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(OT) - Oil Topic Amoco Oil Refinery in Whiting IN on Fore this morning
Chicago: Broken connector caused blast
Hundreds Flee Deliberate Poison Cloud in Missouri
GAS LINE EXPLOSION
Is the Raytheon nuke weapons plant on fire?
OT: Hong Kong: Nine Factories Shut Down for Cyanide Dumping Investigation
Update: Louisiana gas barge fire--2.9 million gallons of gasoline at risk
Gasoline Barges on Fire on Louisiana River: 70,000 Bbls at Risk
An underground fire disrupts phone/internet services in upstate New York
MANHOLE COVERS/UNDERGROUND FIRES
Australia: Two workers injured in refinery explosion
Mexico: Worker injured in Fire on 36" Natural Gas Pipeline
Baton Rouge: ExxonMobil refinery unit catches fire
Worker Hurt In Juice Plant Explosion
Hearings on Tropicale cruse ship fire sould affect ship safety worldwide: cause still a mystery
Ukraine: water pumping from Danube to be suspended because of cyanide spill
Two Weapons Incinerator Workers Exposed to Nerve Agent
South Korea: Phone lines restored to normal at major financial houses after fire of undetermined cause erupts in underground facility
Update: Impact of Romanian Cyanide Spill May Not Be Known for Months
History of British nuclear plant closed for falsifying safety data is catalogue of leaks, fires and explosions
3 gas leaks fixed following gas explosion that destroyed house
FORGET YOUR PETTY Y2K CONCERNS AND CHECK THIS OUT!
Was Romainian Cyanide spill caused or exacerbated by technological failure?
OT? UK Medical school explosion
Chemical release
Kentucky Water Treatment Plant Fire--Boil water order issued
nuke whoops
Alaska: Fishing Vessel American Star catches fire and runs aground, crew safe
Gas Line Leak Probable Cause Of Home Explosion
Ohio: Gas explosion destroys house
Killer cyanide spill flows into Danube
Chemical spill in Indiana
Pipeline explosion kills five in Southern Nigeria
Hong Kong Explosion Caused by Gas Leak
Dozens of Homes and Businesses Evacuated After Ruptured Gas Main Causes Explosion, Underground Fire
OT?: Cyanide spill labelled the 'biggest disaster after Chernobyl'
Broken gas line forces closure of one of Tulsa's busiest streets
Explosion on Wall Street
OT?: Kaiser blamed for plant blast
Russian Apartment Blast Kills 12: gas leak or terrorism possible causes
OT?: Hungary: Water Supply to city of 120,000 residents threatened by approaching cyanide spill
Fire hits second unmanned radar station: Warning system being watched
Hydrochloric Acid Spill at Printing Plant, Building Evacuated; 3-Alarm Haz Mat Response Declared
OT?: Unfolding environmental disaster as Romanian cyanide pollution spreads to Hungary: water supply, wildlife in danger
Flint Michigan: Fire Chief Says Cause of November's Nursing Home Explosion May Never Be Known; Five Residents Died, 32 Injured
Update: Thailand Refinery Explosion--Investigation Concluded, Four Refinery Workers Charged by Police; Seven Were Killed, 15 Injured
Australia: Fire Burns at Qenos Chemical Plant; Ethylene Producer Just Cooling and Protecting From Exposures
Fire at Refinery is Second Accident Since Christmas Eve Explosion
Alaska Pilot reported 'stabilizer trim' problems
Is there a list of oil or natural gas pipeline spills and explosions?
Update: Fire at Mexico Cantarell 69 well
U.S. team helps tackle nine-day Algerian gas well fire
Another gas explosion
Refinery Explosions: How the list of explosions from 1990-1998 was compiled
Detroit: Natural gas blast destroys home
Why are there so many oil and gas pipeline explosions
Gas line explosion in Texas reported
Fire at Major Mexican Oil Field, Sixth Largest in World
LA: 20-inch gas main blows. Officials say weather probably not to blame
Update: Tank rupture blamed on faulty welding
November 5 Nuclear Blast
Heating cut off in three Moscow areas following heating system accident
Update: Michigan Railway Propane Fire
PA: Gas explosion extensively damages store
San Diego: Subterranean fire hits section of downtown
Hundreds of Gallons of Contaminated Water Spills from Dept. of Energy National Lab Tanks
More Than 1,300 Harvard University Students Evacuated Due to Carbon Monoxide Fumes
India: Fire breaks out at Yamaha motor plant
NJ:Officials probe cause of Flemington gas explosion fire
large factory blaze in Sydneyi
Read It and Weep!!!Factory, Generating Plant and Pipeline Explosions and Fires in the 90s!
Michigan rail fire causes evacuation
Is there a KNOWLEDGABLE person here who can explain how a Y2k bug can shut down a refinery or cause a natural gas explosion?
