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Monday
May 14 |
Blackfalds, Alberta: Six workers were burned, two seriously, in an explosion at an oil and gas battery site. The explosion occurred as a tank was being serviced. More information |
Sunday
May 13 |
Tuscaloosa, AL: A crude unit at a refinery burned 50 minutes before firefighters extinguished it. Two people were hospitalized with serious burns. More information |
Wednesday
May 09 |
Waynesville, N.C.: Fire destroyed an half-century old fertilizer factory, forcing the evacuation of local residents and inmates at a small prison camp. More information |
Tuesday
May 08 |
Constanta, Bulgaria: Firefighters fought a blaze aboard a tanker for 15 hours before gaining control. The fire left one dead. More information |
Monday
May 07 |
Creola, AL: An arcing power line caused a fire that charred 38 acres and came within 100 yards of an oil refinery. More information |
Sunday
May 06 |
Luhansk, Russia: Three workers were killed at a refinery when an acetylene bottle exploded while in use. More information |
Sunday
May 06 |
Edmonton, Alberta: Fire spread by strong winds destroyed a mobile home plant. More information |
Sunday
May 06 |
Romeoville, IL: An oil refinery reported a haz mat situation at its hydrochloric acid unit. More information |
Saturday
May 05 |
Los Angeles, CA: Firefighters fought a smoky blaze at a one-story metal plating company for two hours. Contents of the building included cyanide pellets. More information |
Saturday
May 05 |
Richmond, CA: An oleum spill produced a small cloud of sulfuric acid at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
May 05 |
Brooklyn, N.Y.: Firefighters fought flames in a four-story factory building. More information |
Thursday
May 03 |
Evan City, PA: High winds fanned a massive fire at a steel plant. Fifteen fire companies battled the two-hour blaze that destroyed the main production building. More information |
Thursday
May 03 |
Plymouth, MA: An exothermic reaction in a barrel of resin caused a fire at a nuclear power plant. Two workers were treated for burns. More information |
Wednesday
May 02 |
Brooklyn, N.Y.: An acetylene cylinder exploded, spreading flames through a one-story factory building. More information |
Tuesday
May 01 |
Richmond, CA: A malfunction in a governor controlling steam release instead released 417 pounds of sulphur dioxide to the atmosphere. More information |
Monday
Apr 30 |
Reading, MI: A company that repairs and tests propane cylinders lost its loading dock when gas being emptied from a tank reached an ignition source. More information |
Monday
Apr 30 |
Delphi, IN: Truck drivers from a nearby aggregates company had sand on the spot in five minutes when a fully loaded tanker truck overturned and began spilling diesel. The sand formed a dike in the roadside ditch, containing the spilled fuel. More information |
Sunday
Apr 29 |
Ogoniland, Nigeria: An oil field under the control of militant rebels was the site of a major spill. Evidence indicates that lines leading to well head were tampered with. More information |
Sunday
Apr 29 |
Chino, CA: Fire at a food processing plant contaminated a large volume of meat. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
Roxana, IL: A pump fire happened at an oil refinery’s crude oil distilling unit. There were no injuries. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
Limerick, ME: Fire spread through a building at a concrete plant. More information |
Saturday
Apr 28 |
St. Louis, MO: Smoke was showing from a fire at a dairy manufacturing plant. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Portland, OR: One worker was seriously injured in an explosion at a steel mill. Hot steel came in contact with water, triggering the blast. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Milwaukee, WI: A five-alarm fire at a large stamping plant began in the dust collection system and ignited the entire roof. More information |
Friday
Apr 27 |
Linden, N.J.: A fire showing from the roof of a car plant reached three alarms. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Cleveland, OH: A trailer section of a 18-wheeler carrying 8,000 gallons of ethanol overturned and began leaking. Police closed the area because of the danger of fire or explosion. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Hardwick, MA: More than 20 fire companies and 40 tanker truck were needed in a fire that damaged a paper mill. The fire originally spread from a nearby house fire. More information |
Thursday
Apr 26 |
Marlboro, MA: A laboratory accident involving borane dimethyl sulfide forced the evacuation of 100 plant employees. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Sukhodol, Russia: Fire broke out in a 3,000 ton tank at a oil storage refinery. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in four hours. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Anaheim, CA: Two employees repairing a fuse box were injured in a flash fire at an aircraft plant. Nearly 4,000 employees were evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 25 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba: A fire that damaged a furniture factory is being investigated as a possible arson. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 24 |
Lynbrook, N.Y.: A tanker truck spill of less than 2,000 gallons of gasoline shut down train traffic through the area. The truck overturned as it was leaving a fueling terminal. More information |
Monday
Apr 23 |
Carson, CA: Fire broke out in a coking unit at a 125,000 barrel a day refinery, sending black smoke billowing over nearby Los Angeles. The fire was extinguished within three hours. Repairs to the affected area of the refinery are expected to take several months. More information |
Monday
Apr 23 |
Gridley, CA: A double tanker carrying 47,000 pounds of liquid ammonia was found to be leaking during a routine traffic stop. The area was evacuated and the highway closed for nearly four hours. More information |
Friday
Apr 20 |
Hill Air Force Base, Utah: A tanker truck spilled 1,500 gallons ot jet fuel when the driver grazed a concrete wall, tearing a hole in the tanker’s side. Most of the fuel was contained by a concrete dike. The rest spilled through a storm drain into a containment pond. More information |
Thursday
Apr 19 |
Hoquiam, CA: About 16 gallons of molten sulphur spilling from a tanker truck was enough to close the roadway for six hours. More information |
Thursday
Apr 19 |
New Iberia, LA: An explosion rocked an oil well during a workover operation. No injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Wujin City, China: Six people were killed in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Toone, TN: A munitions plant that manufactures flares went up in flames. One worker was killed. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
East Joliet, IL: An explosion knocked down a wall and ignited a fire at a power plant, disabling one of three generating units. More information |
Wednesday
Apr 18 |
Labadie, MO: A hydrogen leak led to a fire at a power plant that burned a 30-foot-wide hole in the roof. The plant continued to operate three of its four turbines. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Ufa, Russia: A fire broke out at an oil refinery when a pipe cracked in a unit making gasoline. The fire was extinguished after two hours. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Bsalim, Lebanon: A fire ignited at a power plant as oil from one of the transformers was being filtered. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Columbus, GA: A leak at a chemical plant prompted the evacuation of 25 nearby homes. The spilled material released fumes as it poured into a containment area. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Fieldale, VA: A flash fire at a local factory left one employee with second and third degree burns over 85 percent of his body. He died three days later. More information |
Tuesday
Apr 17 |
Immingham, UK: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a refinery. The blast shut down all but two units of the 230,000-barrel-a-day refinery. More information |
Monday
Apr 16 |
Killingholme, U.K.: Two people were injured in an explosion at a refinery involving large amounts of LPG and petroleum. The blast occurred in the saturate gas unit. The closure for repairs will coincide with a maintenance turnaround already scheduled. More information |
Monday
Apr 16 |
Toledo, OH: A furnace explosion at a metal-coating factory caused extensive damage and injured one worker. The factory applies paint and lacquer coatings to metal to be used for food and beverage cans. The blast ignited nearby drums of paint and lacquer. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
Shackleton, Australia: A tanker carrying ammonium nitrate overturned, causing a major spill. More information |
Sunday
Apr 15 |
Krems, Austria: A tanker spilled 5,500 gallons of heating oil into the Danube River. More information |
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