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The fire began shortly before 7:00 a.m. on June 14, 2021, when contractors were performing insulation replacement on an elevated heat transfer piping network at the Chemtool plant in Rockton. [11] According to an investigation, the most likely explanation for the cause of the fire was that a scissor lift being used struck a valve, allowing ...
The Rockton Chemtool plant opened in 2008, manufacturing grease, lubricating oils and other industrial fluids. It caught fire and was destroyed the morning of June 14, 2021.
Rockton homeowners and renters who lived within 3 miles of the 2021 Chemtool industrial fire plan to settle with the company for $94.5 million. Class action suit in 2021 chemical plant explosion ...
Residents, owners and tenants within three miles of the 2021 Chemtool fire have just a few months to file claims for part of a $94.5M settlement. Residents, owners and tenants within three miles ...
On June 14, 2021, a large explosion and subsequent fire affected the Chemtool Lubrication production plant in Rockton. There were no serious injuries, but an area within a one mile radius from the fire was evacuated. The massive smoke plume from the fire was reported to be visible up to 75 miles away from Rockton. [7] [8] [9]
On June 14, 2021, the company's Chemtool manufacturing plant in Rockton, IL suffered a large explosion and fire. A one-mile evacuation zone was established as fire agencies worked to contain the fire. [28] Sites in and around Rouen (France) have been the site of numerous industrial incidents: See fr:Incendie de l'usine Lubrizol à Rouen
It's been five months since Rockton's massive Chemtool explosion and fire and residents are still reeling emotionally, physically and financially.
The fire began following a leak in the propane deasphalting unit and spread quickly, in part because of the rapid collapse of a major pipe rack carrying flammable hydrocarbons. Some of the rack's support columns had not been fireproofed. [163] April 27, 2008 - A fire broke out at a tank battery in Ward County. [164]