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Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Bucksport, ME: A fire in the ductwork at a paper mill required a partial evacuation of the facility. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Des Moines, IA: Authorities evacuated a large area of the city when two 2,800-gallon propane tankers caught fire and threatened to ignite nearby storage tanks. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Crawford, MS: A train derailment involving tanks cars of sodium chlorate and refrigerants resulted in an evacuation of the nearby area. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Cape Girardeau, MO: A train heading to Memphis, TN, derailed, with five tanker cars landing in the Mississippi River. No injuries were reported. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Monroe, N.C.: A gasoline tanker involved in a collision with a passenger car overturned, leaking gasoline. City employees used sandbags to keep the escaping fuel from reaching a nearby stream. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Rawtenstall, U.K.: A two-story slipper factory was destroyed by fire. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Hallendale, FL: A fuel tanker overturned and blocked an interstate highway most of the day. Only 40 gallons of fuel leaked from the tanker. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 30 |
Evansville, MN: A finishing and assembly factory for a furniture company was destroyed by fire. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 29 |
El Dorado, AR: A poultry processing plant employing nearly 1,000 workers sustained multi-million dollar damage from a fire. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 29 |
Port Columbus, MO: Waiting passengers were evacuated from an airport loading gate when fuel spilled during the fueling of an airliner. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 29 |
Amarillo, TX: A small fire broke out in the casing for a nuclear weapon at a maintenance facility. Alcohol fumes ignited, but were easily extinguished using a fire extinguisher. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Galveston, TX: A tanker carrying 150 tons of fuel caught fire near the Texas coast. Two crew members were lost in the fire. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Paterson, N.J.: Emergency response personnel needed two hours to free a loom operator whose arm was impaled on a bolt in the machine. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Chichigalpa, Nicaragua: An accidental release of scalding molasses at a sugar refinery killed four workers and injured seven. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Edgecomb County, PA: A fuel tanker overturned spilling fuel, but no fire resulted. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Stratford, CT: An anhydrous ammonia leak required the evacuation of a frozen food plant. Several workers were treated for inhalation. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Harrison, N.Y.: Coolant leaking from an air conditioning system at an airport terminal is being blamed for making several workers ill. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Vienna Township, MI: A concrete batching plant was destroyed by fire. More information |
Monday
Dec 28 |
Richmond County, GA: A minor chlorine leak at a manufacturing plant injured two workers. More information |
Sunday
Dec 27 |
Billings, MT: Sulfur dioxide fumes leaking from a storage tank forced the evacuation of a residential area near a sugar refinery. A similar leak from the same tank was reported two days earlier. More information |
Sunday
Dec 27 |
Arroyo de Piedro, Colombia: A natural gas pipeline exploded, killing at least 12 people and injuring 80. Dozens of homes were destroyed. More information |
Sunday
Dec 27 |
Providence, KY: A two-hour fire in molding equipment at a plastics plant temporarily shut down production. More information |
Sunday
Dec 27 |
Ayrshire, U.K.: Hurricane-force winds downed power lines and required an emergency shut down of reactors at a nuclear plant. More information |
Saturday
Dec 26 |
Sarwah, Yemen: An explosion that disrupted the countrys main oil pipeline was linked to sabotage. More information |
Saturday
Dec 26 |
Fairfield, AL: A 10,000-gallon propane tanker truck overturned, closing an interstate highway. The propane was transferred to another vehicle without incident. More information |
Saturday
Dec 26 |
Bandar Abbas, Iran: Six crew members were killed and 11 injured in an explosion aboard an Iranian tanker ship. More information |
Saturday
Dec 26 |
Medford, OR: Fire destroyed the corporate headquarters of a major forest products company. More information |
Friday
Dec 25 |
Fishers, IN: A plastics factory was destroyed by fire. More information |
Friday
Dec 25 |
Chembur, India: A fire broke out at an oil refinery, killing one worker and injuring three. More information |
Thursday
Dec 24 |
Samsun, Turkey: At least 18 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with a gasoline tanker that exploded and burned. More information |
Thursday
Dec 24 |
Blencoe, IA: Nearby residents were evacuated after a train derailment resulted in a anhydrous ammonia leak. More information |
Thursday
Dec 24 |
Edmonton, Alberta: A worker was crushed and killed by a hydraulic arm at a metal fabricating plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 23 |
Grand Junction, CO: A worker was crushed to death when a 10,000 pound acrylic panel fell. The panel was meant to be used as a window at an aquarium. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 23 |
Bethlehem Township, PA: Several employees were overcome by a small ammonia leak at a refrigerated storage terminal. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 23 |
Wrightsville, PA: Firefighters responsed to a reported sodium dioxide leak at a local plant. More information |
Wednesday
Dec 23 |
Surabaya, Indonesia: A 50 percent cut in the annual bonus to workers triggered a riot at a steel plant. More information |
Tuesday
Dec 22 |
Searcy, AK: Concern about toxic fumes lead to the evacuation of 250 residents when a fire broke out at a fertilizer distribution plant. More information |
Monday
Dec 21 |
Sihanoukville, Cambodia: Violent protests erupted over 3,000 tons of industrial waste imported from Taiwan and dumped in an open field near here. More information |
Monday
Dec 21 |
Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.: An overturned tanker truck hauling corrosive aluminium sulfate overturned, closing a major highway during morning rush hour. Only a small amount of the cargo spilled. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
New Sarepta, Alberta: Three oil workers using hand-held extinguishers managed to put out a fire that threatened to reach storage tanks for waste oil at a refinery. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Charlotte, N.C.: A textile mill reported a small fire that involved the duct system and a portion of the plant floor. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Shenango Township, PA: A gasoline tanker truck and two cars collided, igniting the tankers contents. The tanker driver died and five others were seriously burned. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Bothell, WA: An electrical fire caused extensive damage to a sound recording company located downtown. More information |
Sunday
Dec 20 |
Margate, Tasmania: A facility for storing and processing apples was destroyed by fire. Four firefighters were injured battling the blaze. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Los Angeles, CA: A gasoline tanker and a car collided, rolling the tanker on its side. The driver of the car, trapped in his vehicle, died when the tanker exploded. The truck driver escaped with minor injuries. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Raliegh, N.C.: A gasoline tanker-truck driver was killed when his rig struck an abandoned pickup left protruding into the highway. The tanker exploded and burned. Police later determined that the pickup was stolen. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Dade City, FL: Firefighter fought three hours to extinguish a blaze in a feed mill at an orange juice plant. The fire was located in equipment used to turn orange peels into cattle feed. More information |
Saturday
Dec 19 |
Grande Prairie, Alberta: Fire caused extensive damage to an oilfield trucking companys headquarters. More information |
Thursday
Dec 17 |
Mount Vernon, IN: A four-day fire destroyed an eight-acre warehouse and 28 million pounds of plastic products. Officials were concerned about possible contamination of a nearby river. More information |
Thursday
Dec 17 |
Roanoke, TX: Volunteer firefighters conducted a confined space rescue when a construction worker fell 35 feet into a hole. More information |
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