Big Industrial
Fires |
| Fires represent a serious hazard for industrial
buildings. Factories are considered to be a high fire
risk in most cases and fires usually occur as the result
of an accident with the process, causing a fire or somebodies
carelessness |
Year |
Case |
Country |
Life Loss |
Injured |
Damage |
|
| 2012 |
117 killed in
fire at Bangladeshi clothing factory |
Bangladesh |
|
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| 2012 |
Greenwich chemical
plant hit by fire ,London |
England |
|
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| 2012 |
Fire in big
paint factory in Istanbul,Turkey |
Turkey |
|
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| 2010 |
Bangladesh Factory
Fire Kills at Least 20 |
Bangladesh |
|
|
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| 2007 |
Fire in big
textile fabric in Usak |
Turkey |
|
|
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| 2006 |
Massive explosion
at a chemical plant.
|
UK |
|
|
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| 2005 |
Five
killed in Turkey's factory blaze |
Turkey |
5 |
|
|
| 2005 |
Wood Products
Plant Explosion, Fire
|
USA |
1 |
1 |
$1 million |
| 2005 |
Explosion at
the Formosa Plastics Plant |
USA |
2 |
|
|
| 2005 |
Plastic Plant
Fire |
Ontario/Canada |
|
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|
| 2005 |
Rubber recycling
plant fire |
England |
|
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|
| 2005 |
Firecracker
plant fire |
India |
30 |
|
|
| 2005 |
Chemical Plant
Fire |
China |
10 |
21 |
|
| 2005 |
Tire recycling
plant Fire |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2005 |
DVD manufacturing
plant |
UK |
|
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|
|
| 2005 |
Detroit chemical
plant fire |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Mill fire a
total loss |
USA |
|
|
30 Million $ |
| 2005 |
Texas Timber
Plant Fire |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2005 |
Bangladesh Textile
Factory Fire
|
Bangladesh |
23 |
|
|
| 2005 |
Magnesium fire
at a recycling plant |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Mazda Plant
Fire |
Japan |
|
|
2.7 billion yen |
| 2004 |
Chemical Plant
Fire |
Indonesia |
2 |
|
75 Million $ |
| 2004 |
Danish fireworks
factory |
Denmark |
1 |
6 |
|
| 2004 |
Headphone Production
Plant Fire |
Ireland |
|
|
|
| 2004 |
Pepsi Cola Bottling
Plant Fire |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Northern district
of Diamar |
Pakistan, |
49 |
132 |
|
| 2003 |
Explosion
at fireworks warehouse |
USA |
3 |
|
|
| 2003 |
Bridgestone
Tyre Plant Fire |
Japan |
|
|
|
| 2003 |
Explosion at
garment factory |
USA |
12 |
70 |
|
| 2003 |
Explosion in
the West Pharmaceutical Services plant |
USA |
3 |
20 |
|
| 2003 |
Fire at New
York oil plant |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2002 |
Printing plant
fire |
USA |
|
|
|
| 2000 |
Fire in a fireworks
factory |
China |
36 |
160 |
|
| 2000 |
Textile
factory fire kills 48 workers |
Bangladesh |
48 |
150 |
|
| 2000 |
Fire at a chicken
processing plant |
China |
38 |
|
|
| 2000 |
Dutch fireworks
warehouse fire |
Netherland |
20 |
600 |
|
| 1999 |
Michigan fireworks
factory |
USA |
5 |
|
|
| 1999 |
Tank farm fire |
Thailand |
7 |
18 |
|
| 1997 |
Fire at shoe
factory |
China |
32 |
|
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| 1993 |
Toy Factory Fire |
China |
87 |
57 |
|
| 1993 |
Doll Factory
Fire |
Thailand |
187 |
500 |
|
| 1991 |
Chicken-processing
plant Fire |
USA |
25 |
|
|
| 1989 |
Chemical plant
fire |
USA |
|
|
$200,000 |
| 1982 |
Power-plant
Fire |
Venezuela |
128 |
|
|
| 1947 |
Blast at
Electroplating Company |
USA |
15 |
150 |
|
| 1911 |
Triangle
Shirtwaist Company Fire |
USA |
146 |
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