Industrial Madness

Published: 01 January, 2006

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Hazmat disposal – old style (SEE VIDEO)
See how the US War Assets Administration disposed of 20,000 pounds of pure metallic sodium in 1947 – straight into Lake Lenore, Grand Coulee area, Eastern Washington State.
Chemical fire at Magnablend Inc forces evacuation - fire truck engulfed
A large fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas sent an enormous plume of smoke into the air and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the city of Waxahachie.
Cat litter used to help catch arsonists
Forensic scientists at Anglia Ruskin University have revealed a novel tool that could be used to help catch arsonists – cat litter.
Firefighters rescue kitten from pipe with a leaf blower
These US firefighters have developed a very unconventional rescue tool. When this little kitten ended up stuck in this pipe, they used a leafblower to free the little moggy, who is now happily continuing her career as the fire house kitten, as well as proving a massive Youtube hit.
How to turn your fire truck into a convertible
FIRE MAD VIDEO: This mobile command and control unit was on its way to a fire when it colided with a viaduct in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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