1 worker treated, 200 residents ordered to stay indoors after chemical spill at W.Va. plantSeptember 8th, 2009 200 ordered to stay indoors after WVa toxic spillHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A factory employee was treated for exposure to a toxic chemical Tuesday and about 200 people were ordered to stay indoors after a railroad car leak in southern West Virginia.
Fire rages at fuel storage plant near Detroit; nearby residents evacuated, no injuriesAugust 27th, 2009 Fire rages at fuel storage plant near DetroitHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from the area.
Fire rages at fuel storage plant near Detroit; nearby residents briefly evacuated, no injuriesAugust 27th, 2009 Fire tears through fuel storage plant near DetroitHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Fire rages at chemcial plant near Detroit; evacuation of nearby area reportedAugust 27th, 2009 Fire rages at chemical plant near DetroitHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire broke out Thursday at a chemical plant near Detroit, sending flames and black smoke hundreds of feet into the air and forcing a nearby expressway to be closed.
Investigators: Chemicals in heating oven sparked fire that destroyed part of Detroit factoryAugust 26th, 2009 Capt.: Detroit plant fire started in chemical ovenDETROIT — Investigators say chemicals in a heating oven sparked a fire and explosions that destroyed part of a Detroit factory complex. Detroit Fire Capt.
Officials say firefighters extinguish Detroit chemical plant fire; cleanup efforts to beginAugust 25th, 2009 Fire at Detroit chemical factory is extinguishedDETROIT — Authorities say firefighters have put out the blaze at a Detroit chemical factory that had forced employees and nearby businesses to evacuate. Fire officials say no one was injured in the fire at Diversified Chemical Technologies Inc.
Oil barrels explode as fire rages at Mich. fuel storage site, residents evacuated for milesAugust 5th, 2009 Evacuations around site of Mich. fuel storage fireVIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich.
Thousands evacuated, A&M closed amid fire at Texas plant that processes explosive chemicalsJuly 31st, 2009 Texas chemical plant fire evacuates thousandsHOUSTON — Thousands of residents were evacuated and the Texas A&M University campus closed Thursday as a fire burned at a chemical plant that processes explosive ammonium nitrate. Black smoke settled over Bryan, a city of about 80,000 people about 100 miles north of Houston, after the fire started about noon at the nearby El Dorado Chemical Co., said fire dispatcher Andy Throne.
Evacuation orders lifted after fire at Texas chemical plant; welding eyed as causeJuly 31st, 2009 Evacuations canceled after chemical warehouse fireBRYAN, Texas — Evacuation orders have been lifted after a fire at a central Texas chemical plant forced thousands of people from their homes and closed Texas A&M University's main campus. John Salsman with Brazos County emergency management says a welder may have sparked the fire Thursday at El Dorado Chemical Co.
1000 Texas residents remain out of their homes after chemical plant fire, Texas A&M reopensJuly 31st, 2009 TX plant fire smolders, 1000 residents displacedBRYAN, Texas — About 1,000 people haven't returned to their homes in central Texas after they were evacuated because of a fire at a chemical plant and warehouse that processes explosive ammonium nitrate. The El Dorado Chemical Co.
Welding believed to have sparked fire at TX chemical plant that forced thousands to flee homesJuly 31st, 2009 Official: Welding likely sparked TX plant fireBRYAN, Texas — Officials believe a welding job likely sparked a fire at a central Texas chemical plant that forced thousands of people from their homes and closed Texas A&M University's main campus. John Salsman with Brazos County emergency management said Friday the investigation is continuing but "the best information we have" indicates the blaze started during a welding job.
Welding likely cause at Texas chemical plant fire that forced evacuation of thousandsJuly 31st, 2009 Official: Welding likely sparked Texas plant fireBRYAN, Texas — Officials believe a welding job likely sparked a fire at a central Texas chemical plant that forced thousands of people from their homes and closed Texas A&M University's main campus. John Salsman with Brazos County emergency management said Friday the investigation is continuing but "the best information we have" indicates the blaze started during a welding job.
Federal jury in Kentucky awards $1.25 million in DuPont chemical leak caseJuly 14th, 2009 Federal jury awards $1.25 million in chemical leakLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay more than $1.25 million to six people who were injured when fuming sulfuric acid spilled from an eastern Kentucky plant five years ago.
About 100 firefighters battle blaze at Wis. meatpacking plant; nearby residents told to leaveJuly 6th, 2009 About 100 firefighters battle blaze at Wis. plantCUDAHY, Wis.
Fire continues overnight at chemical plant in Wisconsin, about 140 residents evacuatedMay 12th, 2009 Wis. chemical plant fire chases people from homesCOLUMBUS, Wis. — A fire at a chemical plant that triggered explosions and forced the evacuation of about 140 homes was burning itself out Tuesday and residents were allowed to go home.
DETROIT — Explosions and a fire at a chemical factory Monday forced firefighters to evacuate employees and police to caution nearby residents to stay inside their homes.
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