51.   The sulfur dioxide was released late Saturday when a brush fire ignited a giant sulfur stockpile at the AECI chemical factory, police and company officials said.

52.   They also say they manufactured the sarin in their own chemical factory.

53.   Two hours after the attack started, communication was broken with the town, which houses major chemical factories.

54.   Two men died and a third was missing following an explosion and fire at a chemical factory on Saturday.

55.   Widespread fighting continued in Grozny, and Chechen fighters said the Russians were once again bombing oil and chemical factories in and around the shattered capital.

56.   Yugoslav officials and scientists have claimed the bombing caused serious environmental damage when chemical factories and oil refineries were destroyed in the air raids.

57.   A large area of Auckland was evacuated Wednesday and dozens of people were taken to hospital after a fire erupted in a chemical factory, the emergency services reported.

58.   An explosion at a chemical factory in this New York City suburb Friday left at least four people dead and seven injured as authorities scrambled to control environmental fallout.

59.   They were here for three days, hiding in the bakery and the chemical factory.

60.   Three people died in a chemical factory explosion in Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, early Tuesday, police and news reports said.