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No Fatalities
Saturday
Nov 14 |
Fisher, IL: Six homes near a natural gas plant were evacuated after an explosion that sent flames hundreds of feet into the air. More information |
Friday
Nov 13 |
Elmwood, N.J.: Firefighters dealt with a fire at a paper mill without interrupting production. A smoldering fire was found in a storage area for scrap and recycled paper. More information |
Friday
Nov 13 |
Norway, WI: More than 7,000 gallons of diesel fuel was emptied into septic system mistaken for a storage tank at a manufacturing firm. The fuel flowed into a nearby creek but was contained before it could pollute a large lake. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
Pearl River, China: Two Chinese tankers collided near the South China Sea, causing one to leak diesel fuel. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
Woods Cross, UT: An explosion in a oil tank with a capacity of 1.5 million gallons resulted in a brief fire but no injuries. Workers were transferring oil to tankers at the time of the blast. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
South Salt Lake, UT: Equipment used to test fuel atoms caught fire and burned nearly 20 minutes at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
Smyrna, DE: An overturned tractor-trailer rig dumped more than 40,000 pounds of a sugar product onto the roadway. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
Birmingham, AL: A chemical spill involving ink and acid shut down the city newspaper. The solution was being used to clean the printing presses. More information |
Thursday
Nov 12 |
Aurora, IL: A series of explosions ripped through a plant that reconditions propane and oxygen tank. The blaze was extinguished within 30 minutes. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 11 |
Louisville, KY: Two workers were injured in a three-alarm fire at a recycling company. Firefighters needed nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 11 |
Glendale, AZ: A worker using an acetylene torch to cut up a metal drum was seriously injured in an explosion at a fabricating plant. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 11 |
Hansen, ID: A 55-gallon drum of acetic acid fell from a transport vehicle, releasing toxic fumes. Three people were treated for exposure. The spill closed an interstate highway for seven hours. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 11 |
Spokane, WA: Arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed a portion of a packing plant specializing in apples. Fire officials said the owner and tenants are not considered suspects. More information |
Wednesday
Nov 11 |
Lagos, Nigeria: Eight workers aboard an offshore oil exploration rig were taken hostage by an armed gang. The hostages included three Americans. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 10 |
Chelsea, S.C.: A reinforcement wall weighing several tons collapsed on two workers at a construction site. One of the two workers was critically injured. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 10 |
Savannah, GA: A truck hauling hundreds of pounds of powdered phosphoric acid overturned on an interstate highway. The acid is an ingredient in soft drinks. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 10 |
Mount White, Australia: A collision with a tanker truck doused a compact car with jet fuel which then ignited. The four occupants, aided by passersby, escaped with minor injuries. More information |
Monday
Nov 09 |
Porto Seguro, Brazil: An engine room explosion spread fire throughout the hold of a container vessel. No fatalities were reported. More information |
Monday
Nov 09 |
Medisa, Malta: A factory that produces medical products was badly damaged by fire. More information |
Monday
Nov 09 |
Pick City, N.D.: Nearly 11,000 gallons of gasoline burned when a tanker truck overturned and slid down an icy embankment. The driver escaped with minor injuries. More information |
Saturday
Nov 07 |
Rockledge, FL: Fire officials asked residents living near a burning recycling plant to remain indoors. People with respiratory problems were asked to evacuate. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 03 |
Lodeve, France: Three workers were burned, one seriously, when a propane tank being used in a closed uranium mine caught fire. More information |
Tuesday
Nov 03 |
Fort McMurray, Alberta: A coker at an oil refinery was shut down for several days following a fire. More information |
Monday
Nov 02 |
San Antonio, TX: A 6,000-gallon fuel tank at an asphalt plant exploded, injuring one worker. The worker was welding the tank at the time of the blast. More information |
Thursday
Oct 29 |
