September 11, 2012 | KMPH FOX 26
Chemical Spill Kills Worker At Sanger Winery
SANGER, Calif. (KMPH) - Authorities in Sanger are investigating a deadly chemical spill at a winery. It happened just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Gibson Winery, located on Academy and Cherry.
September 11, 2012 | KYMA
Dust explosion injures 2 workers in Phoenix
Monday, Sept 10, 2012 Updated: 9:45 PM PST
September 10, 2012 | Sacramento News
"Small explosion' hurts 2 Kerr Middle School students
ELK GROVE, CA - Two Elk Grove middle school students were hurt Monday when a science experiment went awry. Liz Graswich, spokeswoman for the Elk Grove Unified School District, said the kids were in a Joseph Kerr Middle School science class being held at a nearby park.
September 10, 2012 | TMCnet
BRIEF: Explosion critically injures man in Park City
Sep 10, 2012 (The Wichita Eagle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A man suffered critical injuries Monday afternoon when an explosion occurred in a Park City business near a tank used to haul crude oil, a fire official said.
September 10, 2012 | The Republic (AP)
2 workers treated for 2nd and 3rd degree burns after dust explosion at Phoenix design business
PHOENIX — Two workers are being treated for second- and third-degree burns after a dust explosion at a Phoenix design business. Phoenix Fire Department officials say the workers were in the attic and the roof of the building of a door manufacturing company when the explosion occurred Monday afterno
September 10, 2012 | New Haven Register
3 seriously injured in propane explosion in Shelton
SHELTON — Three men were seriously injured when a house at 67 Wopowog Trail exploded at 2 p.m. today. Two victims are employees of Pioneer Gas & Appliance Co.
September 10, 2012 | The Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com
Explosion critically injures man in Park City
A man suffered critical injuries Monday afternoon when an explosion occurred in a Park City business near a tank used to haul crude oil, a fire official said.
September 10, 2012 | Kentucky.com
Food processing plant reopens after ammonia leak
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September 8, 2012 | Delaware Online
Official: Chemical reaction caused fire, explosion at factory
An explosion and fire Friday night that severely damaged a manufacturing company site near Elsmere was caused by a chemical reaction, state fire investigators said this morning.
September 7, 2012 | Wltx.com
Explosion at Chemical Plant in Elgin
Elgin, SC (WLTX) - An explosion has taken place at Weylchem, a chemical plant in Elgin. The incident began around 4:00 p.m. Friday. The fire it caused was contained to a very localized area.
September 7, 2012 | Woodtv.com
Sun Chemical faces ammonia leak penalty
Labor Day leak reported next day
September 7, 2012 | ABC Owned Television Stations
Several hospitalized in Burlco hazmat incident
It happened around 12 noon Friday inside Panera Bread at the East Gate Shopping Center behind the Moorestown Mall. A number of people, including employees became ill after exposure to fumes.
September 7, 2012 | Kgw.com (AP)
Metal shop on fire in N. Portland
PORTLAND - A fire broke out at a North Portland business Friday. Crews said the two-alarm fire was reported just after noon at the metal cleaning and stripping shop Superior Stripping at 9940 North Vancouver.
September 7, 2012 | WTRF-TV
One Person Injured Following Harrison County Gas Well Fire
SCIO, Ohio - One person was flown to a local hospital following an overnight gas well fire in Harrison County, according to the sheriff's department. Officials say two gas tanks reportedly belonging to Chesapeake Energy caught fire on Henderson Road late Thursday night.
September 5, 2012 | Fox23
Federal fire investigators assist in school explosion
A massive fire with back to back explosions at a new charter school in Midtown Tulsa sends eight fire fighters to the hospital. Six were released and two are in the burn unit.
September 5, 2012 | Naperville Patch
No Injuires After Debris Sparks Fire in Steel Processing Building
Naperville Fire Division Chief Mark Ziemnik said aluminum caught fire in a pit Wednesday afternoon in a Naperville steel processing building.
