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Entries for November 2006
Thursday
Nov 30 |
Big Spring, TX: A leak was reported in a sulpher recovery unit of a refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 29 |
Salonika, Greece: A gas leak was reported at a petroleum plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 29 |
Kuwait: A small fire at a petroleum plant was reported. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 28 |
Pensacoloa, FL: A flash fire in a chemical plant lead to a small explosion that resulted in several injuries. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 28 |
Magnitogorsk, Russia: 6 people died in a fire at steel and iron works plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 28 |
Mossville, IL: An overturned tanker spilled anhydrous ammonia, forcing a road closure. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 28 |
Ajam, UAE: A fire destroyed a lubricant factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
Bilston, UK: A worker fell 20 feet from a gantry and landed in a small amount of hydrochloric acid. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
Mesa County, CO: A contractor working for a gas and oil company died after a natural gas pipeline burst. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
Hamburg, Germany: 46 workers at a lubricating oil plant were slightly injured by a release of hydrogen sulphide. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
Nuneaton, UK: 185 gallons of nitric acid spilled from a tanker. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
Hamilton, OH: A propane forklift caught fire inside a paper factory. More information |
Monday
Nov 27 |
City of Lockport, NY: 3 gallons of chlorobenzene spilled in a chemical plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 26 |
Texas City, TX: A small fire occurred in a petroleum refinery. More information |
Saturday
Nov 25 |
St Paul, MN: Crews worked for 6 hours after a tanker overturned spilling chemicals. More information |
Friday
Nov 24 |
San Manuel, Philippines: 1 person died in an explosion at a pyrotechnic factory. More information |
Thursday
Nov 23 |
Ocoee, TN: An overturned tanker truck leaking sulphuric acid blocked traffic for 5½ hours. More information |
Thursday
Nov 23 |
Dartmouth, Canada: A power failure caused a small gas leak in an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 22 |
Topsia, India: Several workers at an illegal leather factory were trapped in a raging fire. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 22 |
Indonesia: A gas pipeline killed 8 people, shooting flames hundreds of meters into the air. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 22 |
Twin Falls, ID: A food processing plant was evacuated after an ammonia leak. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 22 |
Pinetown, Africa: A glue factory fire injured 3 people. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 21 |
Houston, TX: A fire at a chemical plant shut down the shipping channel for hours. More information |
Monday
Nov 20 |
San Rafael, CA: A haz mat crew needed 4 hours to clean up a 1-gallon hydrochloric acid spill on a highway. More information |
Monday
Nov 20 |
China: An explosion killed the driver of an oil tanker. More information |
Monday
Nov 20 |
Springfield, MA: A fire and explosion was reported at a waste processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Nov 19 |
Los Angeles, CA: A propane tanker caught fire. More information |
Friday
Nov 17 |
Fairview Township, PA: Workers were evacuated from a chemical company after a reaction released toxic smoke. More information |
Friday
Nov 17 |
Kaiserslautern, Germany: Toxic smoke overcame 2 workers at a waste recycling center. More information |
Friday
Nov 17 |
Guelph, Canada: A resin and coating manufacturing plant was evacuated after a chemical leak set off warning alarms. More information |
Thursday
Nov 16 |
Dorr Township, MI: A man welding inside a fuel transport truck died when it exploded. More information |
Thursday
Nov 16 |
Xushui, China: 4 people were killed in an explosion at an illegal detonator plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 16 |
Schriever, LA: A malfunction at a gas compressor station resulted in gas-fueled fireballs being ejected into the air from the flare system. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 15 |
Pancevo, Serbia: Residents sheltered in place as benzene and chlorine in the air soared to 10 times higher than normal due to a leak from a petrochemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 14 |
Biberist, Switzerland: A small explosion in a reactor at a plastics factory was reported. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 14 |
Angarsk, Russia: An illegal oil refinery exploded. More information |
Monday
Nov 13 |
Winnipeg, Canada: A faulty line in a refrigeration unit caused an ammonia leak. More information |
Monday
Nov 13 |
Pune, India: A fire at a chemical plant destroyed a large amount of materials on hand. More information |
Monday
Nov 13 |
Austin, MN: Firefighters put out a small fire at an ethanol plant. More information |
Monday
Nov 13 |
Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic: A small fire inside a chemical plant was reported. More information |
Saturday
Nov 11 |
Dekalb County, GA: The driver of a gasoline tanker was killed after his truck overturned and caught fire. More information |
Friday
Nov 10 |
Pakistan: A gas pipeline exploded and caught fire. More information |
Friday
Nov 10 |
Old Ocean, TX: A small fire broke out on a conveyor belt in the delayed coker unit of an oil refinery. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 08 |
Mannering Park, Australia: Several employees were evacuated from a power plant after an explosion in a transformer sparked a huge fire. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 08 |
San Diego, CA: A tanker truck carrying 1,200 gallons of asphalt emulsion exploded, sending metal and truck parts flying. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 08 |
China: A furnace containing calcium carbide exploded at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 08 |
Lethbridge, Canada: An oil well exploded killing 1 person. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 07 |
Biddeford, ME: 2,000 gallons of propane leaked from a tank after a valve broke off. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 07 |
Alpine Township, MI: Several chemical plant workers were overcome after a fire in a waste collector released toxic fumes. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 07 |
Amsterdam, Netherlands: A cloud of corrosive gas was released from a chemical plant. More information |