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Entries for October 2006
Saturday
Oct 14 |
Lahat, Malaysia: 400 drums of solvents were destroyed in a fire at a warehouse. More information |
Thursday
Oct 12 |
Mazeikia, Lithuania: A vaccum distillation tower collapsed during an oil refinery fire. More information |
Thursday
Oct 12 |
Gordon County, GA: A waste container at a chemical company exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 11 |
St Paul, MN: An explosion trigged a 4-alarm fire at a chemical manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 11 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: 3 people were killed when 18 hydrogen gas cylinders exploded. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 10 |
Cleveland, OH: A 3,000 gallon tank leaked 1,000 gallons of sulfuric acid from a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 10 |
Mantes-la-Jolie, France: Hydrogen sulphide leaked form a tanker truck on a freight train. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 10 |
Vidin, Bulgaria: 2 tons of chemicals were burned in a fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Oct 09 |
Chaman, Pakistan: An oil tanker carrying oil caught fire after and explosion. More information |
Monday
Oct 09 |
Devon, Africa: 5 people were killed when a car collided with a methanol tanker. More information |
Sunday
Oct 08 |
Wynberg, Africa: A chemical factory was damaged in a fire. More information |
Sunday
Oct 08 |
Oostburg, WI: A dispenser hose on a propane gas delivery truck exploded and caught fire. More information |
Saturday
Oct 07 |
Girouoxville, Canada: A man was killed after his tanker truck overturned and spilled anhydrous ammonia. More information |
Friday
Oct 06 |
Ankaleshwar, India: 3 people were killed after a pipe from a chemical factory leaked either ammonia gas or hydrogen sulphide. More information |
Friday
Oct 06 |
Conway, NC: A fire broke out in a 500 gallon diesel fuel tank at an asphalt plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 06 |
Semipaltinsk, Kazakstan: About 2 tons of liquefied petroleum gas leaked into the sky. More information |
Thursday
Oct 05 |
Apex, NC: Flames broke out in a chemical recycling and waste management plant. More information |
Thursday
Oct 05 |
Odessa, TX: A worker was killed at a valve plant when a tank exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 04 |
Houston, TX: Dozens of workers at a refinery were sickened after sulfuric acid escaped from an alkylation unit. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 04 |
Kaaimans Pass, South Africa: A truck overturned and spilled hazardous chemicals. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 04 |
Torrance, CA: A hazardous materials spill was reported at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 03 |
Rockdale, IL: Ash inside a hopper fell on a maintenance worker, killing him. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 03 |
Portalbot, UK: 4 workers were taken to the hospital after an explosion at a steel plant. More information |
Monday
Oct 02 |
Scottdale, PA: An explosion of an acetylene cylinder caused major damage to a plant that manufactures specialty welded tubing. More information |
Monday
Oct 02 |
Wollsdorf, Austria: A chemical leak killed 2 people. More information |
Monday
Oct 02 |
Serbia: A major oil spill spread 37 mile along the Danube River into Bulgaria. More information |
Sunday
Oct 01 |
Uganda: A fuel tanker overturned, spilling part of its 75,000 liter load of diesel fuel. More information |
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