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Entries for February 2006
Monday
Feb 13 |
Caloocan City, Philippines: A man was killed instantly from flying debris from a carbon dioxide tank explosion in a refilling plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 12 |
Nurnberg, Germany: A metalworking had a magnesium fire break out, which created a large cloud of smoke. More information |
Friday
Feb 10 |
Dunkerque, France: A fire was quickly extinguished that shut down an electric power station. More information |
Friday
Feb 10 |
Dengfeng, China: Twelve people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine. More information |
Friday
Feb 10 |
South Kingstown, RI: Several residents were forced to evacuate after a motorist crashed into a mill, rupturing a storage tank that held 40 gallons of liquid methylethyl-ketone. More information |
Friday
Feb 10 |
Charleston, SC: A tanker truck overturned and spilled potassium hydroxide. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Yunfu City, China: Five people were killed in a fire at a perfume factory. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Quebec, Canada: Several liters of liquefied chlorine leaked from a tanker truck. More information |
Thursday
Feb 09 |
Coldwater, MI: Fire fighters helped slow a leak of anhydrous ammonia at a hose accessories manufacturing company. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 08 |
Joseph, MI: A fire at a chemical warehouse led to evacuations. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 08 |
Seedimtla, India: A worker was killed after inhaling poisonous gases that leaked following an explosion in a reactor at a chemical company. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 08 |
Kolkata, India: Three fire tenders were brought in to wash away sulphric acid that had leaked onto the highway after a tanker truck crashed. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Broken Arrow, OK: A hexane fire destroyed a chemical supply company. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Latrobe Valley, Australia: A power station fire crews were called to a coal fire at the plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 07 |
Deer Park, TX: Fire broke out in an aluminum handling warehouse. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
Penrose, New Zealand: A fire destroyed a plastics recycling plant. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
France: A fire shut down a crude distillation unit in an oil refinery. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
rahnal village, India: At least 10 fire engines and eight tankers were used to fight a fire that destroyed fifteen chemical warehouses. More information |
Monday
Feb 06 |
Irumpanam, India: Two people were killed when an “empty” oil tanker exploded while being repaired. More information |
Sunday
Feb 05 |
Totwa, NJ: A ruptured tank spilled 9,000 gallons of refined oil to spill into a river. More information |
Sunday
Feb 05 |
Songkhla Province, Thailand: No damage was done to a gas separation plant after liquefied petroleum gas leaked from a pipe. More information |
Saturday
Feb 04 |
Hazira, India: At least 12 persons were injured in an explosion in a steel company. More information |
Friday
Feb 03 |
Fresno, CA: Both lanes of traffic were closed after a tanker truck overturned and spilled hydroxylamine sulhpate. More information |
Friday
Feb 03 |
Tooele County, UT: A man was seriously burned after a fuel pipe burst. More information |
Thursday
Feb 02 |
Palo Alto, CA: Chemical fumes leaked from a power plant. More information |
Thursday
Feb 02 |
India: An explosion in a casting furnace sent one factory worker to the hospital with 40 per cent body burns. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 01 |
Bebra, Germany: A poisonous organic material spilled in a rail road station. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 01 |
Hartford, CT A relief valve opened on a rail tanker and released a small amount of butenal. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 01 |
Gevelsberg, Germany: Several people were injured after there was a chlorine gas leak at a metalworking company. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 01 |
Weslake, LA: A fire and explosion halted work in an oil refinery. More information |