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Tuesday
Feb 22 |
Plainfield Township, PA: An explosion at a tire recycling plant caused a small roof fire. Two injuries reported were not directly related to the blast. More information |
Sunday
Feb 20 |
Sturdies Bay, British Columbia: A tanker truck ruptured, spilling 5,400 liters of gasoline onto the deck of a ferry and into the ocean. More information |
Sunday
Feb 20 |
Tooele, UT: Two workers were exposed to sarin, a deadly nerve agent, while repairing equipment at a chemical weapons incinerator. Officials said the men were not affected by the vapors. More information |
Saturday
Feb 19 |
Puyang, China: Thirteen people died and 54 were hospitalized after a natural gas explosion in a workshop in Central China. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Bellefonte, PA: A 300-gallon barrel of sulfuric acid fell off of a forklift, releasing 75 to 100 gallons of chemical into a storm sewer. The acid reached a nearby stream, resulting in a fish kill. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Anchorage, AK: A man was killed in an explosion that occurred as he was welding a ventline on top of a large wastewater tank. More information |
Friday
Feb 18 |
Oxford, PA: A 17-year-old boy has been accused of starting a fire that caused $300,000 in damage to a vacant factory. More information |
Thursday
Feb 17 |
Rolla, MO: A truck driver was killed when his propane truck was struck by another vehicle. The tank detached from the overturned cab, coming to rest in roadway before exploding. More information |
Thursday
Feb 17 |
Deer Park, TX: An emergency uncontrolled shutdown of a unit used for the manufacture of acrylic acid forced the evacuation of 350 workers. Nineteen pounds of acrolein was released. Eighty-five workers were treated after complaining of eye and throat irritation. More information |
Friday
Feb 11 |
Newark, OH: Three workers were hospitalized after a gas main exploded at an aluminum plant. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 09 |
Fargo, ND: A worker suffered head trauma and cuts to the face and neck after a 55-gallon drum exploded at a construction shop. More information |
Friday
Feb 04 |
Minneapolis, MN: One thousand gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled at a printing company, forcing the evacuation of more than 100 workers. More information |
Thursday
Feb 03 |
Palm Beach, FL: Fires burned at a utility plant for five and a half hours after up to 1,000 gallons of fuel oil leaked from a feeder line. More information |
Thursday
Feb 03 |
Riverside, CA: Two workers at a manufacturing plant were hospitalized with breathing difficulties after inhaling a chemical at work. More information |
Thursday
Feb 03 |
Niagara Falls, N.Y.: A metal plating factory with large amounts of hazardous chemicals caught fire. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 02 |
Milford, CT: Steel beams at a natural gas plant collapsed, burying a 100-foot crane. Two construction workers were killed and at least two were injured. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 02 |
Wichita, KS: It took firefighters about four hours to contain a fire in a vacant building used for storing chemicals. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 26 |
Hexham, U.K.: Fire spread through the ductwork at a clipboard factory. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 26 |
Huntsville, AL: A worker at a pressure cylinder manufacturing plant was injured when a hot piece of metal burned through his right thigh, severing the femoral artery. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 26 |
Visalia, CA: A fire at a pecan processing plant destroyed $1 million worth of pecans and left one worker with severe facial burns. More information |
Monday
Jan 24 |
Stoney Creek, Ontario: One worker was critically injured in an explosion at a lamination plant. The nearby area was evacuated as a precaution. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
Portsmouth, VA: Approximately 20,000 gallons of waste oil and water mixture leaked from a holding tank at a boiler cleaning company. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
Kansas City, MO: A 24-car accident on I-29 killed at least 8 people. An 18-wheeler carrying hydrochloric acid caught fire, forcing firefighters to temporarily cease rescue efforts. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
North Tonawanda, NY: More than 150 firefighters battled a factory blaze for almost five hours. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
Wallingford, CT: A large chemical factory suffered a fire on the roof. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
Portsmouth, VA: A holding plant at a boiler cleaning company leaked approximately 20,000 gallons of waste oil and water. More information |
Sunday
Jan 23 |
Lancaster, PA: A duct-work fire idled three production lines at a flooring factory. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Tamaqua, PA: Four workers were injured in an explosion at a magnesium-processing plant. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Highgate, VT: Fire destroyed a maintenance shop at a wood products plant. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Clovis, N.M.: An explosion at a grain storage plant sent three workers to the hospital. The workers were using cutting torches at the time of the blast. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta: An electrical fire in the control for a main conveyor belt shut down a pulp mill for two days. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Portsmouth, VA: Heavy fire was reported inside a wall at a plant for converting trash to steam. More information |
Saturday
Jan 22 |
Minooka, IL: A release of ethylene vapors from a local plant was reported. More information |
Friday
Jan 21 |
Bow, NH: A pallet factory caught fire. More information |
Friday
Jan 21 |
Flint, MI: One in a string of 55 33,000 gallon propane railroad tank cars caught fire, triggering an evacuation for a one-mile radius. More information |
Friday
Jan 21 |
Bow, N.H.: A major fire was reported at a pallet factory. More information |
Thursday
Jan 20 |
Clermont-Ferrand, France: A 42-hour fire at a tire factory consumed 1,300 metric tons of synthetic rubber. More information |
Thursday
Jan 20 |
St. Louis, MO: A haz mat incident and fire at a chemical plant was made more difficult by a -13o F windchill. More information |
Thursday
Jan 20 |
St. Louis, MO: A tractor trailer at an industrial complex spread to a nearby building. More information |
Thursday
Jan 20 |
East Windsor, CT: A worker was killed when he was crushed between the back end of an excavator and a steel wall at a recycling plant. More information |
Thursday
Jan 20 |
Tamaqua, PA: An explosion at a magnesium-processing plant injured four workers. More information |
Wednesday
Jan 19 |
Temple, TX: Four workers were injured in a fire that destroyed a foam plastics plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 18 |
Elk Grove, OH: A working fire was reported at a local factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 18 |
Penninsula, OH: A three-alarm fire broke out on the roof of a two-story factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 18 |
Shreveport, LA: Two workers were injured, one critically, after a naptha explosion at a refinery. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 18 |
Sulphur, LA: A flash fire at a gas well injured five workers, two of them seriously. More information |
Tuesday
Jan 18 |
Boston Heights, OH: Fire spread through a two-story factory building. More information |
Monday
Jan 17 |
Chesterfield Township, MI: Fire broke out on the roof of a stamping plant. Frozen hydrants hindered fire operations. More information |
Monday
Jan 17 |
Hackensack, NJ: Smoke from a four-alarm fire at a candle company was visible for 25 miles. More information |
Monday
Jan 17 |
Kiel, WI: A small methanol spill resulted when a railroad tanker car derailed and overturned. Several hundred area residents were evacuated. More information |
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