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Sometime after 7:00 a.m., emergency crews were alerted to a fire at the plant. Explosions caused by the fire reportedly sounded like "fireworks". [4] According to Rockton Fire Department Chief Kirk Wilson, 70 people were evacuated from the plant; however, a statement by Lubrizol said the number was closer to 50.
The Dixon Bridge Disaster, also known as the Truesdell Bridge Disaster, occurred on Sunday, May 4, 1873, when the bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois, collapsed while spectators were observing a baptism ceremony in the river below. The collapse killed 46 people and injured at least 56 others.
The fire damaged a large area due to a burst pipe leaving no available water at the scene. [27] 1894 – Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota was a firestorm that destroyed several towns; over 400 killed. 1894 – A fire affected the business section of Frederick, South Dakota, causing over $100,000 in damage.
I-55 remains shut down in both directions
February 14 – Linxi department store fire, Tangshan, Hebei, China, killed 79 and injured 51. [159] March 16 – Paxton Hotel fire, Chicago, Illinois, killed 19 and 30 injured. [160] April 19 – During the Waco Siege, a Branch Davidian church, Mount Carmel Center, was destroyed by fire near Waco, Texas, killed 76.
A dust storm in central Illinois Monday morning, May 1 created "zero visibility" conditions, triggering a fiery 72-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 that killed seven people and injured more than 35 ...
The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. While ...
July 10, 2018 - A tank battery caught fire in Jones County. [201] July 18, 2018 - An oilfield worker was killed, and another was injured, after a tank battery caught fire off of U.S. Refinery Road near Loving. [202] July 23, 2018 - An oil rig caught on fire in Howard County. [203]