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Saturday
Jan 12 |
Madurai, India: An explosion in a fireworks factory killed 3. More Information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Ellesmere Port, UK: A furnace fire at an oil refinery took 10 hours to extinguish. More Information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Tema, Ghana: Fire engulfed a paint factory with fear that workers were trapped inside. More Information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Wood River, IL: An electrical fire forced the closing of a refinery crude unit. More Information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Sangju, S. Korea: Hydrochloric acid leaking from a 200-ton tank at a polysilicon plant triggered an area evacuation. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Halesowen, UK: An office fire at a welding plant destroyed much of the company's paperwork. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Etrura, UK: Fire destroyed a factory building used by numerous businesses. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Bardstown, KY: A worker pinned between two pieces of equipment at an industrial bakery later died. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Sibsagar, India: Fire swept through a refinery, killing 2. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Bayelsa, Nigeria: Fire gutted an LNG plant and forced an area evacuation. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Geleki, India: 2 workers at an oil installation died when flames erupted during maintenance on a heater treater. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Sulphur, LA: A tractor-trailer caught fire near a chemical waste management plant. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Gainesville, FL: Chemical plant personnel extinguished a fire that injured 1. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Garretson, SD: A buildup of nitrogen sent a silo roof nearly 100 feet at a farmers' cooperative. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Arepo, Nigeria: Fatalities were reported in a pipeline previously compromised by vandals. More Information |
Friday
Jan 11 |
Garabaggal, Azerbaijan: A leaking natural gas pipeline exploded in a remote region. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Merritt, BC: Welding was under way when fire spread through a concrete plant. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Bangalore, India: 3 workers asphyxiated inside an underground tank at a foundry. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Terrytown, LA: A chemical odor linked to breathing difficulties was reported near a local plant. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Philadelphia, PA: An ammonia leak shut down a meat processing plant for nearly an hour. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Noida, India: Fire gutted a chewing tobacco factory. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Plaquemine, LA: Storm winds ripped through a speciality chemicals plant, collapsing an office roof. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Ransom Twp, PA: A broken oil line ignited at a paper products plant. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Mangalore, India: Flames gutted a 3-story candle factory. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Chattanooga, TN: A plant specializing in soap chemicals continued production despite a major fire. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Sarnia, ON: A sour smell eminating from the flare collection system at an oil refinery triggered a shelter-in-place order. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Manassas, VA: A buildup of silane gas reacted with ammonium nitrate to start a fire in discarded material at a manufacturing plant. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Lagunillas, Venezuela: An explosion near an oil refinery caused concern. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Anshar, Yemen: An oil export pipeline was bombed. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Keyston, UK: Nearly 38,000 liters of ethanol leaked when a tanker truck overturned. More Information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Marion County, IL: A tanker truck overtuned and began leaking chloroacetyl chloride. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Pasadena, CA: Worker evacuated a battery research facility after a chemical spill. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Boise, ID: More than 50,000 gallons of gasoline spilled at an oil terminal. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Orissa, India: At least 9 workers fell ill due to leaking chlorine gas at a thermal power plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Canning Vale, Australia: Smoke pouring from a burning resin factory was not considered dangerous. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Shelton, CT: Flames spread through a tool factory and a packaging plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Peoria, IL: A ruptured gas line fed a fire that spread to the roof of an agricultural plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Bay City, TX: A transformer fire shut down a generating unit at a nuclear power plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A furniture plant fire spread through production areas. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Galva, IA: Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire after an explosion at a soy product plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Cordele, GA: 24 55-gallon-drums of insecticide exploded at a chemical plant, releasing an intense odor. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Lowell, MI: Flames broke out in a cold storage room at a metal fabrication plant. More Information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Howell, MI: Fire broke out in a scrap pile at a recycling plant. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Kürnach, Germany: A forklift accident at a freight loading facility spilled more than 130 gallons of hydrofluoric acid. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Shanghai, China: A worker died in a fire at a plant processing waste diesel oil. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
East Devonport, Australia: A burglar using a power tool to cut a live electrical cable at a closed carpet plant suffered severe burns. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Grandville, MI: Sprinklers extinguished a fire at an auto parts plant within 10 minutes. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Springfield, IL: A fire left a power plant offline. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Galdakao, Spain: A worker at an explosives plant was injured in a blast. More Information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Norte de Santander, Colombia: Rebels bombed an oil pipeline for the 2nd time in a week. More Information |
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