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Entries for August 2002
Friday
Aug 30 |
Kansas City, KS: A flash fire spread through the ductwork of a plant specializing in industrial chemicals and coatings. More information |
Friday
Aug 30 |
Scriba, N.Y.: Tar caught fire while workers were repairing the roof at an aluminum plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 30 |
Kansas City, KS: A flash fire spread through the ductwork of a plant specializing in industrial chemicals and coatings. More information |
Friday
Aug 30 |
Scriba, N.Y.: Tar caught fire while workers were repairing the roof at an aluminum plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Trier, Germany: 4 RR tank cars carrying isopropylbenzene derailed with 3 igniting. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Pulaski County, KY: A 2-story pile of briquettes burned at a warehouse used by a charcoal manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Galveston, TX: 2 workers died from asphyxiation after being trapped in the leg of an offshore oil rig. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Trier, Germany: 4 RR tank cars carrying isopropylbenzene derailed with 3 igniting. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Pulaski County, KY: A 2-story pile of briquettes burned at a warehouse used by a charcoal manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 29 |
Galveston, TX: 2 workers died from asphyxiation after being trapped in the leg of an offshore oil rig. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 27 |
Sydney, Australia: A damaged vent stack at an LPG depot resulted in a leak that closed a major highway. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 27 |
Shawnee, KS: More than 3,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a ruptured pipeline. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 27 |
Sydney, Australia: A damaged vent stack at an LPG depot resulted in a leak that closed a major highway. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 27 |
Shawnee, KS: More than 3,000 gallons of diesel spilled from a ruptured pipeline. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Seadrift, TX: Plant security was breached when an environmentalist climbed a refinery tower and then chained herself to it. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Charlotte, N.C.: An acid spill at a storage warehouse forced the closure of three neighboring businesses. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Shibushi Bay, Japan: 2 workers died and 7 were injured when leaking hydrogen sulphide gas filled a stranded freighter that had run aground. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Seadrift, TX: Plant security was breached when an environmentalist climbed a refinery tower and then chained herself to it. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Charlotte, N.C.: An acid spill at a storage warehouse forced the closure of three neighboring businesses. More information |
Monday
Aug 26 |
Shibushi Bay, Japan: 2 workers died and 7 were injured when leaking hydrogen sulphide gas filled a stranded freighter that had run aground. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Bakersfield, CA: A 1,400 kg bag of tomato paste reportedly exploded with enough force to knock over nearby crates at a food processing plant. 1 worker was injured. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Morrisonville, IL: An anhydrous ammonia tank began leaking at full capacity at a local plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Columbia, PA: Firefighters fought a furnace fire at a foundry for nearly 9 hours. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Hesston, KS: 1 worker was critically burned and 2 others injured after an explosion and fire at an agricultural machinery plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Morrisonville, IL: An anhydrous ammonia tank began leaking at full capacity at a local plant. More information |
Sunday
Aug 25 |
Columbia, PA: Firefighters fought a furnace fire at a foundry for nearly 9 hours. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Lewisville, TX: A tanker truck rollover dumped 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel into the Trinity River. Firefighters managed to contain the spill. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Long Beach, CA: Refinery and local firefighters fought a coker unit blaze that took about an hour to extinguish. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Limavady, Northern Ireland: A factory was evacuated after a tank began leaking hydrogen. No injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
McPherson, KS: A boiler explosion at a fertilizer plant damaged one building and caused a production shutdown. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Lewisville, TX: A tanker truck rollover dumped 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel into the Trinity River. Firefighters managed to contain the spill. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Long Beach, CA: Refinery and local firefighters fought a coker unit blaze that took about an hour to extinguish. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
Limavady, Northern Ireland: A factory was evacuated after a tank began leaking hydrogen. No injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Aug 24 |
McPherson, KS: A boiler explosion at a fertilizer plant damaged one building and caused a production shutdown. More information |
Friday
Aug 23 |
St. Louis, MO: A 1-story warehouse was gutted by fire. More information |
Friday
Aug 23 |
Carson, CA: Refinery firefighters extinguished a coker unit fire. More information |
Friday
Aug 23 |
St. Louis, MO: A 1-story warehouse was gutted by fire. More information |
Friday
Aug 23 |
Carson, CA: Refinery firefighters extinguished a coker unit fire. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Vercelli, Italy: Nine cars of an 18-car freight train derailed above the Dora River. One car containing methanol ruptured and burned, spreading flames to several other cars. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Sparrows Point, MD: A 7-alarm fire spread through wood stacked 4-stories tall at a mulch plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Toronto, Ontario: Fire broke through the roof of a factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Vercelli, Italy: Nine cars of an 18-car freight train derailed above the Dora River. One car containing methanol ruptured and burned, spreading flames to several other cars. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Sparrows Point, MD: A 7-alarm fire spread through wood stacked 4-stories tall at a mulch plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 22 |
Toronto, Ontario: Fire broke through the roof of a factory. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 21 |
Frankfurt, Germany: 1 worker was injured in an oleum spill that spread vapor cloud across the city. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 21 |
Plant City, FL: The contents of a 24,000-gallon oil tank being heated caught fire at an oil recycling plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 21 |
Frankfurt, Germany: 1 worker was injured in an oleum spill that spread vapor cloud across the city. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 21 |
Plant City, FL: The contents of a 24,000-gallon oil tank being heated caught fire at an oil recycling plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 20 |
Amersfoort, The Netherlands: A train carrying 70,000 litres of acrylonitrile began leaking its cargo, forcing the evacuation of a portion of the town. The cargo was shipped back to its point of origin in Rotterdam. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 20 |
Kambara, Japan: A fire at an aluminum plant left 1 worker burned. More information |
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