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Wednesday
Jul 25 |
Linz, Austria: Three workers were injured when gases exploded inside a German tanker ship More information |
Tuesday
Jul 24 |
Lancaster, PA: A leaking gasoline supply line exploded in a remote area with no injuries reported. More information |
Monday
Jul 23 |
Gokase, Japan: An explosion at a distilled spirits plant resulted in one death. More information |
Monday
Jul 23 |
Bristol, TN: A worker died from burns when oil spilling from a ruptured overflow line at a reclamation plant ignited. More information |
Sunday
Jul 22 |
Orellana Province, Ecuador: An explosion at an oil production site killed three workers. More information |
Friday
Jul 20 |
Huron, S.D.: Roads and nearby businesses were closed when a container of sodium hydroxide spilled from the back of a truck enroute to a plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 20 |
Reno, NV: A chlorine pipe valve at a chemical plant malfunctioned, forcing area evacuations. More information |
Thursday
Jul 19 |
Malvern, PA: Two men were critically injured after a tanker truck carrying chemical solvents exploded. More information |
Thursday
Jul 19 |
Chester, S.C.: One person died and another was injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks plant. More information |
Thursday
Jul 19 |
Cypremont, LA: About 300 families were forced to evacuate when a barge hit a swing bridge, spewing a cloud of flammable propylene gas. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 18 |
Baltimore, MD: A train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire in a downtown tunnel, nearly shutting down the city. The fire burned so hot that firefighters could not reach it for eight hours. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 18 |
Martinez, CA: Fire broke out in the heater area of an oil refinery. Officials issued a shelter-in-place order for area residents. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 18 |
Buffalo, TX: Two workers were killed and five injured in a natural gas well explosion. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 17 |
St. Louis, MO: One man was killed when a 100-pound propane tank exploded at a metals finishing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 17 |
Delaware City, DE: One worker remains missing and eight others were injured when nearly one million gallons of sulfuric acid spilled at a chemical plant tank farm. More information |
Monday
Jul 16 |
Newport, U.K.: A worker at a chemical waste disposal plant was killed and three others injured when hydrogen sulfide leaked. More information |
Monday
Jul 16 |
Grangemouth, Scotland: About 300 workers were evacuated after complains of nausea and fumes. More information |
Monday
Jul 16 |
Cheshire, OH: Sulfuric acid fumes were released from the stacks at a power plant despite a new anti-pollution system. More information |
Saturday
Jul 14 |
Detroit, MI: An explosion and fire at a chemical plant killed three workers, injured nine and displaced hundreds of residents. The three fatalities were overcome by methyl mercaptan fumes. More information |
Thursday
Jul 12 |
Lewiston, ID: Workers were evacuated after a chlorine dioxide release at a pulp and paper mill. More information |
Thursday
Jul 12 |
Ogbodo, Nigeria: A rupture in a 28-inch pipeline allowed crude oil to leak into nearby rivers. More information |
Thursday
Jul 12 |
Bristol, PA: Four people were treated after two tanks filled with nickel sulphate ruptured. More information |
Thursday
Jul 12 |
Killeshandra, Ireland: One man was killed and another seriously injured in an explosion at a dairy plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 11 |
Tulsa, OK: More than 100 people were hospitalized overnight after exposure to arsine after a valve blew off a tank at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 11 |
Detroit, MI: A gasoline tanker was hit by a speeding car and caught fire. The tanker driver was killed. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 10 |
Granite City, IL: An 80-foot high tank containing hundreds of thousands of gallons of liquid asphalt caught fire. No injuries were reported. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 10 |
Geismar, LA: An explosion that blew the lid off a small tank at a chemical plant slightly injured four workers. More information |
Monday
Jul 09 |
Washington County, PA: An interstate highway was closed for nearly 16 hours after an overturned tractor-trailer leaked hundreds of gallons of glacial methacrylic acid. More information |
Monday
Jul 09 |
Three Rivers, TX: A fire and explosion in an alkylation unit of a petroleum refinery injured four people. More information |
Monday
Jul 09 |
Poseyville, IN: Fire destroyed more than half of an 18,000-square-foot building at a plastics plant. More information |
Monday
Jul 09 |
Canajoharie, FL: An open-topped tractor-trailer rig overturned, dumping 35 tons of paper mill waste sludge. More information |
Sunday
Jul 08 |
Miaoli County, Taiwan: Tons of heavy oil spilled into a nearby waterway after thieves stripped a tanker truck for parts. More information |
Sunday
Jul 08 |
Albert Lea, TX: Sixteen fire departments responded to a major fire at a food processing plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 06 |
Houston, TX: Firewalls and sprinklers contained a one-hour blaze in the warehouse at a plastics plant. More information |
Friday
Jul 06 |
Oneida, N.Y.: Two men were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling liquid nitrogen. More information |
Thursday
Jul 05 |
Mailsi, Pakistan: At least four people died when a fireworks factory blew up. More information |
Thursday
Jul 05 |
St. Francisville, LA: Cylinders containing chlorine tablets ruptured when a truck overturned and caught fire. More information |
Thursday
Jul 05 |
Chapelcross, Scotland: Spent fuel rods were accidentally dropped onto the reactor floor of a nuclear power station, forcing the immediate shutdown of the facility. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Deming, N.M.: A truck hauling methyl acrylic acid rolled over, shutting down an interstate highway for more than 12 hours. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 04 |
Kruger Trois-Rivieres, Canada: Fire broke out in the dryer section of a machine for making uncoated paper, putting the equipment out of commission for 12 hours. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 03 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL: A chlorine gas leak from a rail car at a chemical plant sent three people to the hospital. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 03 |
Moundville, AL: Workers were evacuated from a chemical plant specializing in resins and acrylic when a reactor leak released formaldehyde gas. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Kaikoura, New Zealand: A tanker truck dumped hundreds of gallons of formaldehyde onto a highway, closing it for eight hours. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Longview, Washington: A pulp and paper mill was temporarily shut down after a wood trestle caught fire, threatening a 12-inch natural gas pipeline. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Sacramento, CA: Nearly a ton of liquid ammonium nitrate spilled when a truck struck a guard rail. More information |
Monday
Jul 02 |
Chicago, IL: Nearby homes and businesses were evacuated when a tanker truck leaked hundreds of gallons of hydrochloric and nitric acid. More information |
Sunday
Jul 01 |
Ardvark, TX: A fire in a toy company warehouse burned more than 12 hours. More information |
Sunday
Jul 01 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait: Three workers were hospitalized after a gas leak at one of Kuwait’s largest refineries. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 26 |
Milwaukee, OH: A five-alarm fire spread through a four-story hardware company warehouse. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 26 |
Great Yarmouth,U.K. : Hundreds of peoplewere evacuated from a trailer park after an overturned tanker spilled300 gallons of hydrochloric acid. More information |
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