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Entries for July 2004
Saturday
Jul 31 |
Libson Portugal: 8 firefighters were injured after several explosions involving a new pipeline at an oil terminal. More information |
Saturday
Jul 31 |
Lurgan, Northern Ireland: Nearby homes were evacuated when fire broke out in a chemical storeroom. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Brussels, Belgium: 15 people died and 100 more were injured in an explosion when workers punctured an underground gas distribution line at an industrial park. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Arlington, TX: A plastics factory was destroyed in a fire fueled by paint used to restore old cars. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Jiangyin City, China: 1 person was killed and another injured in an explosion in an electric-arc furnace at a steel company. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Zhejiang, China: 16 people were killed and 12 were injured in a fire that erupted at a leather factory. More information |
Friday
Jul 30 |
Altamont, IL: Fire destroyed a wood manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 29 |
Croydon, PA: 3 people were injured in a chemical explosion at an industrial park. More information |
Thursday
Jul 29 |
Caldwell, ID: Flammable liquid spilled at a manufacturing plant and caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Jul 29 |
Plattsburgh, NY: A fire broke out at a paper mill causing heavy damage to the roof. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 28 |
Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia: 4 repair workers at an aluminum plant were killed when a cistern filled with a chemical mixture exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 28 |
Henan, China: 4 people were killed and 8 injured in an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Shanghai, China: 48 people were hospitalized after liquid chlorine leaked from a ruptured hose. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Mobile, AL: Sawdust caught fire, sending flames into the air duct system at a wood manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Lancaster, UK: More than 60 firefighters responded to a fire at a chemical catalogue plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Thomasville, NC: A chlorine product mixed with soap caused a fire at a chemical warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Balaton, MN: A train derailment dumped 40,000 gallons of ethanol into a ditch draining into a lake. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 27 |
Elkhart, IN: A worker died when a large roll of vinyl flooring fell on him at a home building factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 26 |
Mihama, Japan: A fire in a vacuum flasher at an oil refinery, shutting down several units. More information |
Monday
Jul 26 |
Ritterhude, Germany: A flash fire at a chemical plant ignited in a mixing tank, injuring 2 workers. More information |
Sunday
Jul 25 |
Mersion, Turkey: An oil refinery storage tank containing 9,000 tons of naphtha caught fire. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
St. Boniface, France: An office fire at a meat packing plant caused about $1 million in damage. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
Baghdad, Iraq: An oil pipeline exploded at a main northern oil refinery export line. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
Uran, India: A fire in a fuel refinery storm drain quickly spread to an LPG storage tank. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
Faisalabad, Pakistan: A fire in the record room of a textile factory killed 3 employees. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
Fostoria, IA: Leaking oil caught fire at a steel wire manufacturing plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 24 |
Postenkill, NY: A fire broke out at a plastics factory. More information |
Friday
Jul 23 |
Houston, TX: Polypropylene glycol caught fire in a chemical manufacturing plants warehouse. More information |
Friday
Jul 23 |
Karlsruhe, Germany: A fuel refinery fire damaged a desulphurization unit, cutting production. More information |
Thursday
Jul 22 |
Wewoka, OK: Firefighters battled a 15-hour fire following an explosion at a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 20 |
Bridgeport, CT: 2 plant employees were treated for smoke inhalation at a rubber plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 16 |
Easton, MA: Hydraulic fluid from a ruptured line ignited a fire at an iron manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 16 |
Taipei, South Korea: A fire damaged a warehouse at a computer chip manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 16 |
Salt Lake City, UT: A fire caused millions in damage at a paper packaging plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 15 |
Tinbatti, India: Firefighters fought a 7-hour fire after a pipeline exploded at an oil refinery. More information |
Thursday
Jul 15 |
Dhaka, Bangledesh: A fire following a power outage at a plastics factory killed 2 and injured 1. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 14 |
Wales, UK: Fire officials worked to extinguish a paper mill fire. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 13 |
Durgapur, India: An explosion in a ladle at a steel plant killed 1 worker and showered 2 others with molten metal. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 13 |
Riverbank, CA: More than a million pounds of walnut and almonds were destroyed by fire at a nut processing plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 12 |
Vancouver, WA: Firefighters worked to protect flammable tanks when a fire ignited at an asphalt plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
Chunxiao, China: 2 workers were killed and 4 injured when a mould exploded at an aluminum plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
Oslo, Norway: A fire in the crude oil section of an oil refinery injured 2 workers. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
St. Paul Park, MN: A 2.5 million gallon tank of slurry oil caught fire after being struck by lightning. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
Conesville, OH: A 16-foot ash tank ruptured, spewing hot water and steam at an electrical plant. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
Conway, AR: A machine malfunction started a fire at a cotton product factory. More information |
Sunday
Jul 11 |
Portland, OR: A fire and several explosions caused heavy damage to an industrial building. More information |
Saturday
Jul 10 |
Rhodia, France: A pipeline that fed a di-nitro-toluene plant exploded, injuring 1 employee. More information |
Saturday
Jul 10 |
Hazleton, PA: Runoff after a plastics factory fire had officials checking the sewer system. More information |
Friday
Jul 09 |
Portage, IN: A fire at a steel plant caused $1million damage. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Sai-Utyos-Beineu, Kazakstan: 3,000 tons of oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline. More information |
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