All fire articles
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BusinessAt least 16 dead in factory and chemical warehouse fire in Bangladesh
Smoke and gas from chemical fire trapped and killed factory workers
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BusinessFatal incidents at chemical plants in the US, India and Norway
Hydrogen and acid explosions, a fluorochemicals plant gas leak and a heavy lifting incident claimed at least four lives
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BusinessTwo workers killed in fire at fertiliser plant in Gujarat, India
A second fire the same day in Gujarat was tackled without casualties
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BusinessFatal explosion and fire at Indian pharmaceutical ingredients plant
At least 42 dead and 25 injured at Sigachi Industries near Hyderabad
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BusinessExplosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
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BusinessAt least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
More than 1000 people injured after cargo caught fire and exploded
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BusinessBioLab fined for fire and chemical plume at US plant
‘Improperly stored’ pool chemicals reacted with water to release chlorine
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BusinessFire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
Thousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for days
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BusinessArkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions
Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements
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BusinessInvestigation reveals multiple failures leading to fatal 2022 refinery fire
BP failed to shut down in time after ‘alarm flood’ overwhelmed operators
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BusinessExplosion and fire at South Korean battery plant kills 23
Three company officials under investigation for potential safety violations
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BusinessSix dead in explosion and fire at Indian pharmaceutical plant
At least 17 others injured at SB Organics facility near Hyderabad
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BusinessOil terminal fire and explosion in Guinea kills 18
Over 200 injured, and loss of fuel stores threatens power generation
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ResearchPeeking inside lithium-ion batteries offers new ways to put a stop to deadly fires
Understanding why batteries overheat could make them safer
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BusinessFatal explosion and fire at blending plant in Australia
One worker killed by incident at ACB Group in Melbourne
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BusinessFive dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
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Research‘Incredibly important advance’ reveals how wildfires could slow ozone layer recovery
Chlorine chemistry discovery shows how wildfire aerosols can reduce ozone in southern hemisphere by up to 5%
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NewsRecord-high carbon dioxide emissions from boreal fires
Boreal fires usually produce about 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires worldwide, but the figure peaked at one quarter in 2021
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BusinessFatal explosion and fire at chemical plant in China
Five dead, a further eight missing, and 30 more injured at Panjin Haoye Chemical
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BusinessAt least 38 killed in industrial fire in China
Sparks from welding work appear to have ignited textiles at the plant