Lowell, MA: One of four injured workers was in critical condition after an explosion at an automobile parts plant. The blast occurred in an industrial oven where a new process was being tested. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Santa Catalina, Mexico: A pipeline leak released nearly 20,000 gallons of gasoline, forcing the evacuation of nearly 10,000 people. Authorities said the spill was triggered by thieves trying to steal fuel. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Milton Keynes, UK: A worker escaped with minor burns despite falling into a vat of sulphuric acid. Fellow workers immediately used water to hose him down. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 27 |
Ferndale, MI: Four 55-gallon drums of xylene spilled in a truck accident, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses. More information |
Monday
Oct 26 |
Delaware City, DE: A sudden loss of power produced large clouds of soot from the smoke stacks of an oil refinery. More information |
Monday
Oct 26 |
Stone Bluff, OK: Workers battled a small blaze that broke out at the site of a chemical plant that was heavily damaged by fire last year. The fire was confined to a large steel container filled with hazardous material. More information |
Sunday
Oct 25 |
St. Goar, Germany: A tanker navigating the Rhine River collided with another ship, spilling as much as 60 tons of oil into the water. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Fredericktown, OH: A plant that made axles for riding lawn mowers was destroyed by fire. The plant employed 150 people. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Fort Wright, KY: Dicyclopentadiene, a chemical used in plastics manufacturing, was accidentally released into the atmosphere from a chemical plant. The release was brought under control within 10 minutes with no health problems reported. More information |
Saturday
Oct 24 |
Berlin, MD: Nine thousand gallons of gasoline and diesel spilled when a tanker truck overturned, closing a U.S. highway for most of the day. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Mandan, N.D.: An oil refinerys plant brigade extinguished a small fire in a crude oil unit within 25 minutes. More information |
Friday
Oct 23 |
Gulfport, MS: A worker at a natural gas plant lost an arm in an explosion that occurred while he was testing a meter loop. More information |
Thursday
Oct 22 |
Phoeniz, AZ: Firefighters choose to let an intense fire at a propane plant in northwest Phoenix burn itself out. The fire forced the closure of an interstate highway for three hours. More information |
Thursday
Oct 22 |
Auckland, New Zealand: An electrical transformer exploded injuring four workers. One of the workers who suffered severe burns was listed in critical condition. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 21 |
Oshawa, Ontario: A factory worker was hospitalized in critical condition after a piece of machinery snapped and struck her head. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 21 |
Uwchlan, PA: A concrete truck operator was killed when the remote-control boom on the vehicle brushed a 34,000-volt power line. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Geelong, Australia: A $5 million project to replace a salt-water firewater system with fresh-water at an important oil refinery was announced. Company officials said the salt-water system was too corroded to be safe. Government authorities ordered the closure of the refinerys solvents operation the previous week. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Nairobi, Kenya: Six factories in a single industrial district burned in a fire that spread from a chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
San Francisco, CA: A tanker trailer separated from an 18-wheeler, spilling a load of sodium sulfate and other chemicals. The accident closed a major route into the city during morning rush hour. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 20 |
Clinton, PA: A warehouse at a chemical plant was destroyed by an explosion and fire. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Oct 18 |
Laurel, MT: A pipeline carrying diesel ruptured at an oil refinery leading to an explosion and fire. Only minor injuries were reported. More information |
Saturday
Oct 17 |
Igoumenitsa, Greece: Two seamen suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire in a petroleum storage tank at a coastal port. The explosion happened after a tanker finished unloading gasoline at the port. More information |
Saturday
Oct 17 |
Falls City, TX: Flooding is blamed for a 13,000 gallon crude oil spill at a storage tank farm. Much of the oil reached a nearby creek. More information |
Friday
Oct 16 |
Trainer, PA: An explosion in a storage tank containing jet fuel rocked an oil refinery. Only minor injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 14 |
Union Grove, WI: A waste processing plant specializing in the removal of mercury had its third fire in 21/2-months More information |
Wednesday
Oct 14 |
Biloxi, MS: An overturned tanker spilled nearly 1,000 gallons of diesel. Two interstate ramps were closed for nearly six hours to allow cleanup. More information |
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