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No Fatalities
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 |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Burlington Township, N.J.: Two dozen people were treated for exposure to chlorine fumes after a spill at a federal government warehouse. The spill triggered two small fires that were quickly brought under control. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Thomasville, N.C.: A man walked into an embroidery plant and fatally shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Greensboro, N.C.: No injuries were reported after burning foam rubber created noxious smoke at an area plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Thomasville, N.C.: A man walked into an embroidery plant and fatally shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 18 |
Greensboro, N.C.: No injuries were reported after burning foam rubber created noxious smoke at an area plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Izmit, Turkey: An earthquake that killed many thousands triggered a fire at state-owned refinery that burned for three days. Three naphtha tanks and a crude oil tower were involved. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Brookfield, WI: Seven people were treated for exposure to chemical fumes at a cheese factory. Fifty workers were evacuated from the factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Greensboro, N.C.: The equivalent of a two-alarm fire broke out in a polyurethane foam machine at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Elkhorn, WS: Fire destroyed a chemical plant and forced the evacuation of nearly 200 people. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Izmit, Turkey: An earthquake that killed many thousands triggered a fire at state-owned refinery that burned for three days. Three naphtha tanks and a crude oil tower were involved. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Brookfield, WI: Seven people were treated for exposure to chemical fumes at a cheese factory. Fifty workers were evacuated from the factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 17 |
Greensboro, N.C.: The equivalent of a two-alarm fire broke out in a polyurethane foam machine at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 13 |
Detroit, MI: Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a factory specializing in plastic auto parts as a possible arson. No arrests had been made. More information |
Friday
Aug 13 |
Detroit, MI: Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a factory specializing in plastic auto parts as a possible arson. No arrests had been made. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Columbus, OH: A two-alarm fire involving a silo and related duct work was reported at a local chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 10 |
Columbus, OH: A two-alarm fire involving a silo and related duct work was reported at a local chemical plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Calgary, Alberta: At least 20 separate explosions rocked a motor oil recycling plant, injuring at least five people. Police evacuated homes and businesses in a 16-block radius of the burning plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Mount Vernon, IN: An estimated 69,000 gallons of gasoline leaked after a barge crash on the Ohio River, creating a three-mile-long fuel slick. Nearby communities were forced to use water reserves rather than draw from the river. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Gibraltar, MI: An explosion and fire at a company that makes fireworks safety fuses left one worker in critical condition. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Baton Rouge, LA: An ethylene dichloride spill at a plastics plant sent one worker to the hospital with breathing difficulties. Two other plants downwind were ordered to shelter in place. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Calgary, Alberta: At least 20 separate explosions rocked a motor oil recycling plant, injuring at least five people. Police evacuated homes and businesses in a 16-block radius of the burning plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Mount Vernon, IN: An estimated 69,000 gallons of gasoline leaked after a barge crash on the Ohio River, creating a three-mile-long fuel slick. Nearby communities were forced to use water reserves rather than draw from the river. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Gibraltar, MI: An explosion and fire at a company that makes fireworks safety fuses left one worker in critical condition. More information |
Monday
Aug 09 |
Baton Rouge, LA: An ethylene dichloride spill at a plastics plant sent one worker to the hospital with breathing difficulties. Two other plants downwind were ordered to shelter in place. More information |
Sunday
Aug 08 |
Sioux Falls, S.D.: A fire at a scrap processing and recycling company sent acrid smoke across the downtown area. Firefighters were closely monitored for exposure to toxic fumes. More information |
Sunday
Aug 08 |
Sioux Falls, S.D.: A fire at a scrap processing and recycling company sent acrid smoke across the downtown area. Firefighters were closely monitored for exposure to toxic fumes. More information |
Saturday
Aug 07 |
Sherman Oaks, CA: About 100 people were evacuated after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline crashed through the wall of an apartment building. More information |
Saturday
Aug 07 |
Sherman Oaks, CA: About 100 people were evacuated after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline crashed through the wall of an apartment building. More information |
Friday
Aug 06 |
Mount Holly, N.C: Smoldering wood chips emitted a lot of smoke but caused little damage at a truck manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 06 |
Mount Holly, N.C: Smoldering wood chips emitted a lot of smoke but caused little damage at a truck manufacturing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Akron, OH: A two-story industrial supply factory was destroyed by fire. The building had no sprinkler system. Workers were unsuccessful battling the blaze with extinguishers. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
West Paterson, N.J.: One person was injured and about 100 people evacuated from a factory when a mixer containing a chemical compound ignited. Officials said it was the sixth time in two years that a chemical fire had broken out at the plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Six steel plant workers were injured in a furnace explosion. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Akron, OH: A two-story industrial supply factory was destroyed by fire. The building had no sprinkler system. Workers were unsuccessful battling the blaze with extinguishers. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
West Paterson, N.J.: One person was injured and about 100 people evacuated from a factory when a mixer containing a chemical compound ignited. Officials said it was the sixth time in two years that a chemical fire had broken out at the plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 05 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Six steel plant workers were injured in a furnace explosion. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Richland Township, PA: Nearly 70 firefighters from 16 area companies responded to a smoky fire at a wood products factory out of concern that the blaze could spread to surrounding trees and brush. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Mountainair, N.M.: A tractor-trailer rig carrying veterinary chemicals overturned, forcing an area evacuation. Chemicals spilled included chlorine, iodine and sodium hydroxide. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Bethlehem Township, N.J.: Heavy fire was reported at a plastics manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Richland Township, PA: Nearly 70 firefighters from 16 area companies responded to a smoky fire at a wood products factory out of concern that the blaze could spread to surrounding trees and brush. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 04 |
Mountainair, N.M.: A tractor-trailer rig carrying veterinary chemicals overturned, forcing an area evacuation. Chemicals spilled included chlorine, iodine and sodium hydroxide. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Toone, TN: Two workers at a munitions plant were severely burned in a mishap involving materials used in flares. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Rancho Cordova, CA: A worker using an acetylene torch to cut up a disarmed 500-pound bomb casing was injured when a small amount of explosive inside detonated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Greensboro, N.C: Leaking oil ignited at a chemical plant, forcing workers workers to evacuate the scene for several hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Chattanooga, TN: Firefighters used foam to attack an oil fire at a pipe foundry that spread from a boiler to several molding vats. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Toone, TN: Two workers at a munitions plant were severely burned in a mishap involving materials used in flares. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Rancho Cordova, CA: A worker using an acetylene torch to cut up a disarmed 500-pound bomb casing was injured when a small amount of explosive inside detonated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Greensboro, N.C: Leaking oil ignited at a chemical plant, forcing workers workers to evacuate the scene for several hours. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 03 |
Chattanooga, TN: Firefighters used foam to attack an oil fire at a pipe foundry that spread from a boiler to several molding vats. More information |
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