, Austria: At least 27 people were overcome by fumes from a tank of nitric acid. More information |
Monday
Sep 05 |
Wichita, KS: Fire broke out in flammable rags stored on the loading dock of a uniform services company. More information |
Monday
Sep 05 |
El Paso, TX: Firefighters contained a fire at a recycling plant within 20 minutes. More information |
Sunday
Sep 04 |
San Bernadino, CA: A haz mat team spent nearly 24 hours containing a sulphur leak at a company that makes clay pigeons for trapshooting. More information |
Sunday
Sep 04 |
Gansu Province, China: A chemical leak from an overturned tank truck damaged the power grid and disrupted train service. More information |
Sunday
Sep 04 |
Cleburne, TX: A trash bin filled with powdered milk residue ignited at a food ingredients plant, causing a grass fire. More information |
Saturday
Sep 03 |
Mehsana, India: 6 people were killed and 22 others injured in an explosion at a milk processing unit. More information |
Friday
Sep 02 |
Jersey City, NJ: A crane caught fire at a metal recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Sep 02 |
Ganganagar, India: A turbine fire shut down a thermal power plant. More information |
Friday
Sep 02 |
Menlo Park, CA: An explosion at an industrial complex killed one person working for a research and development company. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Stafford, KS: A generating motor at a power plant caught fire, injuring 2 people. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Berlin, NH: Fire broke out at a hydroelectric power station, causing an area outage. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Malaga, Australia: The threat of toxic smoke forced the evacuation of several businesses neighboring a burning furniture plant. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Pueblo, CO: A half-mile radius of a tire plant was evacuated when a hydrogen leak ignited, threatening a much larger hydrogen tank nearby. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Chelyabinsk, Russia: A bromine leak at a railway station made dozens ill. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Orland, IN: A poultry plant worker was crushed to death by a hydraulic lift. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Penn Twp. PA: 3 workers suffered chemical burns in an explosion at a plant making bearings and lubrication systems. More information |
Thursday
Sep 01 |
Creskill, NJ: A tanker-truck filled with 10,000 gallons of gasoline caught fire. More information |