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Entries for February 2005
Tuesday
Feb 22 |
Victoria , Australia : A fire broke out at a timber mill causing extensive damage. More information |
Monday
Feb 21 |
Melbourne , Australia : An airport terminal was shut down after a chemical leak caused about 47 people to become ill. More information |
Monday
Feb 21 |
Fort Smith , AR : An exhaust fan overheated at an electrical plant causing a fire inside a paint booth. More information |
Monday
Feb 21 |
Denison , IA : An electrical short caused a fire in an electrical distribution panel at a furniture manufacturing plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 21 |
Staffordshire, UK: A truck carrying carbon dioxide cylinders crashed causing the road to be closed and at least four people were sent to the hospital because of toxic fumes. More information |
Monday
Feb 21 |
Haverhill , UK : A fire that ignited at a recycling plant took firefighters six hours to extinguish. More information |
Sunday
Feb 20 |
Cormoret , Switzerland : A chlorine leak discovered during a routine inspection at a water pumping station sent one employee to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Trexlertown , PA : An ammonia leak occurred at a paint manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Mancungie, PA: About 250 gallons of a 300-gallon container of ammonia hydroxide spilled when a pipe broke at a paint manufacturing company, sending one person to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Niedersachsen , Germany : A tanker hauling 23 tons of vinyl acetate overturned on a major roadway, spilling about 53 gallons of the chemical. More information |
Thursday
Feb 17 |
Draperstown, North Ireland : Thirteen workers were evacuated when a fire broke out in a metal factory causing damage to about 40 percent of the factory. More information |
Thursday
Feb 17 |
Broussard, LA: Hazmat teams cleaned up a flammable chemical that spilled on a portion of a major highway after an 18-wheeler carrying the chemical collided with another 18-wheeler. More information |
Thursday
Feb 17 |
Waterloo , IA : The driver of a chemical truck was hospitalized after he spilled a mixture of chlorine and fluoride at a water plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 16 |
Archbald , PA : A fire broke out in a foam cutting machine at a foam manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 16 |
Groveland , FL : A 55-gallon container began leaking a chemical. It ignited causing a flash explosion at a fertilizer plant causing serious injury to one employee. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 15 |
Tulsa , OK : Emergency officials worked to locate the area where a hazardous chemical was thought to be leaking at a rail yard. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 15 |
Huntley, IL: Emergency officials worked to determine if a semi-truck carrying sulfur dioxide was leaking after the driver lost control of the truck causing it to roll off of a major interstate highway. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 15 |
Bokaro, India: Molten steel spilled from a ladle at a metal plant after one of the steel ropes supporting it gave way resulting in the death of one person and the injury of five others. More information |
Monday
Feb 14 |
Jonesboro , AR : A fire was contained in a boiler room at a food manufacturing company. More information |
Monday
Feb 14 |
Guntersville , AL : Grain dust underneath a grain bin at a grain plant was ignited by a tool used at the plant, resulting in the injury of 2 employees. More information |
Monday
Feb 14 |
Fuxin City , China : At least 203 miners were killed and 22 others injured in a gas explosion that occurred after and earthquake. More information |
Sunday
Feb 13 |
Lalbagh Thana , Bangladesh : A fire of unknown cause destroyed a rubber shoe factory. More information |
Saturday
Feb 12 |
Richland , WA : About 300 gallons of nitric acid leaked from a tank at a low-level radioactive waste treatment plant. More information |
Saturday
Feb 12 |
Lome , Togo : A fire broke out at a mesh plant destroying several units. More information |
Saturday
Feb 12 |
New Creek , WV : A fire broke out in a kiln used to dry green wood at a lumber plant causing several hundred thousand dollars damage. More information |
Saturday
Feb 12 |
Brisbane , Australia : A 33 foot gas cylinder exploded at a gas plant injuring one worker. More information |
Friday
Feb 11 |
Teeside , UK : Phenol discovered leaking from a truck was likely caused by an overspill. More information |
Friday
Feb 11 |
Bangkok , Thailand : The pressure inside a container of ammonia was too high, causing a leak at an ice factory, resulting in several residents becoming ill. More information |
Thursday
Feb 10 |
Kaysville , UT : A tanker hauling about 12,700 gallons of butane crashed when the breaks went soft. Its contents leaked downhill and ignited near homes, but 1,500 residents were evacuated before an explosion occurred. More information |
Thursday
Feb 10 |
Adelaide , Australia : About 30 tons of molten glass leaked from a kiln causing about $30,000 damage at a glass factory. More information |
Thursday
Feb 10 |
Wales , UK : A fire ignited in a waste milling machine at a bus manufacturing plant resulting in the evacuation of 30 workers. More information |
Thursday
Feb 10 |
Elgin , IL : About 6,000 gallons of an iodine-based product spilled from a fiberglass tank inside a chemical manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 09 |
Siberia , Russia : At least 21 miners were killed with four others missing after a methane explosion occurred. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 09 |
LaPorte , MI : A fire at a steel manufacturing company caused a power outage and resulted in damages costing nearly $1 million. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 09 |
Montreal , Canada : During the preheating and startup of an acid plant at a zinc refinery, an excessive emission caused a sulfur cloud that drifted over the city. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
Plainfield , IN : Two employees were sent to the hospital after one employee spilled a drum of methyl methacrylate on himself at a chemical distribution company. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
Mainz , Germany : A gas explosion was suspected in the laboratory of a military base where food and other products are analyzed. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
Cambria County , PA : A fire inside a silo at a power plant challenged fire fighters. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
Garfield , MN : A spark from a welder ignited some insulation while construction was being conducted on an addition to a robotic arms manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
York , PA : A fire started in the exhaust system outside a welding building causing the evacuation of 55 employees at a motorcycle manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 08 |
Muscatine , IA : An employee was injured by a fire occurring in the area of the building where crude oil is extracted during processing at a grain processing plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 07 |
Zurich , Switzerland : A 20 ton tank spilled sulfuric acid at a chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 07 |
Juru, Penang : Firefighters contained hydrochloric acid discovered leaking from a plastic drum at an industrial factory. More information |
Monday
Feb 07 |
Glenwood, CO: A fire in the smokehouse destroyed a meat packing plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 06 |
Rainier , WA : A tanker overturned on a highway spilling gallons of caustic soda and resulted in evacuations. More information |
Sunday
Feb 06 |
Tompkinsville , KY : A fire damaged a sewing factory and took firefighters several hours to extinguish. More information |
Saturday
Feb 05 |
Barinas , Venezuela : A faulty valve may have caused oil at an asphalt plant to spill into a river. More information |
Saturday
Feb 05 |
Todolella , Spain : A butane gas heater leaked causing the death of 18 people at a hostel. More information |
Friday
Feb 04 |
Phoenix , AZ : Sixteen people were taken to the hospital after about 110 gallons of hydroflouric acid leaked from a truck traveling through the area. More information |
Friday
Feb 04 |
Helsingborg , Sweden : About 13 people were injured when about11,000 tons of sulfuric acid leaked at a chemical plant producing a poisonous gas cloud. More information |
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