U.S. Chemical Accidents (2010-2012)

The following is a collection of chemical plant fires in the United States between 2010 and 2012. The list is not complete and will be updated as we find more incidents.
DateCityStateCompanyResources
10 February 2012 Clarksville TN Purity Zinc Metals Clarksville zinc plant catches fire, burns
08 February 2012 Dover OH Dover Chemical Corp. http://www.timesreporter.com/communities/x962222036/Worker-suffers-burns-in-Dover-Chemical-accident
08 February 2012 Cleveland OH Duracell Early morning fire at Duracell plant in Cleveland
19 January 2012 Indian Orchard MA Solutia Springfield Fire Department responds to chemical spill at Solutia plant in Indian Orchard
15 January 2012 Glen Rock PA Bi-Max Inc. Chief: Fire at Springfield Township chemical plant minor (January 15, 2012)
01 January 2012 Latonia KY Silmar Resins Division-Interplastic Corp. Two-alarm fire causes minor damages to chemical plant (January 1, 2012)
12 December 2011 West Deptford NJ Coim USA Inc. Small fire breaks out at West Deptfod chemical plant; no injuries reported (December 21, 2011)
23 November 2011 Clinton OK B.J. Services Fire Breaks Out At Clinton Chemical Plant (November 23, 2011)
04 October 2011 Wichita Falls TX Texas Recreation Corporation UPDATE: Chemical Plant Fire at Texas Recreation Corporation (October 4, 2011)
04 October 2011 Pleasanton TX Chemplex Ltd. Chemical plant fire prompts evacuations in Pleasonton, Texas
Fire hits chemical plant again; Atascosa residents evacuated for 2nd time in 2 weeks (October 5, 2011)
03 October 2011 Waxahachie TX Magnablend, Inc. Charred Waxahahie plant blended fracking chemicals (October 4, 2011)
28 September 2011 Pleasanton TX Chemplex Ltd. Hazardous Material Reacts (September 28, 2011)
03 August 2011 West Chester PA Johnson Matthey Evacuees Near Chester County Chemical Plant Fire Return To Homes (August 3, 2011)
30 July 2011 Manchester TN Tennessee Bio Energy Cleanup underway after chemical plant fire (July 30, 2011)
18 July 2011 Pearland TX Syntech Chemical Crews quickly extinguish chemical plant fire in Pearland (July 18, 2011)
14 July 2011 Morris IL Akzo Nobel UPDATE: Cause of Fire at Akzo Nobel Chemical Plant Remains Unknown (July 14, 2011)
Firefighters work to cool tanks until Dowtherm flow stopped (July 15, 2011)
20 June 2011 St. Louis MO Chemisphere Corp. Chemical plant fire in St. Louis forces 500 to flee (June 21, 2011)
Chemisphere Fire Out; Residents Return Home
14 June 2011 New Iberia LA Multi-Chem Fire Breaks Out at Louisiana Chemical Plant (June 15, 2011)
13 June 2011 Charleston TN Arch Chemical Chemical plant fire injures 5 in Tennessee (June 14, 2011)
29 May 2011 Morris IL LyondellBasell UPDATE: Despite Explosion at LyondellBasell, Evacuation Lifted and Residents Returning to Homes (May 29, 2011)
28 May 2011 Hudson NC Chemical Coatings, Inc. N.C. chemical plant fire forces evacuations (May 28, 2011)
Damage too severe to determine cause of chemical plant fire (June 27, 2011)
27 May 2011 Gallatin TN Hoeganaes Corporation 5 injured in fire at Gallatin chemical plant (May 27, 2011)
23 April 2011 Winton Hills OH Cognis Firefighters extinguish chemical plant fire
01 April 2011 Port Arthur TX KMTEX Chemical Plant One dead, three injured after flash fire at Port Arthur plant (April 1, 2011)
21 March 2011 Louisville KY Carbide Industries Two workers killed in Louisville, Kentucky, plant explosion (April 4, 2011)
One dead, three injured in Rubbertown chemical plant fire (March 22, 2011)
13 March 2011 Middleton MA Bostik Inc. Explosion, Fire Rock Middleton Chemical Plant (March 13, 2011)
Four injured after explosion at Middleton chemical plant (March 13, 2011)
16 February 2011 Bakersfield CA Hondo Chemical Chemical plant fire raises new concerns about facility (February 16, 2011)
30 January 2011 Enoree SC Henkel of America 3 Injured In Chemical Plant Fire (January 30, 2011)
23 January 2011 Suffolk VA BASF Fire at BASF plant in Suffolk now a hazmat scene (January 24, 2011)
09 October 2010 Sheffield IL Euclid Chemical Co. EPA says "let it burn" about Illinois chemical plant fire (October 10, 2010)
04 October 2010 Snyder TX Chemplex Ltd. Man's death after Chemplex incident in Snyder among OSHA list of fatalities (November 29, 2011)
06 August 2010 Mason MI Americhem Americhem explosion and fire in Mason under control (August 6, 2010)
28 July 2010 Athens GA J&J Chemical Co. Fire destroys chemical plant (July 29, 2010)
06 June 2010 Irving TX Schnee-Morehead No Injuries in Irving Chemical Fire Plant (June 7, 2010)