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Entries for April 2005
Thursday
Apr 28 |
El Dorado,AR:12 workers at a chemical plant became sick at work, one of whom later died. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 27 |
Savannah,GA:A vapor cloud hovered over a paper plant for nearly an hour following an accidental release of Therminol. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 26 |
Busan, S. Korea:An explosion and fire at a shoe factory killed 1 worker. More information |
Thursday
Apr 21 |
Chongquing,China: An explosion tore through a chemical plant, destroying a 3 story building and leaving 12 dead. More information |
Thursday
Apr 21 |
Lusaka,Zambia:A blast at an explosives plant killed at least 51 people. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 20 |
Kitwe,Zambia: About 51 people were killed and at least three others injured when an explosion occurred at an explosives factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Hialeah,FL: A fire destroyed a paper plant causing the evacuation of businesses and the suspension of railroad operations. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Thomaston,ME: Ammonium hydroxide spilled while being transfered from a tanker truck, injuring 2 workers. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Wichita,KS: A formaldehyde gas was accidentally released at a plastics manufacturing company. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 19 |
Athens,AL: A 250 gallon tank of propane flipped causing a valve to break while it was being off-loaded resulting in a leak and evacuation of three buildings. More information |
Monday
Apr 18 |
Oslo,Norway: Crew members were evacuated from a gas platform after a gas leak was discovered coming from a valve gasket. More information |
Sunday
Apr 17 |
Long Beach,CA: Fire broke out in an above ground crude oil pipe at an oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Apr 17 |
Vadodara,India: A static charge caused a solvent to catch fire at a pharmaceuticals production plant, severely burning 1 worker. More information |
Saturday
Apr 16 |
Anthony,TX: It took firefighters 2 hours to contain a fire that damaged a Styrofoam plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 16 |
San Jose,CA: A hydrogen pipe burst at a semiconductor plant injuring 1 person. More information |
Friday
Apr 15 |
Ontario,Canada: 1 unit was shut down at a nuclear plant due to a transformer fire that spilled insulating oil into a lake through a storm drain. More information |
Friday
Apr 15 |
Glasgow,Scotland: A faulty compressor machine used to manufacture plastic bottles caused an explosion and fire at a plastics factory, injuring 6 people. More information |
Thursday
Apr 14 |
Derby,UK: While being unloaded with a forklift, cylinders fell from a truck causing an acetylene explosion at a gas plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 14 |
Trinidad,TX: An 18-wheeler carrying diesel fuel overturned and exploded. The driver escaped with minor injuries. More information |
Thursday
Apr 14 |
Dinuba, CA: 3 trucks exploded causing $500,000 damage to a box plant after thousands of pallets and cardboard boxes caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 14 |
Aragon,Spain: A fire and explosion in a grain silo at a flour mill injured at least 19 people. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 13 |
Petersburg,VA: A worker suffered severe blistering after he came in contact with an amphetamine-based chemical at a chemical factory. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 13 |
Veracruz,Mexico: Maintenance workers repairing a propylene pipeline caused an explosion and gas leak killing 6 people. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 12 |
Wuxi,China: About 88 people were hospitalized after a blackout at a chemical plant resulted in a leak from a liquid chlorine pump. More information |
Monday
Apr 11 |
Calumet City,IL: A 55, gallon drum of sodium hypochlorite dropped from a pallet at a gelatin manufacturing plant. More information |
Monday
Apr 11 |
Palash Bari,Bangladesh: A 9-story garment factory collapsed after an explosion killing at least 54 people. More information |
Monday
Apr 11 |
Tirau,New Zealand: A state highway was closed after a truck carrying radioactive materials hit a pole and jackknifed. More information |
Sunday
Apr 10 |
Maryville,TN: Molten metal reacted with water at a metal manufacturing plant causing a fire. More information |
Sunday
Apr 10 |
Antwerp,Belgium: A fire broke out in the desulphurization unit at an oil refinery. More information |
Saturday
Apr 09 |
Cumming,GA: A chlorine line exploded at a protein manufacturing plant injuring 1 person. More information |
Friday
Apr 08 |
Vienna,Austria: 4 employees were killed in a fire that broke out at a steel manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Apr 07 |
Brisbane,Australia: A pipe containing hydrofluoric acid ruptured at an oil refinery and sent 24 people to the hospital. More information |
Thursday
Apr 07 |
Henderson, Australia:1 employee was killed and at least 1 other injured after a furnace exploded at an engineering factory. More information |
Thursday
Apr 07 |
Klang Jaya,Malaysia:1 employee was injured in an explosion in a chemical plant storage area containing ammonia, acetone, and hydrogen. More information |
Thursday
Apr 07 |
Southgate,MI:Hazmat crews worked to clean up a solvent used for chrome plating found to be leaking from a semi truck. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 06 |
Garner, NC: A fire broke out and damaged an asphalt plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 06 |
Canterbury,UK: A milk powder dryer exploded at a dairy factory. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 05 |
Penang,Malaysia: Fumes from a diesel spill in the generator room at an electronics plant caused 9 workers to become ill. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 05 |
Fort Wayne,IN:A magnesium fire broke out at a metals plant, resulting in 1 death. More information |
Monday
Apr 04 |
Dumas, TX: A spark from machinery at a manufacturing plant caused a fire in a dust hopper that was quickly extinguished. More information |
Monday
Apr 04 |
San Bernardino,CA:A train derailed causing about 200 gallons of a flammable liquid to leak from one of the 13 derailed cars. More information |
Friday
Apr 01 |
Twinsburg, OH: A hose at a fluorescent pigment manufacturing plant burst and sprayed a corrosive flammable chemical on 3 workers. More information |
Friday
Apr 01 |
Devon,UK: Gas cylinders exploded in a fire at a paint workshop injuring one firefighter. More information |
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