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Entries for March 2001
Saturday
Mar 31 |
Billings, MT: Two new portable diesel generator caught fire immediately before a refinery shut down for scheduled maintenance. The generators were part of a plan to reduce the refinery’s power bills. More information |
Saturday
Mar 31 |
Erie, PA: Firefighters arrived to find a well advanced fire at a large recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 30 |
Paterson, N.J.: A worker for a fuel tank repair company was killed in an explosion and fire that destroyed the facility. The worker was using a blow torch at the time of the blast. A second worker was critically injured. More information |
Friday
Mar 30 |
Leicester, U.K.: A two-story bread factory was heavily damaged by fire. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Laughlin, NV: In the midst of a West Coast energy crisis, an electrical fire shut down one of two units at a coal-fired power plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Darsser Ort, Denmark: A Cypriot sugar freighter collided with a double-hulled oil tanker, spilling 550,000 gallons of oil. The spill was brought under control before the tanker lost any more of its 9.7 million gallon cargo. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Barberton, OH: A worker cleaning the interior of a tank trailer was found dead. The tank had been used to transport acronal, an ingredient in semi-gloss paint. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Bayonne, N.J.: Response to an extensive fire at a chemical plant was complicated by limited water. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Paterson, N.J.: A plant that manufactures transformers was ordered evacuated because of a chemical leak. More information |
Thursday
Mar 29 |
Auburn, IN: Plant firefighters and a sprinkler system contained a fire when exhaust ignited combustible paint. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 28 |
East Newark, N.J.: An elevator shaft between buildings in a mill complex caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 28 |
Rahway, N.J.: A hydrogen leak was reported at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 27 |
Toronto, Ontario: A fire in an abandoned leather tanning factory took six hours to bring under control. Firefighters were concerned about tanks of sulphuric acid outside the building. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 27 |
Walkerburn, U.K.: One person was injured and more than 100 evacuated after a boiler exploded at a chemical factory. Firefighters fought four hours to bring the fire under control. More information |
Monday
Mar 26 |
Townsville, Australia: A train engineer was treated for lime burns to his eyes and face after his train, carrying sulphuric acid, hit a truck and derailed. Three other people were injured. More information |
Monday
Mar 26 |
Berkeley County, S.C.: Four workers were injured in an explosion at an off-stream manufacturing unit used to make purified terephthalic acid. More information |
Monday
Mar 26 |
Boaz, GA: One person was seriously hurt and two others injured by an ammonia spill that forced the evacuation of a poultry-processing plant. A maintenance worker accidentally cut into an active line, releasing anhydrous ammonia. More information |
Monday
Mar 26 |
St. Paul, MN: A tanker truck being loaded at a refinery caught fire, setting off a small explosion. More information |
Monday
Mar 26 |
New Holland, PA: Heavy flames from a garage at a wire cable plant caused damage to the main plant building. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
Laton, CA: A tank car of anhydrous ammonia was among 21 cars of a freight train that derailed. No ammonia was released but clearing the rails for traffic took 12 hours. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
Hanover County, VA: Fire broke out in the laundry room of a poultry processing plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
Lexington, AL: Fire and explosions were reported at a plant that specializes in packaging car windshields. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 90 minutes. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
East Manchester, PA: Leaking oil ignited at a local plant. Firefighters fought the blaze for four hours. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
Wayne County, OH: A three-alarm fire extensively damaged a maintenance facility and loading dock at a lumber manufacturing plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 25 |
Phoenix, AZ: Several streets were closed as firefighters cleaned up a nitric acid spill at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 24 |
Hiroshima, Japan: An earthquake resulted in the shut down of two Yamaguchi-area refineries. More information |
Friday
Mar 23 |
Long Island, N.Y.: Residual fuel oil leaked from a barge en route to a Connecticut power plant. Cleanup was expected to take seven to 10 days. More information |
Friday
Mar 23 |
Montgomery County, MD: An explosion involving a tanker truck occurred at a propane facility. One burn injury was reported. More information |
Friday
Mar 23 |
Newark, N.J.: Almost 1,000 gallons of sulfuric acid was spilled at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
San Diego, CA: More than 20 people were treated after a tank of ammonia overheated and released fumes into a business park. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
Rocklea, Australia: Area evacuations were ordered after a series of explosions at a chemical pesticide and fertilizer warehouse. One worker was injured. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
Weatherford, TX: A 12-inch natural gas pipeline exploded, creating a 16-foot crater. No injuries were reported. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
Chesterfield County, VA: An intense fire fed by chemicals broke out at a trucking company. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
Toledo, OH: A nuclear plant continued operating despite a small fire when paint burned off an overheated cover on an emergency diesel generator. More information |
Thursday
Mar 22 |
St. Johns County, FL: A stolen trailer-truck rig with 75 drums of volatile refinery waste was found at a truck stop with its cargo still intact. The rig was stolen in Jacksonville, FL. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 21 |
Chicago, IL: A fire involving combustible metals swept though a smelting plant. Firefighters used salt to cover burning magnesium. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 21 |
Pontotoc County, MS: Authorities found evidence of arson at a fire that destroyed a furniture factory. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 20 |
Loxton, Australia: A fuel tanker rolled over and caught fire with several explosions resulting. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 20 |
Bay of Biscay, France: A tanker carrying 8,000 tons of sulphuric acid went down in 16,000 feet of water about 270 nautical miles off France. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 20 |
Forest, MS: Three people were treated and released with smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a poultry processing plant. Authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 20 |
Leverkusen, Germany: Fire damaged equipment necessary to operate a plant producing titanium dioxide. The plant is expected to remain closed for months. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 20 |
Mingo County, W.V.: Two drilling company workers were severely injured in a gas explosion when their rig hit a pocket of methane gas. More information |
Monday
Mar 19 |
Manila, Philippines: A gasoline tanker truck hit a bus, causing both vehicles to burst into flames. Twelve people aboard the bus and two pedestrians were killed. The truck driver survived. More information |
Monday
Mar 19 |
Southern Taiwan: A fire caused emergency generators at a nuclear plant to fail. The generators were engaged after a build-up of salt crystals on transmission line insulators caused a short circuit. More information |
Monday
Mar 19 |
Near Bermuda: A tanker carrying 300,000 tons of crude oil drifted out of control for 24 hours following an engine room fire. More information |
Monday
Mar 19 |
Bhogpur, India: Three people were injured in an explosion at a coal tar plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 18 |
Warren, MI: A plastics-coating plant was destroyed by a natural gas explosion. The plant was closed for the weekend. More information |
Sunday
Mar 18 |
Dongguan City, China: An explosion at a plastics factory killed one person and injured 27. An inflammable liquid was being used to clean machines and the floor. More information |
Sunday
Mar 18 |
West Miffin, N.J.: Two acid spills at a steel plant involving delivery trucks occurred within minutes of each other. The spills were small and handled by company crews. More information |
Saturday
Mar 17 |
Roanoke, IL: Fire at a poultry production building caused extensive damage and killed 4,000 chickens. More information |
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