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Thursday
Aug 17 |
Vancouver, WA: A fire at a fuel lab brought threats of major explosions and haz mat situations, but was quickly extinguished. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Leaking oil ignited causing a fire at a steel plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Deep River, CT: A large fuel spill was reported at a local oil company. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Union City, N.J.: A five-alarm blaze raced through a dairy products factory. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Vancouver, WA: A fire at a fuel lab brought threats of major explosions and haz mat situations, but was quickly extinguished. More information |
Thursday
Aug 17 |
Charlotte, N.C.: Leaking oil ignited causing a fire at a steel plant. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
West Deptford, MD: Lightning struck a storage tank at an asphalt plant with flames showing from the vent. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
Norfolk, VA: Ammonia escaped from a 6,000 pound refrigeration system at an industrial park. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
West Deptford, MD: Lightning struck a storage tank at an asphalt plant with flames showing from the vent. More information |
Monday
Aug 14 |
Norfolk, VA: Ammonia escaped from a 6,000 pound refrigeration system at an industrial park. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Waterville, N.C.: A tractor-trailer rig overturned spilling thioglycol. Six people were sent to the hospital. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Haywood, CO: A tractor trailer overturned, spilling chemical thioglycol. Six people were taken to the hospital and treated for exposure. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Howard County, CO: Sulfuric acid spilled at the power plant of a paper recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Howard County, CO: Sulfuric acid spilled at the power plant of a paper recycling plant. More information |
Friday
Aug 11 |
Waterville, N.C.: A tractor-trailer rig overturned spilling thioglycol. Six people were sent to the hospital. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Rosemount, MN: A series of explosions at a processing plant left one worker dead. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Madison, WI: An equipment breakdown resulted in leaking molten metal at a local plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Venice, IL: Multiple explosions and fire ripped through a power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Hartford, CT: A roof fire was reported at a trash-to-energy power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Madison, WI: An equipment breakdown resulted in leaking molten metal at a local plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Rosemount, MN: A series of explosions at a processing plant left one worker dead. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Akron, OH: Three workers were treated after exposure to butadiene leaking from a reactor vessel at a chemical plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Venice, IL: Multiple explosions and fire ripped through a power plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 10 |
Hartford, CT: A roof fire was reported at a trash-to-energy power plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Perry County, PA: Firefighters responded to a haz mat incident at an area plant with injured treated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Guelph, Ontario: An explosion at a chemical plant followed by a toxic cloud release triggered large-scale evacuations. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Perry County, PA: Firefighters responded to a haz mat incident at an area plant with injured treated. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 08 |
Guelph, Ontario: An explosion at a chemical plant followed by a toxic cloud release triggered large-scale evacuations. More information |
Monday
Aug 07 |
Plain, OH: A worker at an aluminum plant was killed when the door to an industrial furnace fell on him. More information |
Monday
Aug 07 |
Plain, OH: A worker at an aluminum plant was killed when the door to an industrial furnace fell on him. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Nashville, TN: A two-block area was cleared after an ammonia leak at a food processing plant. More information |
Thursday
Aug 03 |
Nashville, TN: A two-block area was cleared after an ammonia leak at a food processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Hanska, MN: Fire destroyed a soybean processing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Aug 02 |
Hanska, MN: Fire destroyed a soybean processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Taketoyocho, Japan: Sixty-four people were injured and 841 houses were damaged in an explosion at a gunpowder factory. More information |
Tuesday
Aug 01 |
Taketoyocho, Japan: Sixty-four people were injured and 841 houses were damaged in an explosion at a gunpowder factory. More information |
Monday
Jul 31 |
Convent, LA: A 12-inch line of processed gas exploded at a phosphate plant. No one was injured. More information |
Sunday
Jul 30 |
Dayton, NV: There was an explosion at a company that manufactures nitrogen trifluoride. No one was injured. More information |
Sunday
Jul 30 |
Volgograd, Russia: Two people died and seven were injured from exposure to ammonia when a pipe exploded at a chemical plant. More information |
Saturday
Jul 29 |
Birmingham, AL: A steam explosion at a steel plant injured ten workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 26 |
Norfolk, VA: A car accident pushed the cab of a tractor trailer over the edge of a bridge, causing 100 to 120 gallons of diesel fuel to leak into the bay. More information |
Monday
Jul 24 |
Baltimore, MD: An employee at a medical waste disposal incinerator was crushed to death in a machine accident. More information |
Monday
Jul 24 |
Chicago, IL: Nitric acid spilled in a laboratory, stalling commuter trains and causing evacuations. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada: A fire in a tire shop caused about $300,000 damage. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Oklahoma City, OK: A fire destroyed a propane warehouse and injured one person. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 19 |
Willoughby, OH: A spark or static electricity ignited propane gas leaking from overfilled tanks, causing an explosion that demolished the plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 12 |
Rock Hill, SC: A chemical reaction during the routine mixing of chemicals at an ink manufacturing plant prompted the evacuation of about 20 employees. More information |
Monday
Jul 10 |
Lancaster, PA: An explosion at a frozen mushroom packaging plant blew out windows and a 25 foot section of an internal wall. One employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and arms and a nearby resident was treated for exposure to ammonia and released. More information |
Monday
Jul 10 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Two employees at a brewery were injured when a mixture of glycol and sulfuric acid they were mixing in a beaker exploded. The plant was shut down and all employees were evacuated. More information |
Thursday
Jul 06 |
Tooele, UT: Six workers at a chemical weapons storage facility were treated for exposure to sulfuric acid. More information |
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