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Entries for November 2003
Sunday
Nov 30 |
Soni No Chawl,India Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a pipe in an ice factory.There were no injuries. More information |
Saturday
Nov 29 |
Perryville,TN A boat sank in the Tennessee River spilling almost 400 gallonsof diesel fuel. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Kukatpally,India An explosion at a detonator factory killed at leasteight people and seriously injured three others. Officials suspect a shortcircuit caused the blast. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Surat,India Three workers were killed by a toxic gas while cleaninga reactor in a drug manufacturing company. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 25 |
Kukatpally,India At least eight people were killed and three seriouslyinjured in an explosion at a detonator factory. More information |
Sunday
Nov 23 |
Midland,TX Crude oil tanks exploded on a lease near Midland due toan electrical spark. A field superintendent said that about 640 barrelsof oil, three stock tanks, three water tanks and some equipment were destroyed. More information |
Sunday
Nov 23 |
Surat,India Two workers were killed and four other sustainedserious burns in an explosion at an ethanol plant. A spokesman said theexplosion was due to a leak in the ethanol pipeline. More information |
Saturday
Nov 22 |
Ahmedabad,India Two persons were killed in a fire that broke outinside a chemical factory. More information |
Saturday
Nov 22 |
Alberta,Canada A man working inside a natural gas station escaped unhurtwhen it exploded and destroyed the building. The cause of the blast isunder investigation. More information |
Saturday
Nov 22 |
Meraux, LA A refinery experienced a small fire in a new hydrocracker unit. More information |
Friday
Nov 21 |
SkullValley, AZ A man was killed in a fuel tank explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 18 |
RichardsBay, Africa Workers were evacuated from an industrial complexwhen smoke from a fire at the citys landfill engulfed the area. More information |
Monday
Nov 17 |
Kitwe,Zambia One person died and several others were injuredafter an acid tank at a leach plant exploded. More information |
Saturday
Nov 15 |
Veracruz,Mexico Eight workers were injured, two seriously when theywere cleaning a pressure valve and a spark ignited an explosion. More information |
Saturday
Nov 15 |
Taman Bersatu,Malaysia Three children, two of whom are sons of a firefighter,were injured in an explosion at a factory after one of the three threwa firecracker that hit three unlabelled barrels containing what is believedto have been kerosene. More information |
Friday
Nov 14 |
Great Falls,MT Fire broke out in a large wastewater tank and spread toa nearby slop oil tank More information |
Friday
Nov 14 |
Old Bridge,NJ A sulfuric acid spill that reportedly injured a worker ata chemical plant was contained by hazmat handlers. The spill may havestarted with a leak from a discharge hose on a railroad car. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 12 |
Sydney, AustraliaAbout 60 firefighters took two hours to contain a fire that destroyeda tire retreading factory. The crew stopped the fire from spreading toan adjacent engineering company. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 12 |
BrownstownTwp, MI an explosion occurred whole two employees inside afacility were working with aluminum paste. Crews believed the blast wascaused by hydrogen that had built up in the plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 12 |
CangzhouCity, China Three workers died and three others were injuredin a explosion in an evaporator at an oil refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 11 |
Edinburg,TX Two men died and another was seriously injured afterbeing overcome by hydrogen sulfide and methane fumes. More information |
Monday
Nov 10 |
Buford, GA Two workers were seriously injured in an explosion in a water pipethey were installing. Fire officials believe the explosion was causedby a spark from welding equipment igniting a natural gas build-up. More information |
Monday
Nov 10 |
Henderson,IN A fire started in a smoke stack at a milling plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 09 |
Clyde, Australia A propylene leak occurred at a plant leading to major flaring atthe refinery. More information |
Saturday
Nov 08 |
Stenungsund,Sweden Production was halted at a pvc plant following an explosionthat destroyed a steam generating boiler. No injuries were reported. More information |
Friday
Nov 07 |
Greenville, SC A fire at a textile facility caused the pollutionof the Reedy River with a runoff of soaps and dyes. More information |
Friday
Nov 07 |
Decatur,IL One worker was seriously injured after an influx ofoxygen sparked an explosion in one of the plants grain dryers. Theworker suffered second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of hisbody. More information |