Chemical Accidents
Mar 9th, 2010
Explosion at International Paper Mill
CULLEN, LA (KSLA) – Five fire departments had to respond to an explosion at the International paper Mill Tuesday night. That explosion happened around 8:50pm in Cullen,...
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Mar 9th, 2010
Fire shuts refinery unit, releases sulfur dioxide
Motiva shut down a unit at its Port Arthur plant after a fire early Tuesday, releasing an estimated 565 pounds of sulfur dioxide, the company said in a filing with state...
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Mar 9th, 2010
Industrial accident hospitalizes Claymont man
By Frank Gerace Wilmington police are investigating an industrial accident Monday morning that left a Claymont man hospitalized. Officers responding to a report of a person down at Graydon Hurst and Son on Baynard Boulevard around 8:45 found the 27-year-old victim ...
Mar 8th, 2010
US Refinery Status: Minor Fire Hits ExxonMobil's Beaumont Plant
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive...
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Mar 5th, 2010
Fire At East Houston Chemical Plant
Astec Super Six Pack Caught Fire Thursday...
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Mar 5th, 2010
No one injured after oil well explosion
No one was injured Thursday from an explosion at an oil well site in eastern Brazos County, officials said. A small fire broke out around 11 a.m. after an oil well tank battery exploded near the Petromax Oil...
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Mar 3rd, 2010
2 employees killed in New Mexico oil refinery fire
The Associated Press ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say two employees at an oil refinery in southeast New Mexico are dead and two others are critically injured after a storage tank exploded into...
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Mar 3rd, 2010
Company to shutter NC Slim Jim factory damaged in fatal explosion last year, move work to Ohio
GARNER, N.C. (AP) — ConAgra Foods Inc. plans to close a Slim Jim production facility in North Carolina that was damaged during a deadly explosion last...
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Mar 3rd, 2010
Gas Explosion Rocks Western Edge Of Loop
At Least 2 Peoples Gas Employees...
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Mar 1st, 2010
Acid spill causes minor burns to woman's arms
A 36-year-old woman suffered minor burns on her arms Monday morning when a small acid spill occurred at a Salt Lake City business. Police and fire crews responded to the spill about 9:35...
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Feb 27th, 2010
Gas leak sickens many at Indiana high school
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (STMW) -- A natural gas leak that smelled like "car exhaust" sent 47 Hanover Central High School students and teachers to area hospitals Friday...
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Feb 26th, 2010
Chemical cloud prompts evacuation, 4 hospitalized
Crane at center probably punctured chlorine tank, says Cal Fire...
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Feb 25th, 2010
Flash fire ignites hazmat response at Stanford
Building evacuated, streets closed during hazardous-materials investigation following a flash chemical...
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Feb 25th, 2010
Chemical Explosion at Indio Recycling Center
CalFire has confirmed to KPSP Local 2 that a tractor crashed into a container at an Indio recycling center, causing a chemical explosion. Firefighters say the explosion caused an unknown chemical to be emitted into the...
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Feb 25th, 2010
Industrial building damaged by fire
Paint fumes may have led to a fire that damaged an industrial building Thursday morning, authorities said. Firefighters were called to Kenco Engineering's facility at 10001...
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Feb 25th, 2010
Blaze damages TVA coal unit
By Flessner, Dave By Dave Flessner dflessner@timesfreepress.com A fire Wednesday at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in Kentucky damaged one of the 10 units at the TVA coal-fired...
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Feb 25th, 2010
Ammonia leak forces business to evacuate
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - A Sioux City business had to be evacuated following an ammonia leak, late Wednesday night. It happened inside TransContinental Cold Storage, on South Lewis Boulevard, at about 9...
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Feb 24th, 2010
Chemical reaction blamed for fire at factory
LITTLE ROCK A chemical reaction in a machine used to make bladders for tires caused a fire at a Little Rock factory this morning, officials said. No one was injured but the blaze prompted an evacuation of Tire Curing Bladders, 5701 ...
Feb 24th, 2010
Breaking News: School Evacuated For Gas Odor
Eagle Students To Go To Warner...
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Feb 24th, 2010
No one hurt in fire at geothermal plant
FALLON — A fire erupted at about 10:25 a.m. on Monday at the Magma Energy's Amor No. 2 geothermal plant on Soda Lake Road, causing unspecified damage. Bill Lawry, Churchill County Fire Department safety training administrator, said a malfunction in one of ...
