Federal investigators to release report on Ga. sugar refinery explosion that killed 14September 24th, 2009 Report due on deadly Ga. refinery explosionSAVANNAH, Ga.
3 months after Slim Jim plant explosion, NC building council changes gas-line safety codesSeptember 15th, 2009 Slim Jim plant blast leads to NC gas code changesRALEIGH, N.C. — Three months after an explosion at a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina killed three people, a state panel has made emergency changes to its gas guidelines despite federal inaction on the standards.
APNewsBreak: Safety board rejects tips in wake of Slim Jim blast, seeks softer approachSeptember 14th, 2009 APNewsBreak: Safety board rejects Slim Jim cuesRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal safety officials have rejected a series of urgent recommendations that investigators offered after an explosion at a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina killed three people.
Autopsy says 3 workers killed in NC Slim Jim factory collapse were crushed to deathJuly 24th, 2009 Autopsy: 3 NC Slim Jim plant workers were crushedRALEIGH, N.C. — Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death.
Investigators says heater installation could be source of natural gas in fatal NC plant blastJune 18th, 2009 Water heater installation eyed in NC plant blastRALEIGH, N.C. — A contractor clearing a natural gas line during water heater installation likely released a flammable cloud that ignited in a fatal blast at a North Carolina Slim Jim factory, federal investigators said Thursday.
Feds: Natural gas leak sparked by machinery caused blast that killed 3 at NC Slim Jim plantJune 13th, 2009 NC Slim Jim factory blast caused by gas leakGARNER, N.C. — An explosion that killed three workers at a North Carolina Slim Jim plant was caused by a natural gas leak that ignited in a room housing vacuum pumps for sealing the snacks, authorities said Saturday.
Official: Federal agents ready to enter ruins of NC Slim Jim plant when it's safeJune 11th, 2009 Federal agents ready to enter NC explosion siteGARNER, N.C. — Federal agents are ready to begin investigating an explosion that killed three people and leveled part of a Slim Jim snack factory, but it may be a few days before they can safely enter.
Feds: Half of NC Slim Jim plant damaged in fatal explosion; engineers look at stabilityJune 11th, 2009 Federal agents begin assessing NC explosion siteGARNER, N.C. — At least half of a sprawling Slim Jim processing plant was damaged in a fatal explosion, and parts of the building may need to be removed before federal investigators can go inside, officials said Thursday.
Officials: 3 missing, 38 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 3 missing, 38 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 41 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for three people still missing.
Officials: 2 missing, 38 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 2 missing, 38 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 38 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for two people still missing.
Officials: 2 missing, 21 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 2 missing, 21 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — Two people were missing and 21 injured, four critically, after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.
Officials: 2 missing, 20 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 2 missing, 20 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — Officials now say only two people are unaccounted for after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina.
Officials say 3 missing, 20 injured after explosion, partial collapse at NC food plantJune 9th, 2009 3 missing, 20 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — Three people were missing and 20 taken to hospitals after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.
Officials: 3 missing, 41 injured by explosion, partial collapse at NC Slim Jim plantJune 9th, 2009 3 missing, 41 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant collapseGARNER, N.C. — An explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant Tuesday injured at least 41 people, including four who suffered critical burns, and left a toxic cloud around the facility as authorities searched for three people still missing.
Two missing, 21 injured after blast at a Slim Jim meat products plant in N.C., officials sayJune 9th, 2009 Two missing, 21 hurt in NC Slim Jim plant blastGARNER, N.C. — Two people were missing and 21 injured, four critically, after an explosion at a Slim Jim meat products plant in North Carolina, officials said Tuesday.