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Entries for April 2001
Monday
Apr 30 |
Reading, MI: A company that repairs and tests propane cylinders lost its loading dock when gas being emptied from a tank reached an ignition source. More information |
Monday
Apr 30 |
Delphi, IN: Truck drivers from a nearby aggregates company had sand on the spot in five minutes when a fully loaded tanker truck overturned and began spilling diesel. The sand formed a dike in the roadside ditch, containing the spilled fuel. More information |
Sunday
Apr 29 |
Ogoniland, Nigeria: An oil field under the control of militant rebels was the site of a major spill. Evidence indicates that lines leading to well head were tampered with. More information |
Sunday
Apr 29 |
Chino, CA: Fire at a food processing plant contaminated a large volume of meat. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
Roxana, IL: A pump fire happened at an oil refinery’s crude oil distilling unit. There were no injuries. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
Limerick, ME: Fire spread through a building at a concrete plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
St. Louis, MO: Smoke was showing from a fire at a dairy manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Portland, OR: One worker was seriously injured in an explosion at a steel mill. Hot steel came in contact with water, triggering the blast. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Milwaukee, WI: A five-alarm fire at a large stamping plant began in the dust collection system and ignited the entire roof. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Linden, N.J.: A fire showing from the roof of a car plant reached three alarms. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Cleveland, OH: A trailer section of a 18-wheeler carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol overturned and began leaking. Police closed the area because of the danger of fire or explosion. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Hardwick, MA: More than 20 fire companies and 40 tanker truck were needed in a fire that damaged a paper mill. The fire originally spread from a nearby house fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Marlboro, MA: A laboratory accident involving borane dimethyl sulfide forced the evacuation of 100 plant employees. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Sukhodol, Russia: Fire broke out in a 3,000 ton tank at a oil storage refinery. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in four hours. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Anaheim, CA: Two employees repairing a fuse box were injured in a flash fire at an aircraft plant. Nearly 4,000 employees were evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba: A fire that damaged a furniture factory is being investigated as a possible arson. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 24 |
Lynbrook, N.Y.: A tanker truck spill of less than 2,000 gallons of gasoline shut down train traffic through the area. The truck overturned as it was leaving a fueling terminal. More information |
Monday
Apr 23 |
Carson, CA: Fire broke out in a coking unit at a 125,000 barrel a day refinery, sending black smoke billowing over nearby Los Angeles. The fire was extinguished within three hours. Repairs to the affected area of the refinery are expected to take several months. More information |
Monday
Apr 23 |
Gridley, CA: A double tanker carrying 47,000 pounds of liquid ammonia was found to be leaking during a routine traffic stop. The area was evacuated and the highway closed for nearly four hours. More information |
Friday
Apr 20 |
Hill Air Force Base, Utah: A tanker truck spilled 1,500 gallons ot jet fuel when the driver grazed a concrete wall, tearing a hole in the tanker’s side. Most of the fuel was contained by a concrete dike. The rest spilled through a storm drain into a containment pond. More information |
Thursday
Apr 19 |
Hoquiam, CA: About 16 gallons of molten sulphur spilling from a tanker truck was enough to close the roadway for six hours. More information |
Thursday
Apr 19 |
New Iberia, LA: An explosion rocked an oil well during a workover operation. No injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Wujin City, China: Six people were killed in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Toone, TN: A munitions plant that manufactures flares went up in flames. One worker was killed. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
East Joliet, IL: An explosion knocked down a wall and ignited a fire at a power plant, disabling one of three generating units. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Labadie, MO: A hydrogen leak led to a fire at a power plant that burned a 30-foot-wide hole in the roof. The plant continued to operate three of its four turbines. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Ufa, Russia: A fire broke out at an oil refinery when a pipe cracked in a unit making gasoline. The fire was extinguished after two hours. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Bsalim, Lebanon: A fire ignited at a power plant as oil from one of the transformers was being filtered. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Columbus, GA: A leak at a chemical plant prompted the evacuation of 25 nearby homes. The spilled material released fumes as it poured into a containment area. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Fieldale, VA: A flash fire at a local factory left one employee with second and third degree burns over 85 percent of his body. He died three days later. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Immingham, UK: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a refinery. The blast shut down all but two units of the 230,000-barrel-a-day refinery. More information |
Monday
Apr 16 |
Killingholme, U.K.: Two people were injured in an explosion at a refinery involving large amounts of LPG and petroleum. The blast occurred in the saturate gas unit. The closure for repairs will coincide with a maintenance turnaround already scheduled. More information |
Monday
Apr 16 |
Toledo, OH: A furnace explosion at a metal-coating factory caused extensive damage and injured one worker. The factory applies paint and lacquer coatings to metal to be used for food and beverage cans. The blast ignited nearby drums of paint and lacquer. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
Shackleton, Australia: A tanker carrying ammonium nitrate overturned, causing a major spill. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
Krems, Austria: A tanker spilled 5,500 gallons of heating oil into the Danube River. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
South Bend, IN: Fire severely damaged a factory that makes incense and potpourri. Some chemicals used in the process must be kept at a constant 90 to 95 degree F. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
Kuparuk Oil Field, AK: More than 70,000 gallons of produced water spilled from a North Slope pipeline. The line was immediately shut down by a low-pressure alarm. More information |
Saturday
Apr 14 |
Dubai, UAR: A tanker loaded with 3,850 tons of fuel oil sank. The tanker was en route to a holding area in international waters for suspicion of smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of U.N. sanctions. A second ship was fired upon in the same waters five days later. More information |
Saturday
Apr 14 |
Brampton, Ontario: A storage tank leaked boron trichloride. Nine people were injured. More information |
Saturday
Apr 14 |
Edmonton, Alberta: A fire at a tire recycling plant created dense black smoke but no worker injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Apr 14 |
Twinsburg, OH: A worker was pinned under a machine at a car plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 14 |
Camdenton, MO: At least six barrels of fluorosilic acid fell off an 18-wheeler, forcing authorities to close the highway. More information |
Friday
Apr 13 |
Carlsbad, N.M.: Three workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion that destroyed an oil rig. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Bicudo Oil Field, Brazil: An uncontrolled blowout on an offshore oil rig forced the evacuation of 80 workers and spilled more than 3,400 gallons of crude oil. No fire or explosion was reported. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Near Brantley Lake State Park, N.M.: Three workers were injured, one critically, when an oil rig blew out and burst into flames. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Paseo Del Norte, N.M.: A worker assisting in a tank truck delivery of sulphuric acid to a power plant was accidently sprayed while disconnecting a hose. Less than two gallons of the acid spilled. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Bhoipur District, India: Nearly 53,000 gallons of gasoline was lost when a damage pipeline ignited. Several people trying to collect spilled gasoline were injured in the fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Brunswick, GA: One person was injured when a line blew off an ammonia tank at a refrigeration plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Brooklyn, N.Y.: An outdoor rubbish fire communicated to a one-story factory building. More information |
Thursday
Apr 12 |
Milford, CN: A partition fire was reported at a large power plant. More information |
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