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Sunday
Mar 07 |
Lockland, OH: A warehouse at a vacant 80-year-old paper factory was gutted by fire. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
Penrose, CO: A controlled burn to clear weeds got out of hand, resulting in an explosion that destroyed a model rocket plant. About 1,000 nearby residents were evacuated out of concern for toxic fumes. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
Hutchinson, KS: A fire at a plant that makes wheat-straw particle board destroyed two warehouses. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
San Onofre, CA: An emergency alert was called at a nuclear power plant when a worker found an object that looked like a pipe bomb. It was later determined that the pipe was left behind after recent maintenance work. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
Smithfield, R.I.: Firefighters were concerned about runoff from a two-alarm fire at a plant that reconditions industrial barrels and drums. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
LaRouche, IN: Firefighters were called in after workers failed to bring a fire at a three-story fertilizer plant under control. More information |
Friday
Mar 05 |
New Haven, CT: An explosion triggered a fire in the ductwork in the roof of a factory. No injuries were reported. More information |
Thursday
Mar 04 |
Anacortes, WA: Five contract workers were injured in an explosion in a polymerization unit at an oil refinery. Six workers died in an explosion at the same plant last November. More information |
Thursday
Mar 04 |
San Jose, CA:A worker died from injuries suffered in February in a blast at a Hollister plant that makes small explosive devices. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 03 |
Dinwiddie, VA: Sixteen people at a steel plant construction site were injured when a tornado struck without warning. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 03 |
Phoenix, AZ: A three-alarm fire broke out in a paper recycling plant, causing a major traffic jam at rush hour. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 03 |
Azusa, CA: An overturned tanker leaking liquid oxygen closed an interstate highway for nearly eight hours. More information |
Wednesday
Mar 03 |
Potosi, MO: Fire damaged the packaging area of an egg processing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Circleville, OH: Three workers at a lamp plant were treated after becoming ill. Unidentified fumes were suspected but could not be confirmed. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
River Edge, N.J.: Firefighters dangled upside down from ropes to rescue a construction worker trapped in mud when a trench collapsed. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Pendleton, Ontario: Swift winds made fire fighting difficult in a blaze that destroyed a manufacturing plant. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Baton Rouge, LA: A power outage triggered a hydrogen chloride leak at a manufacturing plant. A community alert system automatically telephoned 500 residences to tell people to shelter in place. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Waynesburo, GA:A concrete plant worker was killed when he was pulled into the rollers of a conveyor belt. More information |
Tuesday
Mar 02 |
Hartford, CT: Firefighters used dry chemical extinguishers to battle a combustible metal fire at a local plant. More information |
Sunday
Feb 28 |
St. Clair, IL: A major fire broke out in a local factory and warehouse. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
Saint-Pie, Quebec: One worker was killed and eight injured in an explosion at a small fireworks factory. A fire following the blast destroyed the factory building. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
Daggett, CA: A 900,000-gallon storage tank containing hydraulic fluid located at a solar power plant exploded. No injuries were reported. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
West Whiteland, PA: An explosion involving chemicals injured two workers at a local plant. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
Southfield, MI: A utility worker suffered burns when a power surge unexpectedly charged an underground cable. The accident resulted in a small power blackout. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
Arlington, TX: Firefighters rescued a construction worker buried under hundreds of pounds of dirt and clay at the bottom of a 30-foot hole. The worker was outside a trench safety box when loose shale knocked him down. More information |
Friday
Feb 26 |
North Bonneville, WA: A natural gas pipeline exploded, causing a spectacular fire ball but no extensive damage on the ground. More information |
Thursday
Feb 25 |
Springfield, MA: An explosion at a metal foundry blew out two cinder block walls and hurled debris as much as 80 yards. At least 12 people were hurt, some of them with serious burns. One of the injured later died. More information |
Thursday
Feb 25 |
Grand Rapids, MI: A 30-foot fall at a chair plant left one worker paralyzed from a severe neck injury. A hook from an overhead conveyor belt snagged a hydraulic work platform, pulling it over. More information |
Thursday
Feb 25 |
Houston, TX: A three-alarm fire triggered dozens of small explosions at a chemical plant. One person was injured. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Martinez, CA: Fourth workers died as the result of an explosion of an oil refinery tower. A maintenance crew in place on the 100-foot tower were trying to repair a pipe that was leaking naphtha. Survivors were left stranded above ground for nearly two hours. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Lemont, IN: A worker was listed in critical condition after being sprayed with hot oil during a fire in the crude oil unit of a local refinery. The worker had to be evacuated by helicopter. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Broward County, FL: A three-alarm fire spread through a transformer at a 850-megawatt municipal power plant. No power outages were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Edmonton, Alberta: In a freak accident, a worker at a metal salvage company died after being caught on a conveyor belt and strangled by his own coveralls. More information |
Wednesday
Feb 24 |
Manitowoc, WI: A sulfuric acid spill shut down an auto parts plant for nearly four hours and sent several employees to the hospital with breathing problems. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Franklin, OH: One worker was seriously injured in an explosion at a paper company that was followed by a chemical release into the air. About nine hours later an unrelated fire broke out on the roof of the plant. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Crestwood, IL: Two workers were injured when a cylinder of pressurized air exploded at a machine shop in an industrial park. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Wapda, Pakistan: A fire broke out in a transformer at a power plant, injuring three workers. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
New York, N.Y.: Firefighters battling heavy smoke in a one-story factory building reported problems with the buildings roll down security doors. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Rockland, MA: Fire broke out in the finishing room of a one-story factory. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Lufkin, TX: A plant producing plywood burned in a massive fire. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Whiting, IN: About 51,000 pounds of light coker gas oil sprayed from a refinery, prompting the owners to hand out free car-wash vouchers to people whose vehicles were splattered. More information |
Tuesday
Feb 23 |
Manteca, CA: Firefighters dealt with a 20-foot-wide nitric acid spill that closed a busy street. No evidence of who spilled the acid was found. More information |
Monday
Feb 22 |
Talladega, AL: One worker was killed and a customer later died from injuries suffered in an explosion at a bottled propane company. Leaking gas was detected only moments before the blast. More information |
Monday
Feb 22 |
North Island, New Zealand: A transformer explosion and fire idled a 250-megawatt unit of a thermal power station without warning. No workers were injured in the blast. More information |
Saturday
Feb 20 |
Allentown, PA: Five workers were killed in an explosion that leveled a chemical processing plant. The blast unleashed a vapor cloud that drifted over nearby residential areas. More information |
Saturday
Feb 20 |
Gdansk, Poland: Eleven shipyard workers were injured in an explosion aboard a tanker that was under repair. Two of the injured workers were hospitalized in serious condition. More information |
Saturday
Feb 20 |
Bridgeville, DE: Six workers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes at a packaging plant. All were treated and released. More information |
Friday
Feb 19 |
Saint Hubert, Quebec: A construction site was demolished when a propane tank in the new buildings basement exploded. The tank was being filled at the time of the blast. More information |
Friday
Feb 19 |
Neptune, N.J.: Construction workers putting in a new sewer line struck a gas line, causing an explosion that sent flames soaring 50 feet into the air. More information |
Friday
Feb 19 |
Teeside, U.K.: Via a storm drain, hydrochloric acid leaked from a factory into a marsh that was recently granted environmentally protected status. Officials are closely monitoring acidity levels in the water. More information |
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