Monday
May 07 |
Clifton, NJ: A New Jersey roofer working at a metal tubing plant jumped into a vat of nitric acid solution to save a co-worker who had fallen 40 feet into the tank. More information |
Monday
May 07 |
Seattle, WA: An explosion at an acetylene manufacturing facility shook the building, but no one was injured.
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Sunday
May 06 |
Warren Twp., OH: Nearly 1,200 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled at a steel plant. More information |
Sunday
May 06 |
Sikeston, MO: Hazmat crews cleaned up a chemical spill at a municipal power plant. More information |
Sunday
May 06 |
Sarnia, ON: Black smoke bellowed from a coker unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
May 05 |
Map Ta Phut, Thailand: A toulene storage tank explosed at a chemical plant, killing 12 and injuring 142. More information |
Thursday
May 03 |
Pernhofen, Germany: Fermentation gas caught fire at a plant making citric acid, gluconate and xanthan. More information |
Wednesday
May 02 |
Carlisle, PA: Explosions were heard as fire gutted an industrial warehouse. More information |
Wednesday
May 02 |
Bay City, TX: A butanol leak at a chemical plant was contained within several hours. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Iloilo, Philippines: A fire at an airport power plant forced the cancellation of several flights. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Springfield, FL: Fire broke out in a wastewater equalization basin at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Andhra Pradesh, India: A fire in a steel plant blast furnace killed 2 workers. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Edmonton, AB: A worker was welding a door when the fire started at a food packing plant. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Oxford Twp, MI: Hydraulic fluid spilling from machinery ignited at a ball bearing plant, injuring a worker. More information |