Thursday
Jul 12 |
Covington, GA: An auto plant worker suffered 2nd degree burns when a 500 gallon barrel of peroxide fell from a forklift. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 10 |
Indianapolis, IN: Firefighters from multiple agencies helped extinguish a fire at a chemical recycling facility. More information |
Monday
Jul 09 |
Berlin, CT: A machine fire broke out at a recycling center. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Puerto Asis, Colombia: A guerrilla army attacked an oil installation in southern Colombia, killing 5 people and injuring 3 others.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/07/05/FARC-attacks-Colombian-oil-well-kills-5/UPI-77281341494425/#ixzz21YmYYSuY More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Bangkok, Thailand: An oil refinery fire is expected to shut down one process unit for at least 30 days. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Nanjing, China: 2 workers died and 3 were injured in a steel plant explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Mumbai, India: A tanker truck carrying 20 tons of hot liquid asphalt overturned and caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Kabul, Afghanistan: An explosion in a liquid gas reservoir triggered a massive fire, killing 17 and injuring more than 60 others. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Levashaovo, Russia: Three people were overcome by a methyl isocyanate spill in a polymers factory. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Oberwesel, Germany: A tanker barge carrying 1,300 tongs of sulphuric acid ran aground in the Rhein with no spill reported. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 03 |
Wynnewood, OK: A breakdown at an oil refinery triggered flaring and a release of hydrogen sulfide. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 03 |
Sanford, NC: Burning oil expelled when the top blew off a storage tank injured 2 workers at an oil recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 03 |
Black Lick Twp., PA: Fire broke out in the warehouse of a company making tear gas and other nonlethal weapons. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Xiaojue, China: 6 people suffocated to death when slag water leaked in an industrial plant, mixing with rainwater. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Webster County, KY: A lightning strike in an oil storage battery ignited 3 tanks. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Quang Nunh, Vietnam: A methane explosion in a coal mine killed 4 workers. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Ein Yahav, Israel: A person was killed and 10 were injured when a pipe of flowing hydrochloric acid exploded at a water drilling site. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Deri Bugti, Pakistan: Militants detonated an 8-inch natural gas pipeline. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Visakhapatnam, India: 6 workers fell ill from leaking gas at a steel plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 01 |
Radford, VA: A chemical leak at an army ammunition plant shut down operations for days. More information |