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Monday
Jul 19 |
Charleston, S.C.: A multiple-alarm fire damaged a large storage warehouse. More information |
Friday
Jul 16 |
Toronto, Ontario: An explosion and fire at a telephone service center disrupted communications across Canada. Locally, 911 emergency in Toronto was also disrupted. More information |
Thursday
Jul 15 |
Roseville, OH: A four-story pottery factory burned to the ground. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 14 |
Philadelphia, PA: A worker at a scrap-iron company was killed when his arm became entangled in some machinery and was torn from his body. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 13 |
Henderson, NV: The death of an employee on the job at a clothes manufacturing plant led to a two-day shutdown of the facility. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 13 |
North Haven, CT: Emergency responders were called in to deal with an overturned and leaking railroad tank car. More information |
Monday
Jul 12 |
Dayton, OH: Within a single 14-hour period, a paper plant was the scene of an explosion, a fire and a release of orange dye into a nearby river. One worker was seriously injured in the explosion. More information |
Monday
Jul 12 |
Oberon, Australia: Fire spread through a fiberboard factory after a pipe carrying heating oil ruptured. More information |
Monday
Jul 12 |
Ernfold, Saskatchewan: An explosion and fire destroyed Western Canadas first certified organic grain elevator. Only a small amount of grain was present at the time of the blast. More information |
Monday
Jul 12 |
Boscobel, WI: Fire caused extensive damage to a plant specializing in animal feed. More information |
Saturday
Jul 10 |
Richmond, CA: An explosion at an oil refinery forced the company involved to request permission to import dirtier fuel that does not meet the states strict air quality standards. More information |
Friday
Jul 09 |
Minneapolis, MN: Molten metal spilling from a broken mold killed a worker at a munitions foundry. Two others received minor injuries. More information |
Thursday
Jul 08 |
Texarkana, TX: Two workers attempting to neutralize a phosphoric acid spill were overcome by fumes. One of the workers died. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Chicago, IL: A 24-foot diameter asphalt tank exploded and burned. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Liberty, IN: A tanker truck leaking ethyl alcohol forced the closing of an interstate highway. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Galien, MI: Three departments fought a fire in a local factory specializing in coatings. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Modesto, CA: One worker was injured when a brief fire broke out at a manufacturing plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Philadelphia, PA: A tractor-trailer rig hauling 55-gallon drums of empilan dumped part of its load into a creek, forcing the closure of a major roadway. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Berwick, New Brunswick: Strong winds fanned smoke from a fire at a peat moss plant. Several nursing homes were evacuated. More information |
Wednesday
Jul 07 |
Pelham, PA: An industrial park and nearby homes were evacuated as firefighters dealt with a fire in a chemical storage building. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 06 |
Los Angeles, CA: One worker died and five others were injured in a fire that destroyed a downtown product processing facility. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 06 |
Nashua, N.H.: A three-alarm fire swept through several tractor-trailer rigs and a portion of a freight-handling facility. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 06 |
Salem, MA: Several electrical fires broke out inside a power generating plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jul 06 |
Portland, AR: A cloud of anhydrous ammonia was released from a storage tank at a fertilizer plant. Three people were treated for inhaling the fumes. More information |
Monday
Jul 05 |
Gramercy, LA: Explosions rocked an aluminum plant, leaving four workers seriously burned. Bauxite residue was spread over a 1.5 mile area. More information |
Monday
Jul 05 |
Baltimore, MD: A spill of swimming pool bleach closed four lanes of a major highway. A three-car pileup among the backed-up traffic injured eight. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Livingston, TN: Two workers were killed and a third seriously injured when flammable gas inside an empty crude oil storage tank exploded. A metal grinder was in use at the time of the blast. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Newcastle, Australia: A boiler explosion at a steel plant injured three workers. The workers were overcome by carbon dioxide as the plants blast furnaces were shut down. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Drayton Valley, Ontario: A worker disposing of explosive waste from a fireworks factory was killed when the waste prematurely ignited. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Seattle, WA: Fire that spread from a drying room leveled a plant for making molds for concrete blocks. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Los Angeles, CA: Unvented alcohol fumes exploded, seriously injuring a worker cutting a 55-gallon-drum apart with a cutting torch. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 30 |
Gary, IN: Fire spread through a fireworks factory. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 29 |
Drammen, Norway: A fire and explosion in a highway tunnel under construction killed two firefighters and injured more than a dozen people. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 29 |
Siloam Springs, AK: A fired employee of a furniture factory was arrested after an anonymous caller threatened to blow-up the plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 28 |
Williamsport, MD: A boiler explosion at a paper plant left one worker in critical condition. More information |
Sunday
Jun 27 |
Ferndale, WA: More than 1,000 gallons of crude oil being pumped from a tanker vessel spilled into Puget Sound when the vessel accidently drifted away from the dock. More information |
Saturday
Jun 26 |
Long Island City, N.Y.: A five-alarm fire at a plastics factory spread to a adjacent four-story apartment building. More information |
Saturday
Jun 26 |
Buffalo, N.Y.: Workers extinguished a paint storage barge fire that threatened to pollute a local waterway. More information |
Friday
Jun 25 |
Decatur, IL: A fire that broke out in the conveyor belt system at a tire plant was held in check by firefighters and the plants sprinkler system. More information |
Thursday
Jun 24 |
Akute-Odo, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed in a pipeline fire that may have been caused by fuel theft. More information |
Thursday
Jun 24 |
Hsinchu, Taiwan: Fire destroyed a warehouse near a major semi-conductor plant. More information |
Wednesday
Jun 23 |
Houston, TX: Two workers died when an explosion and fire erupted inside a plastics plant. Four other workers were injured. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 22 |
Cleveland, OH: Fire broke out in a three-story chemical plant. More information |
Tuesday
Jun 22 |
Laconia, N.H.: The sprinkler system activated at a large woodworking plant. More information |
Monday
Jun 21 |
Louiseville, Quebec: Flames roared through a warehouse at a paper mill causing extensive damage. Water bombers were called in to battle the blaze. More information |
Monday
Jun 21 |
Kingston, Ontario: Area homes were briefly evacuated after a chemical fire broke out aboard a freight train. More information |
Saturday
Jun 19 |
Sixth of October City, Egypt: A plastics factory under construction collapsed, killing at least seven workers. More information |
Saturday
Jun 19 |
Charleston, IL: Fire heavily damaged the roof of a factory specializing in ceramic systems for the liquid steel industry. More information |
Saturday
Jun 19 |
Bell Bay, Tasmania: Two workers were injured in an explosion at a plant. Welding work was under way at the time of the blast. More information |
Saturday
Jun 19 |
Edmonton, Alberta: At least 14 workers at a pulp mill were affected by noxious fumes from an unknown source. More information |
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