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Monday
Jan 14 |
Torrington, CN:Five workers were injured by debris and broken glass in an explosion thatcause extensive damage at a plant specializing in fuel cell technology. More information |
Monday
Jan 14 |
Garyville,LA:A worker working inside a gas-oil hydrotreater died afterbeing engulfed in burning catalyst at a petrochemical refinery. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Rocky Mountain,CO: A fire destroyed about 135,000 lambskins and 250,000 pounds ofwool, causing an estimated $5 million in damage. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Pasadena, TX:Isobutane being used to clean a vessel ignited, causing an explosion andfire at an oil refinery. No injuries were reported. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Baton Rouge, LA:Five persons were injured in a flash fire during routine maintenance atan oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
Jan 13 |
Burns Harbor,IN: A fire broke out in the slab reheat furnace of a steel plantshot strip mill. More information |
Saturday
Jan 12 |
Woodburn, OR:Fire engulfed a gasoline tanker truck, closing an interstate highway fortwo hours. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Beaumont, TX:The cause of a fire at a rubber plant had not been determined late Wednesday.No one was injured. The plants emergency response team had the fire extinguishedwithin 2 ½ hours. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Baton Rouge, LA:A fire caused an explosion at a chemical plant was quickly extinguished.The blast shook buildings miles away. No one was injured in the explosion,which started in the olefins I cracker area. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Hampton, ME:Coal dust ignited in a building used to empty rail cars, causing an explosion.The resulting blaze took six hours to extinguish. More information |
Thursday
Jan 10 |
Lake Elsinore,CA: A propane tank caught fire at a brick manufacturing plant whena forklift sheared off a gas line connection. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Barton, AL:A ruptured oil line resulted in a fire at a power plant. One of five generatorswas shut down. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
Joplin, MO:One firefighter was injured when a chemical used to treat utility polesignited at a paper plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 09 |
San Jose, CA:A man who allegedly threatened to kill former co-workers after he wasfired from a nuclear power plant was in custody after authorities founda weapons cache that included a rocket launcher, tear gas and hand grenades. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 08 |
Taft, LA: Anexplosion in an olefins I cracker triggered a fire that was quickly extinguishedby plant personnel. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Superior, WI:A fire that ignited during an inspection destroyed an oil refinery gasolinestorage tank. The tank was nearly empty at the time. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Sheldon, IO:Liquid fertilizer flowed into the Floyd River when a line linking a railcar to a storage tank broke. Thousands of fish died. More information |
Monday
Jan 07 |
Bangor, ME:Police evacuated the area when a tanker-trailer carrying 22 tons of liquidoxygen overturned. a pressure relief valve safely vented the contents. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Kamiah, ID:Residents of four towns were warned not to drink their tap water aftera tanker truck spilled diesel fuel into the Clearwater River. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Roseville, CA:A chemical plant worker wearing protective gear was sprayed with dichlorobenezener phenol. He was rushed into emergency shower. More information |
Sunday
Jan 06 |
Chicago, IL:A gasoline tanker truck flipped and exploded, injuring the driver. Thewreck resulted in an area power outage. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Birmingham,AL: One person was killed when a tanker crashed, exploded andburned, badly damaging a highway bridge. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Kosice, Slovakia:One of three furnaces at a steel plant was shut down after an explosionin a gas exhaust pipe. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Holley, N.Y.:Toulene mixed with 2-chloro-6 fluorophenol leaked into the air at a pharmaceuticalsplant, forcing an evacuation of the surrounding area. More information |
Saturday
Jan 05 |
Sulphur, LA:One worker was injured when an ethylene pipeline at a petrochemical plantruptured, triggering an explosion and fire. More information |
Friday
Jan 04 |
Moscow, Russia:A gasoline leak resulted in a high-intensity fire at an oil refinery. More information |
Friday
Jan 04 |
East Bloomfield,N.Y.: Five workers were treated after being overcome by fumes whentwo acids were mistakenly mixed. More information |
Thursday
Jan 03 |
Milwaukee, WI:One person was injured after inhaling propyl mercaptan accidentally suckedinto the air intake system at a chemical company. More information |
Thursday
Jan 03 |
Adelaide, Australia:An open fire hydrant combined with a 700-ton cargo of cement turned abulk carrier into a floating concrete block. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Oshkosh, WI:A fire destroyed one of two buildings at a paper-recycling company. Thicksmoke slowed area traffic. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
West Gardiner,ME:One man was killed and another injured when a smelter usedto melt scrap aluminium at a metals company exploded. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Linden, N.J.:A power outage shutdown the catalytic cracker at a 240,000 barrels perday refinery for nearly a week. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 02 |
Fort Worth, TX:A gasoline tanker overturned, pouring its contents into streets and stormdrains. Area businesses were evacuated. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 01 |
New Haven,CT: One person was killed when a gasoline tanker truck crashed,spilling its contents. Fuel poured into storm sewers and a nearby marsh. More information |
Sunday
Dec 23 |
Rochester, N.Y.: A freight train loaded with chemicals derailed and burst into flames, destroying one house, damaging another and causing one minor injury. More information |
Friday
Dec 21 |
Tula, Mexico: At least 14 workers were injured in an explosion at a Pemex plant in Tula, due to a leak of light gasoline. More information |
Friday
Dec 21 |
Sofia, Bulgaria: A foundry furnace exploded at a lathe-making company, killing two workers and seriously injuring another two. More information |
Thursday
Dec 20 |
Pancevo, Yugoslavia: Five employees of a refinery were injured in a fire which started during reconstruction work on its gas-processing installations. More information |
Thursday
Dec 20 |
Dubai, Malabar: A truck released ammonia gas after it collided with another, killing two persons, disrupting traffic and prompting hundreds near the accident site to flee from their homes. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 19 |
Kewanna, IN: Employees at the county co-op discovered a leaking anhydrous ammonia tank after motorists in the area were forced off the road by the gas. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 19 |
Cheyenne, WY: Two workers were burned in an explosion and fire at a refinery. A third worker was hospitalized for possible shock. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
South Bend, IN: The roof of a research laboratory building was blown off by an explosion which occurred when workers were testing new methods to process magnesium. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Charleston, S.C.: A worker at a rubber plant warehouse was seriously injured when an air compressor he was working on exploded. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Toccoa, GA: A mixing vat at a paint factory exploded, seriously burning one employee. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Lake Wales, FL: A leak occurred at a citrus plant, releasing anhydrous ammonia. Around 50 persons were evacuated and seven received medical attention. More information |
Monday
Dec 17 |
Walkerton, IN: An explosion at a magnesium plant leveled a building and left two workers with minor injuries. More information |
Sunday
Dec 16 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta: One person was hospitalised after an explosion at an oilfield facility northwest of the city. Officials said a driver had just finished emptying petroleum-contaminated water from his tanker truck into a collecting tank at the facility when the explosion occurred. More information |
Sunday
Dec 16 |
Flora, IL: Hydrochloric acid leaked from a newly built above ground storage tank at a manufacturing company. More information |
Saturday
Dec 15 |
Dearborn, MI: A major fire halted production at a factory which adds corrosion protection to steel auto parts. More information |
Friday
Dec 14 |
Los Angeles, CA: An underground electrical vault exploded, sending a fireball in the air and knocking out power to more than 4,000 customers. More information |
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