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Entries for November 1998
Sunday
Nov 29 |
Nembe, Nigeria: Nearly 200 tons of crude oil spilled after sabotage by local youth gangs. More information |
Sunday
Nov 29 |
Nembe, Nigeria: Nearly 200 tons of crude oil spilled after sabotage by local youth gangs. More information |
Friday
Nov 27 |
Seoul, S. Korea: An explosion at a depot for refilling LPG tanks injured six people. More information |
Friday
Nov 27 |
Morigaon, India: Guerrillas bombed a crude oil pipeline, causing extensive damage. The blast comes only two days after a similar attack on a diesel pipeline in Guwahati. More information |
Friday
Nov 27 |
Seoul, S. Korea: An explosion at a depot for refilling LPG tanks injured six people. More information |
Friday
Nov 27 |
Morigaon, India: Guerrillas bombed a crude oil pipeline, causing extensive damage. The blast comes only two days after a similar attack on a diesel pipeline in Guwahati. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 25 |
Anacortes, WA: Six workers were killed in an explosion in the coke processing unit of an oil refinery. The blast occurred as the plant was being restarted after a power failure. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 25 |
Beacon Falls, CT: A fire in the electrical room of a plant specializing in travel items forced the evacuation of about 50 employees. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 25 |
Beacon Falls, CT: A fire in the electrical room of a plant specializing in travel items forced the evacuation of about 50 employees. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
Ackley, IA: A worker was killed when the pressure cap blew off a pipeline under construction, striking him. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
Alabaster, AL: Flames spread after a collision involving three tractor-trailer rigs, including a tanker hauling tar, and two passenger vehicles. Tar from the tanker spilled and ignited. Drivers of the tanker and one of the passenger vehicle were killed. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
Los Angeles, CA: A compressor exploded at a furniture factory, injuring six workers. Three of the six were listed in critical condition. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
East Coast, Australia: The five-ship Japanese whaling fleet was forced to discontinue this years hunt when a fire disabled the only ship capable of processing the catch. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
Union Township, OH: Sixteen workers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a packaging plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 24 |
Cumberland, MD: A teenager was charged with arson in a fire that destroyed a industrial supply companys warehouse. The company has decided not to rebuild. More information |
Monday
Nov 23 |
Randburg, South Africa: A tanker swerve to miss a collision with the getaway car in a burglary struck another vehicle and exploded. The tanker driver was killed. More information |
Monday
Nov 23 |
Woodbury County, IA: A tanker truck hauling more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline overturned after colliding with a farm tractor. Only a small amount of fuel leaked. More information |
Monday
Nov 23 |
Arlington, TX: A half million gallons of spilled jet fuel was contained within a dike surround storage tanks at DFW Airport. The spill occurred as fuel was being pumped from one tank to another. More information |
Monday
Nov 23 |
Pasadena, TX: No fatalities were reported in an explosion at a Houston-area refinery. More information |
Monday
Nov 23 |
Thessaloniki, Greece: Four men were missing after a fire aboard a tanker carrying 23,000 tons of fuel. Bad weather made rescue difficult. More information |
Sunday
Nov 22 |
Middletown, CT: An equipment fire broke out at a plant that manufactures jet aircraft engines. More information |
Sunday
Nov 22 |
Waukegan, IL: Fire shut down one of three coal-fired generators at an electrical power station. The fire was extinguished within five minutes. More information |
Sunday
Nov 22 |
Long Beach, CA: A 10-inch pipeline burst sending about 1,000 gallons of crude oil and wastewater into local streets. More information |
Sunday
Nov 22 |
Ophir, CO: A highly explosive material similar to ammonia nitrate leaked from a trailer that separated from the truck pulling it. The cargo did not detonate. More information |
Sunday
Nov 22 |
North Platte, NE: A collision between a car and a fuel truck forced the transfer of 7,000 gallons of fuel to another vehicle. None of the fuel leaked. More information |
Saturday
Nov 21 |
Topeka, KS: City crews using an auger to clean out a sewer line accidently punctured a nearby natural gas pipeline. Area residents were evacuated. However, no explosion occurred. More information |
Friday
Nov 20 |
Marysville, OH: A chemical spill at an auto assembly plant sent four workers to an area hospital. More information |
Friday
Nov 20 |
Torsham, ME: An empty building at a mill complex was destroyed by fire. The building was slated for demolition. More information |
Friday
Nov 20 |
Wahpeton, N.D.: An explosion and fire at an electrical substation cut power to much of the city, including a manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Haukipudas, Finland: Production at a plant specializing in communications gear came to a halt after a fire that damaged the facilitys roof. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Tuticorin, India: Fire spread through a sulfuric acid plant, injuring five workers. Acid was being transferred between vessels at the time of the fire. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Aiken, GA: A 100,000-foot warehouse full of rubber products at a manufacturing plant caught fire, sending acrid fumes across the city. Firefighters kept the fire from spreading to the rest of the plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Los Angeles, CA: Hazardous materials specialists were brought in to handle a fire involving storage container stocked with unknown chemicals. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Buffalo, N.Y.: A worker at a tire factory was injured when he caught his leg in a conveyor belt. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Buffalo, N.Y.: An industrial worker was trapped nearly an hour under a fallen beam before being found by another worker. More information |
Thursday
Nov 19 |
Louisville, KY: Two acid-based chemicals were mistakenly mixed at an auto plant, causing a nitric oxide vapor release. A one-mile radius of the plant was temporarily evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 18 |
Louisa, KY: A plant that manufactured hats and t-shirts was destroyed by fire, putting 30 people out of work. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 18 |
Coffeyville, KS: A pipeline break dumped nearly 33,000 gallons of crude oil and naphtha into the Verdigris River, creating a 13 miles oil slick that reached into Oklahoma. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 18 |
Jersey City, N.J.: A supervisor at a precious metals refinery was sentenced to a year in jail for cheating customers. He was also ordered to repay $5 million. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 18 |
Kingston, N.Y.: A tug boat towing a barge loaded with 2.5 million gallons of gasoline was destroyed by fire. The fire did not spread to the cargo. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 17 |
Augusta, GA: Nearly 40 people were treated and released from an area hospital after almost 100 pounds of sulfur trioxide was released into the air at a chemical plant. The leak was brought under control within 10 minutes. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 17 |
Uffculme, UK: A fireworks factory exploded, smashing windows in nearby homes. Injuries among the staff were minor. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 17 |
Kirikkale, Turkey: An LPG explosion at a refinery injured five employees. A fire following the explosion was quickly extinguished. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 17 |
Beirut, Lebanon: Twelve workers died when a construction site elevator plunged 20 floors. Three others survived with serious injuries. More information |
Monday
Nov 16 |
Brownsville, TX: Production ceased at a plastics plant after an explosion in the duct work leading to an antipollution device. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Nov 16 |
Cotulla, TX: Flames spread through a fuel distribution center, forcing the closure of an interstate highway. Nearby train traffic had to be rerouted. More information |
Monday
Nov 16 |
Norwalk, CT: About 60 people were treated and released after a methylene chloride spill at a manufacturing company. Three workers were hospitalized. More information |
Monday
Nov 16 |
Colwich, KS: A worker was found pinned beneath an overturned forklift at a local plant. He died shortly after reaching the hospital. More information |
Sunday
Nov 15 |
Windsor Locks, CN: Two tanker trucks collided head-on near an international airport. Only one driver was injured. More information |
Sunday
Nov 15 |
Moses Lake, WA: A second worker died from injuries sustained in an Oct. 9 explosion at a silicon refinery. Both workers inhaled caustic fumes. More information |
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