industrial area

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Overnight, attacks on Saudi Arabia hit a petrochemical complex in a sprawling industrial area in the eastern city of Jubail, a witness who requested anonymity told AFP, hours after similar installations in Iran were struck.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

On Nov. 4, 2025, the Hawaii-bound plane crashed in an industrial area beyond the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The flames sent smoke billowing above the nearby industrial area of Challenger Way.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

In an industrial area east of downtown Los Angeles that is home to several warehouses, the lifetime cancer risk from air pollution is 80 times higher, most of it stemming from formaldehyde.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Durban is the principal port for the country’s main industrial area, and the highway that leads to Johannesburg runs parallel to the railway line for a great distance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela