Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes in 2026


Apr 2026: Mobile, Alabama Fire and Rescue battles Kimberly-Clark blazes

Apr 2026: California Kimberly-Clark warehouse arson suspect pleads not guilty to state charges

Apr 2026: Kimberly-Clark California warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, prosecutors say

Apr 2026: Domtar Port Alberni mill operator transported to hospital in serious condition

Apr 2026: Fire at Packaging Corporation of America Richland, Washington packaging facility prompts evacuation

Apr 2026: Mondi confirms fatal shooting at Richards Bay facility

Apr 2026: Video Apparently Shows Employee Suspect Igniting Huge Kimberly-Clark Warehouse Fire, and Making Ominous Remark

Apr 2026: Update: Deranged employee identified as alleged arsonist behind massive Kimberly-Clark Ontario, California warehouse fire

Apr 2026: Firefighter taken to hospital for minor head injury after Smurfit Westrock Solvay, New York industrial fire; parts of facility damaged

Apr 2026: Arson suspect arrested after massive fire tears through Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, California

Apr 2026: Estimated $1 million damage following fire at Quad Graphics in Hartford, Wisconsin

Apr 2026: Emergency crews respond to explosion at Weyerhaeuser facility in Columbia Falls, Montana

Apr 2026: Fire breaks out at Rayonier Advanced Materials Paper Mill in Jesup, Georgia

Mar 2026: Multiple agencies fight fire at International Paper facility in Redwood, Mississippi

Mar 2026: Chief seeks more manpower after 2 firefighters hurt in Sonoco Greenville, South Carolina recycling facility fire

Mar 2026: 2 firefighters suffer minor injuries in long-lasting blaze at Green Bay Converting

Mar 2026: 'He deserved more': Mother of mechanic killed on the job calls for change as charges are laid

Mar 2026: Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Pratt Industries facility at The Port of Caddo, Bossier, Louisiana

Mar 2026: Federal lawsuit seeks damages over Domtar mill odors

Mar 2026: Fire crew extinguishes fire at Pactiv Evergreen Corporation facility

Mar 2026: Fire quickly extinguished at Baileyville Woodland Pulp paper mill

Feb 2026: Rumford, Maine paper mill owners face lawsuit after worker falls 85 feet down chimney

Feb 2026: Parents mourn loss of only child Allen Hornberger in Woodland Pulp tragedy

Feb 2026: Second Worker Dies Following Chemical Spill At Woodland Pulp Baileyville, Maine Paper Mill

Feb 2026: Fire at Twin Rivers Paper Company in Little Falls, N.Y. Under Investigation

Feb 2026: Smoke from Smurfit Westrock recycling plant fire west of Downtown Jacksonville seen for miles

Feb 2026: U.S. Chemical Safety Board Opens Investigation into Fatal Incident at Woodland Pulp Facility in Baileyville, Maine

Feb 2026: Crews put out fire at Graphic Packaging facility; no injuries reported

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