Substation fire causes blackout in Sydney, Australia
Fire at Wyoming refinery quickly put out
Shreveport Pennzoil refinery blast
Michigan: Three unexplained fires erupt simultaneously in rural county
Update: Federal Investigators Now Think Fireworks, Chemicals Caused Fatal Blast Kansas City
AP Update: Two explosions heard in New Jersey 4-alarm candle factory fire
1/14/2000 - Dearborn, MI Spectacular, not Destructive Fire; Fifth Recent Incident at Dearborn Company
Fire
Man Killed, Two Auto Businesses Destroyed in Explosion Location Date of Incident Springfield, MO
Four dead in south-central Iowa house fire: neighbors reported explosions
Ilinois Attorney General: Shut down Clark Oil's Blue Island refinery (site of December 24 explosion and Fire) until plan and remediation implemented
Update: Chemical spill that caused one of Indiana's largest fish kills is now political football
power pole fires in australia
Spectacular, not Destructive Fire in storage feeding area; Fifth Recent Incident at Rouge Steel Complex, Dearborn, MI, United States
Maui News: Police Believe fire started in computer on engine causing $90,000 truck fire
Update/Texas Official: "I've never seen anything quite like" the Texas gas explosion that killed three today"
Chemical Reaction at Plant Prompts Evacuation, Road Closure Bayport, TX, United States 1/13/2000
Update/Cincinnati Enquirer: fertilizer spill was substantially bigger than first thought
O.T.? Explosion in Garland leaves 3 dead.
Seven Workers Hurt in Blast at Metal Recycling Company; Four Workers Critically Burned
Natural Gas Explosion at Potato Chip Factory Forces Evacuations
chemical leak
Fire at Powerplant leaves Kosovo With Big Electricity Shortages
more info on Colorado gas line rupture
FRED? 70K gallon raw sewage spill in Pacific Grove, CA
Chicago Tribune: Workers injured in Niles blast - cause under investigation
Another Gas Line Explosion -- Rangely, CO
TWO PLANTS HAVE AMMONIA LINE LEAKS TODAY
OT? Paging Wisconsin--info about explosion in mfg plant?
Update on pipeline explosion story that killed a family of four in Scotland on December 22, 1999:
Sick Kids Hospital still limping under emergency power
Cincinnati liquid nitrogen storage tank ruptures; spills 565,000 gallons of non-toxic fertilizer into Ohio River
Terrorist threats thwarted
MAYBE 3 YEARS TO FIX FRENCH ELECTRIC GRID
Chemical leak in Marcus Hook
BBC Bulletin: Explosion wrecks oil pipeline in India's Assam state, no details yet
So what was the deal with the SCUDS last night?
Japanese nuclear plant monitoring system failure reported
Can a power surge start a fire
Substation Explosion in Rural Hall, NC?
Fire at large UK power station
Gasoline Fire
How to interpret nuke plant statuses?
Worried about The former soviet union setting off their nuclear wepons?
Woman arrested in Vermont has ties to Algerian Terrorists.
Another terrorist?
Bhopal, NJ?
TWO BOMBS EXPLODE IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
Bomb materials stolen!!!
U.S. Embassy in Ecuador closed due to threats.
NUKE PLANT FANS - Russian nuke plants 'not yet Y2K compliant', but 'Hey! Don't worry about it...!' says UN
Explosion at a Water Treatment Plant.......hmmmmmm
Thinking of Nuclear Weapons, what are your thoughts?
What is the risk from nuclear plants?
Explosion at Indiana water treatment plant
More terrorists caught tonight
Y2K, FOF and some thoughts on insurance
Big tank blows; residents shaken: Elk Grove blast Plant's second in '99
Where is the news coverage on the chemical explosion at the Tenn Nuke Plant?
storing gasoline
Bomb Plot Has Police Fearful [Y2K] (San Francisco Examiner)
Navy will send a contingent of the Alantic fleet to provide ship-to-shore power for Russian port that has cooling reactor-cores moored shoulder-to-shoulder.
Terrorism at home?
Terrorists jumping the gun
OT: Six Firefighters Presumed Dead in Warehouse Fire in Worcester, Mass.
Chemical Plant Explosion due to ?
Chemical risk debated
Y2K - Make The Statement And You Pay The Fine - Big Time! Ask the Question And Forget About Getting Any Answer. How Y2K Is Robbing Americans Of Their Freedoms...
U.S. at risk of Bhopal scale chemical accident
OT: Tank at Thai refinery explodes, at least two killed
Dozens feared buried in gas explosion in Austria
OT: Explosion rips through gas pipeline in Russia
"TEXAS OIL & CHEMICALS - Y2K Problems Will Result In Punishment"
TEXAS CHEMICAL PLANTS TO TAKE Y2K "SAFETY HOLIDAY"
Why is it dangerous to store gasoline in drums and is not dangerous to store it in your gas tank of your car or truck?
Chemical cloud from Timet
Northern/Southern California, Oil Refineries, Explosions & Vulnerabilities: At The Stage Where Oil Becomes Gasoline, Competition Dries Up (Oakland Tribune)
O/T? Chernobyl is starting up again. Wonder how they're prepped?
