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No Fatalities
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 |
Tuesday
Oct 13 |
Baltimore, MD: Five workers were injured in a chemical plant explosion, triggering a three-alarm fire. One injured worker fell 30 feet from a catwalk. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia: More than 2,900 gallons of gasoline spilled from an overturned tanker truck, forcing the evacuation of 150 nearby residents. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Hagerstown, MD: Four workers were treated for breathing problems after an ammonia leak at an ice cream plant. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Bay St. Louis, MS: One worker required surgery after being struck in the head in an unwitnessed accident. A noise like an explosion was reported. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Rockford, IL: A tanker rig carrying 7,400 gallons of diesel fuel overturned. Some fuel leaked at the scene. More information |
Monday
Oct 12 |
Mosel, Germany: A fire in an auto factory paint shop shut down production at the entire facility. Work was expected to resume the next day. More information |
Sunday
Oct 11 |
Peoria, IL: More than 300 residents near a plant using acid to remove rust from metal parts were evacuated when a spill released a cloud of nitric acid vapor. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
Alverston, South Africa: More than 5,900 gallons of gasoline spilled from a burst pipeline onto a school playground. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
Monroe, MI: A worker at a nuclear power plant was in critical condition with severe burns after coming into contact with a 480-volt electrical connection. More information |
Saturday
Oct 10 |
Spokane, WA: A worker lost three fingers off his right hand in a foundry accident. More information |
Friday
Oct 09 |
Orlando, FL: Nearly 5,000 gallons of waste water contaminated with perchloroethylene drained from a holding tank into a nearby lake. The water had been pumped out of the ground at a dry-cleaning plant. More information |
Friday
Oct 09 |
Bogata, Columbia: Troops were called out to protect key refineries from violence during a country-wide general strike. More information |
Friday
Oct 09 |
Marlboro Township, Ohio: Unignited natural gas leaking from a high-pressure well triggered an evacuation of nearby homes. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Carson, CA: Three workers were injured in an explosion and fire at an oil refinery processing unit. None of the injuries were life threatening. More information |
Thursday
Oct 08 |
Sungai Semenyih, Malaysia: An electrical transformer exploded at the water treatment plant, shutting down the water supply to nearly 1.2 million people. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Houston, TX: A recently installed and previously unused 24-inch pipeline exploded during a test involving about 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The blast injured one worker and demolished an electrical transmission tower. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Reno, NV: A truck carrying 1,000 gallons of propane exploded while making a residential delivery, destroying a nearby house. No injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Billings, MT: An overturned tanker truck spilled nearly 1,500 gallons of lube oil onto a busy roadway. No injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Pittsburgh, PA: Sprinklers helped contain a fire that broke out at a foundry when a broken line spewed hydraulic fluid onto heated metal. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Houston, TX: A tanker truck carrying acid overturned, forcing residents of a nearby home to evacuate. More information |
Wednesday
Oct 07 |
Danbury, N.C. A tanker truck carrying hazardous chemicals overturned on a state highway. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 06 |
Woodside, CA: A tanker truck plunged into a gulch with a 7,000 gallon cargo of gas and diesel fuel. Emergency personnel managed to unload the fuel without further incident. More information |
Tuesday
Oct 06 |
Edmonton, Alberta: A fire in the catalytic cracker at an oil refinery shut the plant down from more than a week. Several employees were injured. More information |
Monday
Oct 05 |
Pascagoula, MS: More than 1,500 residents were evacuated after fire broke out at a propane storage facility. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Oct 05 |
Ridgeway, PA: A train derailment resulted in a spill of sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide, creating a vapor cloud. Nearly 100 people were evacuated from a nearby small town. More information |
Sunday
Oct 04 |
Mead, WA: A spill of molten metal filled an aluminum foundry with smoke. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Oct 04 |
Belview, Ireland: Three workers were injured in a fire and explosion at a plant specializing in wood products. None of the injuries were life threatening. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
New Orleans, LA: Nearly 155,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi River. The spill was initially attributed to the wrong company. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Clinton, N.J.: A worker was burned in an explosion at a commercial waste incinerator. Company officials believe a discarded propane bottle was fed into a shredder. More information |
Thursday
Oct 01 |
Aberdeen, MD: Nearly 500 gallons of a chemical that had to be neutralized with soda ash spilled onto the ground at an Army wastewater treatment plant. More information |
Tuesday
Sep 29 |
Linz, Germany: A cloud of nitric acid vapor was released during routine maintenance at an area plant. Within the previous two weeks explosions were reported at two other area plants. More information |
Monday
Aug 31 |
Chicago, IL.: A building occupied by a metal recycler and otherbusinesses was destroyed when 3,000 pounds of magnesium ignited. A neighboring apartmentbuilding was also burned. Three firefighters and one civilian were injured. More information |
Monday
Aug 31 |
Siler City, N.C.: Only minutes after quiting time an explosionshook a tile factory. Fire officials said the buildings sprinkler systems extinguishedthe fire resulting from the blast. More information |
Monday
Aug 31 |
Lubbock, TX: Firefighters in full hazmat gear repaired an ammonialeak at a Lubbock food warehouse. No injuries were reported. More information |
Monday
Aug 31 |
Cohoes, N.Y.: A vacant textile mill was destroyed by a fire laterdetermined to be arson. More information |
Monday
Aug 31 |
Hong Kong, China: Fumes from leaking chlorine in the basement ofa factory sent 25 people to the hospital. More than 300 workers were evacuated. More information |
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