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Entries for August 1999
Tuesday
Aug 31 |
Archer, FL: A chemical fire at a boat manufacturing plant forced nearby residents out of their homes. No injuries were reported in the fire. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 31 |
Strum, WS: Nearly 5,000 gallons of gasoline spilled at a storage facility, forcing the removal of 3,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Cleanup included removing 2,000 gallons of gasoline and water from the site. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 31 |
Archer, FL: A chemical fire at a boat manufacturing plant forced nearby residents out of their homes. No injuries were reported in the fire. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 31 |
Allentown, PA: A fire at a factory that makes furniture slip covers more than workers to area hospitals to be checked for exposure to chemical fumes. Some workers complained about nausea and other reactions. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 31 |
Strum, WS: Nearly 5,000 gallons of gasoline spilled at a storage facility, forcing the removal of 3,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Cleanup included removing 2,000 gallons of gasoline and water from the site. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Robards, KY: A food processing plant worker died after being crushed beneath an elevator during routine maintenance. Two other workers died at the same plant in July in an unrelated accident. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Phoenix, AZ: No injuries were reported in a metals-recycling plant blaze that took firefighters only 25 minutes to bring under control. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Robards, KY: A food processing plant worker died after being crushed beneath an elevator during routine maintenance. Two other workers died at the same plant in July in an unrelated accident. More information |
Monday
Aug 30 |
Phoenix, AZ: No injuries were reported in a metals-recycling plant blaze that took firefighters only 25 minutes to bring under control. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Fort Pierce, FL: At least seven firefighters were treated for headaches, nausea and skin irritations after battling a fertilizer plant fire that forced the evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Huntsville, AL: Three people were injured in a series of explosions at a fireworks plant that leveled several small buildings. Two of the three injured had second and third degree burns covering more than 80 percent of their bodies. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Renton WA: More than 3,300 gallons of gasoline and aviation fuel spilled at a transfer station. The spill was contained on company property and more than half the fuel was recovered. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Baltimore, MD: An explosion triggered a two-hour, two-alarm blaze at a hazardous materials recovery plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Fort Pierce, FL: At least seven firefighters were treated for headaches, nausea and skin irritations after battling a fertilizer plant fire that forced the evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Huntsville, AL: Three people were injured in a series of explosions at a fireworks plant that leveled several small buildings. Two of the three injured had second and third degree burns covering more than 80 percent of their bodies. More information |
Sunday
Aug 29 |
Renton WA: More than 3,300 gallons of gasoline and aviation fuel spilled at a transfer station. The spill was contained on company property and more than half the fuel was recovered. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
St. Louis, MO: Firefighters quickly extinguished a one-alarm blaze at a coffee factory. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Oregon, Ohio: Production at a 140,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery dropped by half after a fire damaging a row of heat exchangers. Damage was not extensive. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Chelan, WA: Fire destroyed a warehouse containing agricultural products, including pesticides. Authorities evacuated a one mile radius of the warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Richland County, S.C.: An explosion related to a chemical leak in equipment used to make nylon shook a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
St. Louis, MO: Firefighters quickly extinguished a one-alarm blaze at a coffee factory. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Oregon, Ohio: Production at a 140,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery dropped by half after a fire damaging a row of heat exchangers. Damage was not extensive. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Chelan, WA: Fire destroyed a warehouse containing agricultural products, including pesticides. Authorities evacuated a one mile radius of the warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Aug 28 |
Richland County, S.C.: An explosion related to a chemical leak in equipment used to make nylon shook a chemical plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 27 |
Blair, NE: Hydrochloric acid and urea ammonium nitrate were inadvertently mixed during a delivery to a plant, creating corrosive fumes. More information |
Friday
Aug 27 |
Cornwall, Ontario: A train derailment resulting in a large spill of flammable alcohol forced the evacuation of hundreds from a busy shopping district. More information |
Friday
Aug 27 |
Cornwall, Ontario: A train derailment resulting in a large spill of flammable alcohol forced the evacuation of hundreds from a busy shopping district. More information |
Thursday
Aug 26 |
Lebanon, MO: Eleven miles of interstate highway was closed for 16 hours after an unknown amount of nitric acid leaked from a tractor-trailer rig. More information |
Thursday
Aug 26 |
Lebanon, MO: Eleven miles of interstate highway was closed for 16 hours after an unknown amount of nitric acid leaked from a tractor-trailer rig. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 24 |
Odessa, TX: A railroad worker was injured when exposed to a small amount of sulfuric acid leaking from a tank car. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 24 |
Freeport, TX: A broken line at a chemical plant released more than 700 pounds of ammonia and 40 pounds of vinyl chloride in the atmosphere. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 24 |
Odessa, TX: A railroad worker was injured when exposed to a small amount of sulfuric acid leaking from a tank car. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 24 |
Beaumont, TX: Occupants of a college athletic facility were told to shelter in place after a release of sulfur dioxide from a nearby chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 24 |
Freeport, TX: A broken line at a chemical plant released more than 700 pounds of ammonia and 40 pounds of vinyl chloride in the atmosphere. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Mapleton, OR: Nearly 1,500 gallons of gasoline leaked into a creek feeding the Siuslaw River when a gasoline tanker truck and a pickup collided. The tanker plunged down a 75-foot embankment. The driver of the pickup was killed. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Ashtabula, OH: Homes within a four block radius of a sodium plant were evacuated when a chemical fire broke out. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Shelby County, TN: Thirty-eight workers were taken to area hospitals as a precaution after lime dust from a construction site blew into a nearby plants ventilation system, causing eye and nose irritation. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Mapleton, OR: Nearly 1,500 gallons of gasoline leaked into a creek feeding the Siuslaw River when a gasoline tanker truck and a pickup collided. The tanker plunged down a 75-foot embankment. The driver of the pickup was killed. More information |
Monday
Aug 23 |
Shelby County, TN: Thirty-eight workers were taken to area hospitals as a precaution after lime dust from a construction site blew into a nearby plants ventilation system, causing eye and nose irritation. More information |
Saturday
Aug 21 |
Bedford Park, IL: A structure fire at a packaging plant required assistance from firefighters in surrounding communities. More information |
Saturday
Aug 21 |
Bedford Park, IL: A structure fire at a packaging plant required assistance from firefighters in surrounding communities. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Nikiski, AK: Three workers were injured when a 30-foot diameter tank containing a mixture of water and methyldiethanolamine exploded at a chemical plant that produces ammonia and fertilizer. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Minneapolis, MN: A three-alarm fire broke through the roof of a two-story dairy plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Cicero, IL: Local firefighters requested help from nearby Chicago in battling a four-alarm blaze that destroyed much of a box factory. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Nikiski, AK: Three workers were injured when a 30-foot diameter tank containing a mixture of water and methyldiethanolamine exploded at a chemical plant that produces ammonia and fertilizer. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Minneapolis, MN: A three-alarm fire broke through the roof of a two-story dairy plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 20 |
Cicero, IL: Local firefighters requested help from nearby Chicago in battling a four-alarm blaze that destroyed much of a box factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
West Bromwich, U.K.: Two workers at a paint-stripping factory died after being overcome by fumes. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
Dearborn, MI: A steel plant maintenance worker suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being overcome by noxious fumes. Three other workers were hospitalized. The same steel plant-auto manufacturing complex was the scene of an explosion that killed six workers last winter. More information |
Thursday
Aug 19 |
West Bromwich, U.K.: Two workers at a paint-stripping factory died after being overcome by fumes. More information |
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