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Entries for January 2002
Thursday
Jan 31 |
Raudhatain,Kuwait:Near the Iraqi border, four people were killed in an explosionand fire at an oil gathering center, gas booster station and power substation.Nineteen people were also wounded. More information |
Thursday
Jan 31 |
Richmon, CA:A release of hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide ata refinery prompted county health officials to warn residents to remainindoors for about 2 hours. More information |
Thursday
Jan 31 |
Owensville, In:Some 200 barrels of oil spilled from a storage tank and ran downhill toa drainage ditch. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 30 |
Rapid City, SD:A major fire burned at a meat-packing plant. No serious injuries werereported. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 30 |
Wilmington, CA:A refinery was forced to shut its 141,000 barrel per day production dueto an instrumentation problem. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 30 |
North Shields,UK: Chemicals overheated at a solvent recycling plant, releasing acloud of toxic vapor. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 30 |
Los Angeles, CA:A tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned, closing the Harbor Freewayfor an hour. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 30 |
Paterson, NJ:A vat of chemicals used to make nail polish and nail polish remover exploded,blowing out all the windows and the front door of the unoccupied building. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 29 |
Silver Springs,NV: A fire at a wood preserving plant forced the evacuation of 350homes. The fire destroyed a pump room and a filter press room. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 29 |
Calvert City,KY: A fire and chemical release forced the Sheriffs Department toshut down as authorities asked nearby residents to keep their doors andwindows shut. No one was injured in the explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 29 |
Toowoomba, Australia:Twenty-eight firefighters and police officers were hospitalized afterpesticide cylinders exploded or leaked toxic fumes after fire a truckdepot. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 29 |
Newbern, KY:A fire at a chemical plat released a cloud of toxic chemicals. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 29 |
Calvert City,KY: Emergency officials said a fire and chemical release at a chemicalcompany were contained and wont pose a threat to the nearby community. More information |
Monday
Jan 28 |
South Charleston,WV:A chlorine release at a chemical plant caused a 45 minuteshelter-in-place order. More information |
Monday
Jan 28 |
Port Moody, BC:A contained explosion in a hydrogen tank at a B.C. thermal generationplant in a Vancouver suburb. Staff were forced to evacuate the complex. More information |
Monday
Jan 28 |
Bakersfield, CA:A man was critically injured when a nearby empty oil-tanker he was cleaningexploded. More information |
Sunday
Jan 27 |
Suffolk, VA:A tanker truck carrying gasoline overturned and burst into flame. Thedriver escaped with minor injuries. More information |
Sunday
Jan 27 |
Denver, CO:A tanker carrying roofing tar overturned, injuring the driver and closingpart of Interstate 70 for nearly 12 hours. More information |
Sunday
Jan 27 |
Vancouver,WA:A maintenance worker was killed at an oil refinery early Saturdaymorning when a temporary elevator fell and crushed him, the company said. More information |
Sunday
Jan 27 |
Cartegena, Spain:A cloud of gas engulfed much of the Spanish coastal town after a firein a fertilizer plant. More information |
Sunday
Jan 27 |
Okene, Nigeria: Fifty-one people were killed in central Nigeria when a petrol tanker veeredoff the road and exploded into flames. More information |
Saturday
Jan 26 |
Martinez, CA:A shelter-in-place order lasting 1.5 hours was issued after a level threesulphur trioxide release at the 168,000 barrel-per-day refinery. More information |
Friday
Jan 25 |
Willingboro,NJ:One person was killed and 14 injured in an explosion at ascrap metals factory. Workers were cleaning tantalum through a seriesof acid baths when the blast occurred. More information |
Friday
Jan 25 |
Commerce City,CO: A refinery shut down its 35,000 barrel per day production forabout 6 hours as a precaution after a small fire broke out inside theboiler rooms at its utility plant. No one was injured. More information |
Friday
Jan 25 |
Willingboro, NJ:An explosion at a scrap metals factory killed one worker and sent at least14 people to the hospital, officials said. More information |
Thursday
Jan 24 |