General Chemical Question
Y2K - Is THIS why there's no 'whistleblowing' from the CHEMICAL INDUSTRY?
Nuclear accident protective measures - some good info
Y2K Test Starts Fire
Does anyone have any chemical links?
What do we know about Cuba's Nuclear Power Plants?
Fire officials demand removal of Y2K fuel stash
Chimney fires
How many of you have gotten gas masks? And how would you know when to use them in absence of an audible explosion or odor, etc.?
(OT???) Boiler blows up in Flint Michigan
Coors Brewery Blast Injures at Least 3
Tosco Refinery in Wilmington California blows
hazardous waste control
looking for cdv-700 instruction/calibration manual
List of questions for chemical companies in your community
News Bulletin. Y2K going to have tremendous impact in the South African Countries
Chemical Plants Pose Y2K Risks (article from NJ Record)
Electric breaker explosion burns 2 (Squirrel King)
There will be some good to come of Y2K yet, I just know it.
Refinery explosion in Ponca City, Oklahoma
ELF Autochem (Chemical Company)
CHECK IT OUT!!! -- new Y2K TRAINING for FIREFIGHTERS/HAZMAT! A must-read!!
OT? What happened to the 3 Japanese Nuke workers?
Fire Water?
Article: "Deadly Suprise: Possible Chemical Disasters"
And just now, a 5.0 in Tokyo
Earthquake hits LA
URGENT: If you KNEW corp.'s 10-Q was a lie??
Chemical Plants Still A Y2K Concern - Koskinen
Should I take some KI now? Japan nuke accident may blow here today
OT?-One Dead In Wood Plant Blast
What will the mortality rate come in at?
Toxic Blast Closes Commerce Department
Nuclear reactor malfunctions in Ukraine, forcing closure
Metals company explosion blamed on read sensor
Fix On Failure Probably Won't Work!!!
Good news? Chemical manufacturers to halt some processing at New Year's
They may have stopped the Nuclear Reaction in Japan
O/T NUKE ACCIDENT IN JAPAN
Nuclear accident in Japan...workers injured...
Disaster Preparedness Conferences, Workshops, etc.
This Oil supplier is worried....
Despite government misgivings, chemical disasters reach public
Noxious fumes at umatilla depot sends 32 workers to hospital
North Carolina polyester plant explosion kills 2
Drums of chemicals explode in spectacular fire in Kent
Oregon Plant Explosion Injures Five
EDF issues a checklist to see if nearby chemical plants are at risk for Y2K disasters
Bellingham Gas Explosion Y2K related? A few hints.
Chemical Plant Explosion/Nuclear Waste
Refinery Fire in Ohio
Toxic material used in water treatment
Remember the breakdown in the Olympic Pipe Line Co. computer system in July?
Refinery FIRE (No Explosion Reported)
Explosion of the WeeK: Chem Plant in Alaska
One for the Road
The earth will move with great force in the next 10 days
Kaiser probe links plant explosion to power
NTSB Delays Blast Investigation - (BELLINGHAM)
White House To Consider Senate-Requested Y2K Chemical Summit
Dallas refinery fire, 2nd in two days
FIRE!
Large Explosion At Hub Oil Plant In Calgary
power out in Kosovo? (Maybe OT if not a y2k fault)
ANOTHER Calif. refinery explodes
another explosion. Was this posted?
Federal agency is seen as slow in responding to pipeline safety
US Chemical Safety Board: "Governors Urged to Prepare for Possible Y2K-related Hazardous Materials Problems"
Chemical Spill in Iowa City, IA today
Forget Y2K ~ Big Bang machine could destroy Earth http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/99/07/18/stinwenws02029.html?999
Explosion in Canada Shuts Down Phones..
Fatal radiation released this week - will see responses
Another REFINERY EXPLOSION
25 in hospital - another chemical /power failure
Government Warning on Y2K Threat to Pipelines
Map of USA nuke facilities???
OT: humour?, Visual aid for when you're dealing with DGI trolls of cyberspace
National alert issued in aftermath of Bellingham pipeline incident
Another pipeline explosion
Feds warn pipeline ops Seattle pipeline explosion could be repeated if computers not fixed!
Reprise on nuclear fuel rod coolant requirements
(OT)Meteor explodes over New Zealand
Deadly Explosion & Fire In Downtown LA
Another EXPLOSION 15 hurt Aluminum Plant
OSHA Stats - Fatalities
Employee safety - Will Y2K bug bite workers?
Wanted to repost original Houston Petrochemical article in new explosion category...
In the event of a Nuclear Powerplant Emergency
[OT?] Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Access to Chemical Database
Moderators: How about a new archive category: EXPLOSIONS/FIRES, so we can keep tabs on them?
Another plant goes BOOM!
L.A. Sewage spill followup article, Further testing delayed.
LA Mayor Has Concerns after Y2k Tests Fail --- See Drudge Report
4 million gallons of stuff is a lot of stuff
y2k test causes sewage spill, the crap has hit the fan. The odor will go around the world
Explosion in Bellingham, Wash
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