A major fire broke out at the North Star Foods plant in St.Charles, Minn on Friday, April 17, 2009, forcing the evacuation of nearly 3000 residents, reports the Winona Daily News. A huge fire at the meat processing plant with a towering plume of black smoke, visible nearly 10 miles away, caused panic in the … Read more
The Australian state of Queensland declared parts of the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Island and Bribie Island disaster zones after a container ship belonging to the Swire Group leaked fuel during a storm. The oil spill has contaminated about 37 miles of pristine beaches and mangroves, reports say. Queensland’s Deputy Premier Paul Lucas said today the … Read more
Update: The latest fatal accident involving Nitrogen occurred at a Georgia food processing plant today. Read about it here. We in the industry, generally are led to believe that Nitrogen, an inert gas, is by association with the word inert , also “safe”. This information resides somewhere deep inside of our subconscious mind, where we … Read more
