Fire officials say an explosion at a door manufacturer in central Wisconsin scattered debris a half mile away, but the timing of the incident prevented any serious injuries. A large pressurized vessel at Marshfield Door Systems exploded Monday about 3:20 …
A worker has died from injuries he received in a flash fire at a Nashville metals plant over the weekend. The Metro Nashville Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the death of 28-year-old Shawn Allen Austin of Nashville, according to The …
Nissan’s plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday, having shifted production schedules for an aggressive nationwide effort to fight the power crunch created by a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant. “Setsuden,” or “save electricity,” …
A fire at a southern Louisiana chemical plant was being allowed to burn down Wednesday before firefighters approached to put it out and investigators went inside to search for a cause. Tuesday afternoon’s explosion and fire at the Multi-Chem Corp. …
Two employees have died from injuries received in a fire at a Gallatin, Tenn. factory. That brings the total number of workers killed in accidents at the Hoeganaes Corp. plant this year to four. Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokeswoman Jennifer …
Authorities say a sulfuric acid leak has been reported at a power plant in Alexandria, Va., but it poses no threat to public safety. Alexandria Fire Department Chief Robert Rodriguez says officials were called to the leak about 1:50 a.m. …
A Dow Chemical employee died on Thursday after falling inside the company’s Midland, Michigan manufacturing complex, Dow said in a statement. Dow, the largest chemical maker in the United States, declined to release the man’s name until his family could …