Seven Injured in Explosion At Intel's Arizona Plant
A total of seven Intel employees have been injured at the company’s Arizona ‘Fab 32’ plant.
Reports say three people have been hospitalized and one severely burned following a blast at Intel’s Arizona fab. Three more injured members of staff were treated at the scene and released yesterday afternoon. Fire officials are describing the incident as a ‘small blast’ and ‘flash explosion,’ while an Intel spokesman referred to it as a ‘small fire.’
According to authorities, the fire occurred in a self-contained room that held petroleum-based solvents. Production is said to be unaffected by the explosion, which officials say took place in a support building at the Intel site in Chandler. Reuters cites a spokesperson that says the site of the fire was under construction at the time.
Chandler Fire Department Battalion Chief Brad Miller told Reuters that an automatic extinguishing system quickly took care of flames with a mix of water and foam and the building, a 3000-square-foot, single-level structure, was evacuated along with another nearby building.
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My IQ dropped trying to read this...
http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/processors/Pages/fx-processor.aspx
power?what power?from amd cpu's?oh..you talking about amd cpu's TDP..yep,i guess you right,since amd cpu's ages behind Intel's..well,at least Intel knows that BOBdozzer wont reach even 4ghz on air,since they simply burning xD
and Intels 4core still beat crap of amd 8core - amd cpu's must be burning from shame xD
Quality (Intel) over quantity (amd) any day.Oh,and dont forget about amd promises and delays LOL And amd still talking,delayed 4 times..and i see 5th coming,what can you expect from such "company" like amd? xD
you're right. but state it more gently next time.
Even if that is all true, I don't see how this is good for you as a consumer!
Even if I go for the best processor, or for the suggested performance/price by Tom's for prices above 150$, I still will cheer for the underdog, because I will not get that processor and leave for a foreign planet. I will still be here when time to upgrade comes.
But seriously, why do these things still happen in companies who have such a reputation for factories with high-end technology?
According to the article, the explosion happened at a part of the plant that was currently under construction. And no matter how high end the technology is, failure is, and always will be an option. Nothing can run forever. It all has to break at some point.
there is always room for human error...after all, we control the machine...i am sure it won't be for much longer
My IQ dropped trying to read this...
Because the only thing that is certain with any implemented safeguard system is failure. At some point the system WILL fail. What really matters is the fall back procedure for when it fails. How do you retrieve and secure personnel safely and in a timely manner?
It's a fun job.
I fail to understand how you can not see the humor. It was a joke which a Intel FanBoy has taken to far (as usual). Btw as long as my athlon can pump out as much FPS in games that a Intel 2500k can and make my Windows experience smooth, you may go ahead and Rave about Intel superiority when you pay arm and leg to experience what i do on dirt cheap cpu's (gaming and Windows running smooth). I dont need a big e-peen or the need to brag to my friends that i got a expensive and good cpu