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Entries for October 2012
Friday
Oct 26 |
Ejidos de Santa Maria y San Agustin, Mexico: 2 people died when several explosions rocked a fireworks factory. More Information |
Friday
Oct 26 |
Bellevue, OH: A fire in a tractor-trailer rig filled with magnesium scraps threatened a metals recycling plant. More Information |
Friday
Oct 26 |
Irlach, Germany: A merchanical failure at a biogass plant resulted in a sewage spill into a nearby stream. More Information |
Friday
Oct 26 |
Byron, Australia: An area evacuation was ordered during a fire at a book binding factory. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Ghaxaq, Malta: Chemicals being disposed of at a fireworks factory exploded. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Lingchuan, China: A truck hauling 30 tons of benzene overturned. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Sydney, Australia: Firefighters battled two separate factory fires in different parts of the city. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
North Rocks, Australia: Fire broke out at a factory making plastic food containers. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Louisville, KY: A fire in the dust collection system shut down a factory making barrels to age liquor. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Leicester, UK: A fire at a clothing factory is believed to have started in a cafe. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Springfield, MO: 3 workers were injured when sodium hydroxide spilled from a ruptured pipe at a food processing plant. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Odisha, India: Fire broke out in an electrical substation at a steel plant. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Chillicothe, OH: Fire swept through a former rendering plant - glue factory. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Rock Hill, SC: Workers evacuated a tool coating plant when a peroxide-based solution began to bubble. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Toledo, OH: Firefighters donned SCBA to battle flames at a recycling plant. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Ames, IA: A fire protection system activated when an electrical transformer caught fire. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Staunton, VA: A worker died when he became entangled in a rock crusher at a minerals facility. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Gastonia, NC: Fire spread into the ventilation system at a truck plant. |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Ejidos de Santa Maria y San Agustin, Mexico: An explosion at a fireworks factory killed 4 and injured 3. More Information |
Thursday
Oct 25 |
Spring, TX: A suspected copper thief was found electrocuted at a power substation. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Bautzen, Germany: A fire at a chemical plant killed 7 people. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Rossyln, S. Africa: Fire gutted a bio-fuel factory fire. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
London, ON: A white powder that triggered the evacuation of a postal sorting facility was found to be harmless. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Port of Oakland, CA: A mechanic was crushed to death while inspecting a crane. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Independence, MO: A warehouse fire broke out at a former tractor plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Loves Park, IL: Fire spread through an oven vent to the roof of a food processing plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Millwood, WV: A furnace fire broke out at a plant making mineral wool for ceiling tiles. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Port Alberni, BC: Fire broke out at an abandoned tire recycling facility. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Dublin, Ireland: An explosion involving aerosol cans at a recycling facility sent 22 to the hospital with respiratory distress. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Khartoum, Sudan: 2 people died in what some believe was an airstrike on a munitions factory. More Information |
Wednesday
Oct 24 |
Texas City, TX: 9 people were treated after 300 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled at a chemical plant, triggering a citywide shelter-in-place order. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Utrecht, Netherlands: A chemical plant reported a brief ammonia release. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Egelston, MI: A minor spill of hydrochloric acid was reported at a chemical plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Brussels, Belgium: Isobutane used as a refrigerant leaked from a railcar. |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
White, PA: Fire swept through a printing plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Canton, GA: A worker at a chicken processing plant died in an industrial accident. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
St. Jacques de la Lande, France: Harmful fumes were produced when bleach was mistakenly poured into a tank containing alkaline. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Sherbrooke, QC: Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in an oil refinery storage tank. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Melton, UK: A water tower failure at a snack food plant triggered an ammonia release. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Martinez, CA: A fire in a processing unit at an oil refinery was immediately extinguished with no disruption of production. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Shoush, Iran: A 22-inch gas pipeline ruptured and ignited. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Alfreton, UK: Fire broke out in an electrical distribution box at a building materials plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Shanghai, China: 9 people were injured in a fire that swept through a plant making imitation wood moulding. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Indore, India: Fire gutted a chemical plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Rajasthan, India: Fire broke out at a plastics plant and spread to 4 other godowns. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Tampa, FL: A load of steel pipe fell on workers in a cargo hold, killing 1 and injuring another. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Chhattisgach, India: An explosion at a rolling steel mill showered 12 workers with molten metal. More Information |
Tuesday
Oct 23 |
Durham, NC: Fire broke out at a recycling facility. More Information |
Monday
Oct 22 |
Chirk, UK: Fire broke out at a wood products plant. More Information |
Monday
Oct 22 |
Schroeder, MN: An explosion in a coal bunker at a power plant injured a worker. More Information |
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