Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes in 2026


Jan 2026: Late-Night Fire Breaks Out At Ahlstrom Windsor Locks, Connecticut Manufacturing Facility

Jan 2026: Update: University of Maine Student Dies in Gas Incident at Woodland Pulp Mill

Jan 2026: Worker passes away after gas incident at Woodland Pulp, according to mill spokesperson

Jan 2026: Broken Water Pipe Causes Damage at Marcal Paper Facility

Jan 2026: Fire at International Paper facility in Tennessee

Jan 2026: Smurfit Westrock fined £433k after machine fall fractured worker's skull

Jan 2026: Two men arrested after Georgia-Pacific facility break-in, Glynn County, Florida police say

Jan 2026: Massive fire at closed Georgia-Pacific facility in Emporia, Virginia

Jan 2026: Former West Fraser Timber employee arrested on embezzlement charges

Jan 2026: Helicopter registered to Weyerhaeuser crashes in Lincoln County, Oregon; pilot injured

Jan 2026: Baling Machine Catches Fire At Smurfit Westrock New Lenox, Illinois Packaging Facility

Jan 2026: West Fraser Timber facility in Solway, Minnesota Fined by MPCA for Air Permit Violations

Jan 2026: Fire breaks out at Smurfit Westrock packaging plant in Maple Grove, Minnesota