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Entries for November 2001
Friday
Nov 30 |
Duson, LA: A 14-year-old boy suffered second and third degree burns when a crude oil storage tank exploded and burned. More information |
Thursday
Nov 29 |
Richmond, CA: A sulphur trioxide release from a plant making sulfuric acid resulted in a shelter-in-place order. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Northglenn, CO: Liquid nitrogen leaking from a crashed tanker truck turned out to only be residual in pipes under the truck. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Roanoke, VA: Rescue workers were forced to amputate a mans arm to free him from machinery at a yarn-manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 28 |
Perry County, KY: A worker at a coal preparation plant was killed in a 100 foot fall. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 27 |
Soldotna, AK: A broken pipe aboard an oil drilling platform dumped crude oil into Cook Inlet, shutting down the operation. More information |
Monday
Nov 26 |
Leola, PA: Two local fire companies responded to a fire at an electronics plant. No injuries reported. More information |
Sunday
Nov 25 |
Westlake, LA: Two explosions sent fireballs skyward at a chemical plant after a safety valve ruptured. More information |
Friday
Nov 23 |
Chelmsford, U.K.: Fire caused extensive damage to a factory manufacturing fountain soda equipment. More information |
Friday
Nov 23 |
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Oil from a ruptured underwater pipeline leaked into Guanabara Bay. More information |
Friday
Nov 23 |
Butinge, Lithuania: Nearly 40 tons of oil spilled at a floating oil terminal during the loading of a tanker. More information |
Thursday
Nov 22 |
Pasadena, TX: A liquid petroleum gas unit at a petroleum refinery explosed, injuring one person and causing heavy damage. More information |
Thursday
Nov 22 |
Shijonawate, Japan: More than 30 school children were treated after hydrochloric acid fumes escaped from a nearby factory. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 21 |
Macon, OH: Officials evacuated homes and tested for water well contamination after a truck carrying liquid nitrogen rolled over. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 20 |
Chicago, IL: A drum containing nitric acid toppled and spilled when the truck transporting it struck a pot hole. A major thoroughfare remained closed most of the day. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 20 |
Bruckl, Austria: An explosion damaged three tanks containing 40 tons of hydrochloric acid, but the small amount that escaped was captured in a containment area. The plant manufactures electolysis products. More information |
Sunday
Nov 18 |
Dampier, Australia: An explosion aboard a scrap metal cargo ship killed eight people. Spray painting operations were under way inside a ballast tank when the blast occurred. More information |
Sunday
Nov 18 |
Persian Gulf, Bahrain: Two U.S. Navy personnel are missing after a an oil tanker being boarded sank. The tanker was carrying 1,900 tons of Iraqi oil in violation of U.N. sanctions. More information |
Sunday
Nov 18 |
Roanoke, VA: A furniture plant rented a replacement boiler after a fire shut down production. More information |
Friday
Nov 16 |
Kearneyville, W.V.: At least 44 people were treated at area hospitals after a chlorine leak at a private water treatment plant. More information |
Friday
Nov 16 |
Oakland County, MI: Two persons were killed when two freight trains crashed head-on. Early reports that a tanker containing chlorine was leaking was false. More information |
Friday
Nov 16 |
Dayton, OH: Seventeen people had to be decontaminated after an explosion at a laboratory specializing in specialty chemcials for industry. An initial explosion activated a sprinkler system, but water mixed with released chemicals to create hydrochloric acid, causing a second blast. More information |
Thursday
Nov 15 |
Fort Wayne, IN: Fire ripped through a hopper at a casting plant. Molten aluminium complicated the firefighting effort. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 14 |
Mount Pleasant, PA: Two men were injured when a gas well exploded. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 13 |
Hubert, N.C.: A chlorine gas leak at a water treatment plant forced officials to evacuate employees. More information |
Sunday
Nov 11 |
Janesville, WI: A security guard at a car assembly plant accidently released enough fire foam to coat a nearby road. More information |
Saturday
Nov 10 |
Nashville, TN: Hydrochloric acid spilled from a railroad tank car at a train depot. More information |
Saturday
Nov 10 |
Meeteetse, WY: A tanker truck crash resulted in a gasoline spill that closed the a highway for six hours. More information |
Friday
Nov 09 |
Texas City, TX: Ethylene diamine spilled at a marine terminal but was captured in a containment area without reaching the water. A large vapor cloud resulted in a shelter in place order being issued. More information |
Friday
Nov 09 |
Rochester, NY: A hydrochloric acid spill closed an interstate highway for nearly five hours. More information |
Friday
Nov 09 |
Idaho Springs, CO: A gasoline tanker rolled over and spilled its contents into Clear Creek. More information |
Thursday
Nov 08 |
Port Talbot, U.K.: Two men were killed in an explosion in a blast furnace caused by an escape of molten iron. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 07 |
Warminster, PA: Area residents were ordered to shelter in place after a chlorine leak a municipal water plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 07 |
Louisville, KY: A fuel barge struck a metal barrier leaking a large amount of gasoline into the water. Shipping was shut down. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 06 |
Lynnville, IO: A truck loaded with grain alcohol en route to a whiskey distillery crashed, closing the highway over six hours. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 06 |
Tehama County, CA: A fire at a natural gas compressor station caused several million in damage. More information |
Monday
Nov 05 |
Kanauga, OH: A tanker truck caught fire and exploded at an asphalt plant, killing one person. More information |
Monday
Nov 05 |
Minneapolis, MN: A tanker truck caught fire and exploded at an asphalt plant, killing one person. More information |
Friday
Nov 02 |
Essexville, MI: A wreck involving a tanker filled with liquid sodium bisulphate closed local roads for nearly an hour. No leaks were detected. More information |
Friday
Nov 02 |
St. Louis, MO: A five-alarm fire with flames shooting up to 60 feet destroyed a fiber manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 01 |
Brisbane, Australia: An explosion and fire at a substation transformer knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. More information |
Thursday
Nov 01 |
Luoning County, China: A wrecked truck transporting 11 tons of liquid sodium cyanide began leaking into a tributary of the Luohe River, killing livestock in the area. More information |
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