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Entries for March 2008
Monday
Mar 31 |
Alexandria,VA: A fire and chemical spill were reported at an asphalt plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 31 |
Kanahpur, Bangladesh: Three steel plant workers were killed in a boiler explosion. More information |
Monday
Mar 31 |
Mumbai, India: A chemical plant reactor exploded, killing two workers. More information |
Monday
Mar 31 |
Upperlands,U.K.: Firefighters saved a historic linen factory. More information |
Sunday
Mar 30 |
Lafayette,TN: Fire broke out at a plant specializing in foam backing for carpet. More information |
Sunday
Mar 30 |
Milwaukee,WI: Fire broke out at a packaging plant specializing in corrugated and solid fiber containers. More information |
Sunday
Mar 30 |
Moscow,Russia: Hydrogen ignited in a generator at a power plant. More information |
Sunday
Mar 30 |
Northfield,MN: A freight train derailment resulted in a slow leak of sulfuric acid. More information |
Sunday
Mar 30 |
Pickett,WI: A power plant fire was contained to the ductwork above a dryer. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
Baku,Azerbaijan: A five-story administration building at a radio manufacturing plant was swept by fire. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
CurtisBay, MD: A mixing structure at a concrete plant caught fire and collapsed. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
Gereshk, Afghanistan: Two workers died in an explosion at a power plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
JacksonTownship, PA: Fire destroyed a packaging plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
Kundl,Austria: A dust explosion damaged a woodworking plant. More information |
Saturday
Mar 29 |
Toronto,Ontario: Fire spread through the contents of a recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Ahmedabad,India: A tanker truck fire spread to another vehicle and a nearby chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Blanchester, OH: Fire scorched the exterior of an auto parts plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Chicopee, MA: A tanker truck carrying gasoline and diesel crashed and exploded, killing the driver. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Fort Erie,N.Y.: A furnace explosion at a metals plant seriously burned a worker. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Milford,MA: A chlorine leak at a metal parts manufacturer forced employees to evacuate. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Mount Vernon,N.Y.: Flames raced through a chemical plant warehouse. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Salina,KS: A smoky machinery fire caused little damage at a battery plant. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Sankt Georgem,Germany: A fire at an electroplating plant raised concerns about toxic smoke. More information |
Friday
Mar 28 |
Tea, S.D.: Fire engulfed a wood pallet manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Albany,KY: A massive fire spread through a charcoal plant warehouse. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Brookshire,TX: A flash fire burned two electronics plant workers. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Greenville,MS: A machine caught fire at a sheetrock plant. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Lincoln County,WY: A fire at a natural gas processing facility was confined to a small area. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Lucknow,India: Fire spread through a plywood factory. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Makhachkala,Russia: An explosion and fire at an oil depot left one worker burned. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Mongstad,Norway: A naphtha leak at an oil refinery temporarily disrupted production. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Pine Falls,Manitoba: An equipment fire broke out at a paper mill. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Portage,IN: An equipment fire at a plant specializing in chrome plating was extinguished in minutes. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Port of Corinto,Nicaragua: An explosion rocked a storage tank being filled. More information |
Thursday
Mar 27 |
Santa Maria,CA: Hydrogen sulfide gas leaked from a refinery pipeline. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Bogata,Colombia: A fire destroyed a paint factory. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Cangrejera,Mexico: An explosion ignited a fire in a benzene storage tank. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Kanti,India: A fire broke out at a power generating unit. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Kirov Region,Russia: Nearly 300 tons of diesel leaked from a railway storage facility. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Portsmouth,U.K.: A trash fire threatened a factory that makes smoke detectors. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Rockville,MD: Front-end loaders pulled apart burning paper bales at a paper mill. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 26 |
Winter Garden, FL: A smoky fire at a fertilizer plant raised concerns about toxic fumes. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Aiken,S.C.: Rubble and wood from a remodeling project ignited at a finishing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Dudley,N.C.: An explosion and small fire occurred at a wood processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Elwood,IN: Fire ignited atop a large kettle at a printing ink plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Newell, W.V.: A former employee returned to a plant manufacturing gauges and regulators and shot one person before killing himself. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Texas City,TX: Oil refinery workers sheltered in place during a propane leak. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 25 |
Willenhall,U.K.: Fire gutted a battery recycling plant. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Douglas,WY: A 16-inch natural gas pipeline ruptured. More information |
Monday
Mar 24 |
Hawthorne,N.J.: Fire gutted the offices of a metal finishing factory. More information |
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