Neath, South Wales:Near Neath, thousands of residents were warned to stay inside after atruck spilled ferric chloride. The accident happened when the truck carryingthe chemical exploded. More information |
Thursday
Jan 24 |
Greenville, OH:A gasoline storage tank exploded, causing minor injuries to two workersand damage to three homes. Two workers were preparing to move a 24,000-gallonhorizontal gasoline storage tank when their cutting torch generated sparksand ignited vapors in the tank. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 23 |
Gallipolis Ferry,WV: A hydrochloric acid release prompted a call for nearby residentsto briefly shelter in place until the plume dissipated. There were noinjuries More information |
Wednesday
Jan 23 |
Nebraska City,NE: An explosion during a fire at a tire recycling plant injured 13firefighters. The fire started in two bulk containers. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 23 |
Fort Collins,CO:A worker who climbed into a rock washing machine was killedwhen he got caught inside. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 22 |
Delaware City,DE: An explosion in a hydro-treater unit triggered a fire that spreadto the desulphurization unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 22 |
McLean County,KY: A gasoline tractor-trailer crashed, the impact puncturing therear of the tanker, causing fuel to leak. The road was blocked and trafficdiverted for more than three hours. More information |
Monday
Jan 21 |
Luzon, Philippines:About 35 million people were left without power after a bulldozercaused an explosion in a power substation, damaging a major transmissionline. More information |
Sunday
Jan 20 |
El Segundo, CA:An explosion at a refinery shook several nearby houses. The explosionwas caused by a leaking valve. More information |
Friday
Jan 18 |
Minot, ND: Railroad cars derailed, resulting in an anhydrous ammonia leak. One persondied and 13 were admitted to hospitals. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 16 |
Lorman, MS:A tanker carrying sulphuric acid to a paper plant in Vicksburg overturned.No acid was spilled. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 16 |
Butler, MI: A hydrogen sulphide leak at a paper mill killed two and injured 13. Thevictims were overcome by gas while working at the mill. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 15 |
New Martinsville,WV: Toluene leaked from a ruptured railroad tanker car in large quantities,forcing an area evacuation. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 15 |
Riverview, MI:A hydrogen leak occurred in a tanker trailer valve. The leak was confinedto the complex and no one was evacuated as a result of the incident. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 15 |
Seattle, WA: A worker was fatally injured at a company plant when a hydraulic hoseripped loose and struck him in the face. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 15 |
Elizabethon,TN: A gasoline fire erupted when a car struck a tanker loaded withgasoline. Two roads were shut down as a precautionary measure. More information |
Monday
Jan 14 |
Torrington, CN:Five workers were injured by debris and broken glass in an explosion thatcause extensive damage at a plant specializing in fuel cell technology. More information |
Monday
Jan 14 |
Garyville,LA:A worker working inside a gas-oil hydrotreater died afterbeing engulfed in burning catalyst at a petrochemical refinery. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Rocky Mountain,CO: A fire destroyed about 135,000 lambskins and 250,000 pounds ofwool, causing an estimated $5 million in damage. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Pasadena, TX:Isobutane being used to clean a vessel ignited, causing an explosion andfire at an oil refinery. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Baton Rouge, LA:Five persons were injured in a flash fire during routine maintenance atan oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Burns Harbor,IN: A fire broke out in the slab reheat furnace of a steel plantshot strip mill. More information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Woodburn, OR:Fire engulfed a gasoline tanker truck, closing an interstate highway fortwo hours. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Beaumont, TX:The cause of a fire at a rubber plant had not been determined late Wednesday.No one was injured. The plants emergency response team had the fire extinguishedwithin 2 ½ hours. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Baton Rouge, LA:A fire caused an explosion at a chemical plant was quickly extinguished.The blast shook buildings miles away. No one was injured in the explosion,which started in the olefins I cracker area. More information |
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