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Saturday
Feb 09 |
Corpus Christi, TX: Product leaking from a valve at a refinery caught fire but was quickly extinguished. More Information |
Saturday
Feb 09 |
Raspadskaya, Russia: A coal mine explosion killed 47, trapping dozens more. More Information |
Saturday
Feb 09 |
Vanderbijlpark, S. Africa: Fire broke out at a steel plant. More Information |
Saturday
Feb 09 |
LaPorte, TX: An explosion at an industrial gases plant killed 1 worker and injured another. More Information |
Saturday
Feb 09 |
Kaarstoe, Norway: A fire at a gas processing plant cut output by 12.7 million cubic meters. More Information |
Friday
Feb 08 |
Lafayette, IN: A diesel engine in an enclosed test cell caught fire at a tractor factory. More Information |
Friday
Feb 08 |
Marib, Yemen: Attackers blew up Yemen's main oil export pipeline. More Information |
Friday
Feb 08 |
Pretoria, S. Africa: An explosion at a chemical plant left a worker with 70% body burns. More Information |
Friday
Feb 08 |
St. Joseph, MO: A fuel tank caught fire at a biodiesel plant. More Information |
Friday
Feb 08 |
Manistee, MI: A welding torch was in use when fire broke out at a salt plant. More Information |
Thursday
Feb 07 |
Waterhouses, UK: A pile of rubberized chippings caught fire at a cement factory. More Information |
Thursday
Feb 07 |
Lockland, OH: Fire broke out at a recycling plant. More Information |
Thursday
Feb 07 |
Stowmarket, UK: Fire broke out at a malting plant. More Information |
Thursday
Feb 07 |
Charlestown, WV: A coal miner was crushed under a piece of equipment. More Information |
Thursday
Feb 07 |
Cowdenbeath, UK: A process upset at an ethylene plant resulted in flaring that locals mistook for a fire. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Oliver Springs, TN: Responders contained a sulfur dioxide leak at a water treatment plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Burdwan, India: 7 workers at a rice bran oil mill were burned when a boiler being cleaned exploded. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Galuwapur, India: Multiple explosions at a fireworks factory killed 1. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Istanbul, Turkey: Fire and explosions spread through a chemical plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Indianapolis, IN: A worker at a plant making plastic products was crushed to death while inside a trash compactor. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Easley, SC: Odor from varnish used to seal a building foundation sickened workers at a neighboring auto parts plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Clarksdale, MS: A smoldering fire broke out at a peanut storage facility. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Okta, Greece: A mechanical failure involving a valve injured an oil refinery worker. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Malta, NY: 2 workers at a computer chip plant were exposed to leaking hydrofluoric acid. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Huntingdon, UK: Fire broke out at a polymers plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Kanawha County, WV: A coal miner died when a hydraulic jack exploded on a belt press. More Information |
Wednesday
Feb 06 |
Decatur, IL: A worker at an agricultural products plant died when a scaffold collapsed inside a tank being cleaned. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Landhi, Pakistan: A fire at a plastics factory was quickly extinguished. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Columbus, GA: A foul odor throughout downtown was tracked to turpentine being used to clean a chemical storage tank. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Pine Creek, PA: An industrial accident at a timber plant killed 1. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Weldon, TX: 2 tanks exploded at a gas processing plant, injuring 1. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Franconia, PA: Fire broke out in the sawdust collection system at a woodworking plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Dalton, GA: Firefighters responded to a blaze at a chemical plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Feb 05 |
Parwan, Australia: A factory worker suffered head and chest injuries from being trapped in a machine. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Maklam, Malaysia: A fire at a recycling plant spread to a nearby warehouse containing luxury cars. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Chicago, IL: A firefighter was injured battling a fire in a vacant factory. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Mahanoy, PA: Fire broke out at a former cigar factory. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
La Pampilla, Peru: A oil spill spread over 2 kilometers of sea coast near a refinery. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Gabes, Tunisa: Fire swept through a phosphate fertilizer plant. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Rangoon, Myanmar: A blast and an ensuing fire destroyed two tankers carrying oil on the Hlaing River, killing 4 crew members and injuring 6. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Rodeo, CA: Refinery firefighters responded when peroxyacetic acid spilled in the rear of a delivery truck. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Ravenna, OH: An overturned tanker truck spilled 7,800 gallons of diesel. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Ourinhos, Brazil: A fuel tank burned more than 30 hours at a power plant. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Rangamati, India: Workers were welding when a hydrogen tank exploded at a paper mill, killing 2. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Greenburg, PA: A worker loading steel wire into a perforation machine was crushed to death by a 5,000-pound coil. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Troy, MI: A pressurized chamber used for testing exploded at a research laboratory. More Information |
Monday
Feb 04 |
Otego, NY: Fire destroyed a former fertilizer plant. More Information |
Sunday
Feb 03 |
St. Albert, ON: Fire destroyed a historic cheese factory and its inventory. More Information |
Sunday
Feb 03 |
Canacona, India: Firefighters spent several days battling a fire at a garbage treatment plant. More Information |
Sunday
Feb 03 |
Faisalabad, Pakistan: A fire at a furnace oil depot injured 21 people. More Information |
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