September 5, 2012 | The News-Herald
MELVINDALE: Small fire at Marathon refinery injures employee
MELVINDALE — An employee of a Marathon Petroleum Co. refinery suffered minor injuries in a small fire at about 6:30 a.m. today, company spokesman Shane Pochard said The fire was put out quickly, he said.
September 5, 2012 | GreenvilleOnline.com (AP)
Workers evacuated after small fire at Laurens plant
About 30 employees at the Fukoku Plant in Laurens were evacuated early Wednesday morning, a spokesman said. Laurens Fire Chief Bill Hughes said about 20 firefighters responded to the plant at 325 Hunter Industrial Park Road and put out the small blaze that started in an oven.
September 5, 2012 | MLive.com
Fire injures Marathon Petroleum employee hurt in Melvindale refinery fire
MELVINDALE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a Marathon Petroleum Co. refinery in the Detroit area has injured an employee. Marathon spokesman Shane Pochard tells the Detroit Free Press the small fire Wednesday morning was extinguished quickly and the worker had minor injuries.
September 4, 2012 | ISHN
La. workers suffers serious burns in chemical explosion
OSHA has cited Plains Gas Solutions LLC in Eunice, La. for one willful and seven serious violations involving OSHA's process safety management standards following an explosion and fire that severely burned a worker.
September 3, 2012 | DownstreamToday.com
Utah Refinery Spill Cleanup Could Take Days
Woods Cross -- Gloria Hillier is no stranger to oil splatter on her house. This is the third time it has happened since she has lived in Bountiful. On Friday morning, Hillier and her husband, who have lived there for 50 years, sat outside on their patio.
September 3, 2012 | Central Coast News KION/KCBA
One Illness Reported After Chemical Hazmat Situation
San Juan Bautista, Calif. -- One person was reported sick and several others evacuated after a chemical disinfectant mix created dangerous fumes inside the Earthbound Farms plant in San Juan Bautista.
August 31, 2012 | News-Record.com (AP)
Explosion injures man in Morrisville
MORRISVILLE -- Fire Department officials are investigating an explosion that injured one man Thursday in a building at 3000 Bear Cat Way. The injured man was taken to Duke Hospital.
August 31, 2012 | Oswego CountyToday
Ammonia Leak Forces People From Their Homes Near Birds-Eye Plant
The City of Fulton opened its community room Thursday night for people displaced by the order to evacuate an area near the Birds-Eye frozen food plant, where ammonia was leaking from a pipe.
August 30, 2012 | Odessa American Online (AP)
Two deaths and one flash fire bring fines to worksites
Three Permian Basin companies were cited since the beginning of July for violations to federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules after two died in separate accidents and four were injured in a flash fire.
August 30, 2012 | Fuel Fix
OSHA cites Eunice plant after blast left 1 hurt
EUNICE, La. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Plains Gas Solutions LLC in Eunice following a February explosion and fire that left a worker severely burned.
August 30, 2012 | CharlotteObserver.com
Ammonia leak reported in southwest Charlotte
Charlotte firefighters are on the scene of an ammonia leak at a Siemens Energy facility in southwest Charlotte. No injuries have been reported. The chemical leak was reported in the 5100 block of Westinghouse Boulevard around 6 a.
August 29, 2012 | CBS 7
Welder Dies in Odessa Explosion 8/29/12
Odessa, TX - 32 year old Justin Martin Heronema was transported to Medical Center Hospital last night when the gas tank he was working on exploded. Neighbors called 911 about 8:35 p.
August 28, 2012 | WREG.com
Fire At Memphis Chemical Factory
(Memphis) Emergency crews were called to 1231 Pope Street in Memphis late this afternoon after reports of a small explosion. The address is listed as PMC Biogenix, a “developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals produced from renewable resources.
August 28, 2012 | Laramie Boomerang
Sinclair plant sees another fire
Another fire at the Sinclair Refinery in south-central Wyoming forced the evacuation of the plant but caused no injuries. The fire broke out inside the refinery late Friday afternoon.