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Fire at a tyre warehouse

04/02/2002
FRANCE

Around 9:50 am, fire burned through a stockpile of 5 million tyres, spreading to an 8-storey building also used as a warehouse. Thick black smoke was visible 40 km away. Six dwellings were evacuated and 35 individuals housed elsewhere. A[...]

Fire in a cold storage warehouse

19/08/1997
FRANCE

A malicious fire broke out at 4.20 pm in a warehouse with 30,000 m² of covered area over two levels that housed archives and a reefer shed including a decommissioned refrigeration unit containing 5 tonnes of ammonia (NH3). The flame[...]

Fire in a tire depot

12/02/1990
CANADA

Fire broke out in an open depot containing 10 million tyres (200,000 m³) over a 5-ha zone, which was divided into 5 storage areas with a 4-m average height (max: 7 m). The blaze began in a corner of the[...]

Fire in a wholesale hardware store

18/10/1981
FRANCE

Fire broke out in a wholesale hardware store located in the city centre at the site of a former foundry. The facility was storing in small packets 14 tonnes of sodium chlorate and 33,000 litres of flammable liquids (alcohol, solvents,[...]