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No Fatalities
Sunday
Dec 20 |
New Sarepta, Alberta: Three oil workers using hand-held extinguishers managed to put out a fire that threatened to reach storage tanks for waste oil at a refinery. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Charlotte, N.C.: A textile mill reported a small fire that involved the duct system and a portion of the plant floor. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Bothell, WA: An electrical fire caused extensive damage to a sound recording company located downtown. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Margate, Tasmania: A facility for storing and processing apples was destroyed by fire. Four firefighters were injured battling the blaze. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Dade City, FL: Firefighter fought three hours to extinguish a blaze in a feed mill at an orange juice plant. The fire was located in equipment used to turn orange peels into cattle feed. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta: Fire caused extensive damage to an oilfield trucking companys headquarters. More information |
Thursday
Dec 17 |
Mount Vernon, IN: A four-day fire destroyed an eight-acre warehouse and 28 million pounds of plastic products. Officials were concerned about possible contamination of a nearby river. More information |
Thursday
Dec 17 |
Roanoke, TX: Volunteer firefighters conducted a confined space rescue when a construction worker fell 35 feet into a hole. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 16 |
Philadelphia, PA: A seven-alarm blaze swept through a five-story warehouse located near many historic structures. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 16 |
Camden City, N.J.: Firefighters were called in to deal with a trash fire at a steam plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 16 |
St. Louis, MO: A fire at a recycling facility caused major damage. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 16 |
North Kingstown, R.I.: Workers were evacuated when an ammonia leak was reported at a metal foundry. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 16 |
Jackson, OH: An overturned tanker truck carrying hazardous materials closed a 25 mile stretch of highway for eight hours. It was later determined that none of the cargo had spilled. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Cincinnati, OH: Nitric acid vapor leaking from a tank truck at a manufacturing plant spread across the skies above a nearby residential area. The vapor was too diluted to cause harm. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Upper Freehold, N.J.: A tanker hauling more than 2,000 gallons of propane overturned and burst into flames after a collision with another vehicle. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Midvale, UT: A tanker carrying liquid hydrogen overturned without rupturing. Traffic on an interstate highway was closed throughout the afternoon and evening. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Chattanooga, TN: Firefighters freed a construction worker buried nearly 15 hours in a collapsed ditch. The worker required two hours of surgery and was listed in critical condition. Check the -April 1999 edition of IFW for details.) More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Lindon, UT: A worker at a manufacturing plant narrowly escaped losing his hand when he caught it in moving machinery at work. He lost most of the skin from his palm. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Corpus Christi, TX: Dozens of workers were overcome by hydrogen sulfide fumes released at a local refinery. Only one of the workers was hospitalized. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Landover, MD: Three workers were listed in critical condition after being overcome by leaking refrigerant at a food warehouse. Two other workers were also hospitalized. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 15 |
Calgary, Alberta: Firefighters worked to rescue a man trapped inside a concrete hopper with his arm caught in its machinery. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Trainer, PA: Fire spread from a burning truck to a crude oil pipeline at a refinery. No injuries were reported. The same refinery experienced a major fire in October. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Billings, MT: A worker had one leg amputated above the knee after a refinery accident. Routine maintenance on a coker unit was underway at the time. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Tooele, UT: A containment dike caught a 140 gallon spill of sarin, a toxic chemical weapon. The agent was being poured into an incinerator for disposal. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Thermopolis, WY: A pup trailer tanker separated from a moving tractor-trailer rig and crashed, leaking nearly 2,500 gallons of gasoline into the Wind River. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
New Braunfels, TX: A tanker truck carrying diesel fuel overturned on an interstate highway, blocking traffic for nearly five hours. The fuel was transferred to another vehicle. More information |
Monday
Dec 14 |
Southbridge, MA: A worker was injured when a methanol fire broke out at a plant specializing in fiber optics. Firefighters also had to deal with refrigerant leaking from a pipe damaged by the fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Cushing, OK: Residents living near an abandoned refinery are being asked to leave for eight hours today while 6,000 gallons of hydrofluoric acid are removed from the site. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Lake County, FL: A 15,000-square-foot warehouse was extensively damaged by fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Elkhart, IN: A lumber warehouse was destroyed by fire. More information |
Sunday
Dec 13 |
Chicago, IL: Fire caused major damage to a multi-story warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Duluth, IN: Ignited dust created a plume of fire in an air shaft at a lumber mill. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Lone Oak, TX: Fire destroyed a petroleum packing plant complete with 150,000 gallons of oil and solvents near San Antonio. Volunteer firefighters opted to let the fire burn itself out. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Northfield Township, OH: Traffic was halted for several hours until hazmat technicians could determine what an unknown substance covering the roadway was. It turned out to be sour milk. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Saxonburgh, PA: A magnesium-fueled explosion at a local plant was loud but caused minor damage. One worker was injured. In October at the same plant magnesium in a tanker truck ignited, destroying a warehouse. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Continental Divide, N.M.: A ruptured natural gas pipeline sent flames 200 feet into the sky and left a 65 foot wide crater. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Rock Island, IL: Two 25 pound bags of calcium oxide caught fire at a disposal plant forcing an evacuation of nearby homes. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Somerset, ME: A cable fire forced the shut down of a electrical power station. More information |
Saturday
Dec 12 |
Granville Township, PA: An arson fire caused major damage to a wood recycling plant. Officials report this is the second such arson at a local business in recent weeks. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec: The last of nearly 22,000 tons of PCB-contaminated material was scheduled to be removed from the site of an August 1988 warehouse fire. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
York, PA: Firefighters responded to a fire at a counter top manufacturing plant that involved machinery. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Seymour, CT: Nearly 200 workers were evacuated after many were overcome by fumes. More than 30 went to area hospitals. More information |
Friday
Dec 11 |
Piketon, OH: Workers were evacuated from a plant specializing in enriching uranium for nuclear power plants when a fire broke out in a motor. Four workers were treated for minor injuries. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Islington, New Zealand: A 100-ton bitumen storage tank was blasted off its foundation in an early morning explosion. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Truro Township, Ohio: A slow-speed derailment of tank cars hauling ammonia nitrate and chlorine had firefighters concerned. The situation was resolved without incident. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Kothagudem, India: Two units at a thermal power station were closed due to fire. More information |
Thursday
Dec 10 |
Fayetteville, AR: Workers removed drums of hazardous materials discovered at a closed electroplating plant. A leaking drum of potassium cyanide was found at the site several months earlier. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
Aiken, S.C.: An employee was charged with arson in one of three fires at a tire plant subsequent to a massive warehouse blaze in November. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
St. Louis, MO: A worker at a chemical plant was injured when a container of hydrofluoric acid exploded in a laboratory. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 09 |
Chicago, IL: At least five airport workers were sickened when a small amount of toxic chemical spilled in cargo area. More information |
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