Archive for HazMat

People Near Burned Texas Chemical Plant Told to Stay Indoors – U.S. News & World Report

People Near Burned Texas Chemical Plant Told to Stay Indoors  U.S. News & World ReportDeer Park lifts shelter-in-place after detecting lower benzene levels  ChronDeer Park, Texas, chemicals facility fire: Shelter-in-place order lifted over Deer Park, Texas, benzene levels  CBS NewsAfter Houston Fire, Danger Grows as Benzene Clouds Shut Suburb  BloombergResidents must stay inside after Texas chemical fire put out  KEYTView full coverage on Google Read more [...]

Deer Park TX Chemical Plant Tank Fires Extinguished Overnight Firefighters – Firehouse.com

Deer Park TX Chemical Plant Tank Fires Extinguished Overnight Firefighters  Firehouse.comFlare-ups continue at Deer Park plant as emergency crews prepare for cleanup  ChronPlant fire intensifies after drop in water pressure  ABC NewsLow Water Pressure Causes Chemical Plant Fire Near Houston To Intensify  CBS Dallas / Fort WorthView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Shelter-in-place alert issued for Deer Park after elevated benzene levels detected – Chron

Shelter-in-place alert issued for Deer Park after elevated benzene levels detected  Chron

Emergency crews are still working to find the source of the elevated benzene levels at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. facility in Deer Park, Harris County …

Deer Park Fire: 4 tanks still burning as smoke lifts from ITC for 3rd day – KTRK-TV

Deer Park Fire: 4 tanks still burning as smoke lifts from ITC for 3rd day  KTRK-TVFlare-ups continue at Deer Park plant as emergency crews prepare for cleanup  ChronPlant fire intensifies after drop in water pressure  ABC NewsLow Water Pressure Causes Chemical Plant Fire Near Houston To Intensify  CBS Dallas / Fort WorthDeer Park TX Chemical Plant Tank Fires Extinguished Overnight Firefighters  Firehouse.comView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]

WATCH LIVE: Chemical tanks in La Porte continue to burn; schools to re-open Tuesday – KHOU.com

WATCH LIVE: Chemical tanks in La Porte continue to burn; schools to re-open Tuesday  KHOU.com

DEER PARK, Texas — A large fire at Intercontinental Terminals Company in the Deer Park and La Porte area continues to burn and may not be out until …

Fire contained at Exxon's Baytown facility – Chron

Fire contained at Exxon’s Baytown facility  Chron

UPDATE: Eight tanks now on fire at Deer Park plant. A fire that broke out Saturday afternoon at Exxon Mobil’s Baytown refinery has been contained by …

National Guard called into Houston after chemical fire, residents told to stay inside – NBCNews.com

National Guard called into Houston after chemical fire, residents told to stay inside  NBCNews.com

Residents were told to stay inside after elevated levels of benzene were detected near the Intercontinental Terminals Company that caught fire this week.

Officials provide updates after Texas chemical plant fire – KEYE TV CBS Austin

Officials provide updates after Texas chemical plant fire  KEYE TV CBS Austin

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will be holding a news conference at Houston TranStar to provide an update regarding air quality near the chemical plant fire.

Where should you take hazardous materials you want to toss? – WSBT-TV

Where should you take hazardous materials you want to toss?  WSBT-TV

Spring cleaning mode — engaged. But not all items you want to get rid of fall into the donate, sell or trash categories. There’s a place you should take hazardous …

6 dead after explosion at Chinese pesticide plant – South China Morning Post

6 dead after explosion at Chinese pesticide plant  South China Morning Post

Magnitude 3 earthquake detected after blast at Chenjiagang Tianjiayi chemical plant damages residential buildings, school and dozens of vehicles.

Linndale scrap yard busted for harboring potentially explosive material – News 5 Cleveland

Linndale scrap yard busted for harboring potentially explosive material  News 5 Cleveland

LINNDALE, Ohio — The Cleveland, Cuyahoga Environmental Crimes Task Force reports they found potentially hazardous materials they said could have …

No hazardous materials found after Lascassas Kroger evacuated – The Daily News Journal

No hazardous materials found after Lascassas Kroger evacuated  The Daily News Journal

The Kroger on Lascassas Pike is safe to reopen for business after it was evacuated on Wednesday evening.

Gulfport Fire responds to chemical leak at Armed Forces Retirement Home – WXXV News 25

Gulfport Fire responds to chemical leak at Armed Forces Retirement Home  WXXV News 25

This afternoon, Gulfport Fire Department responded to a call from the Armed Forces Retirement Home for a supposed chemical leak. Once units arrived on …

Flare-ups continue at Deer Park plant as emergency crews prepare for cleanup – Chron

Flare-ups continue at Deer Park plant as emergency crews prepare for cleanup  ChronDeer Park Fire: 4 tanks still burning as smoke lifts from ITC for 3rd day  KTRK-TVLow Water Pressure Causes Chemical Plant Fire Near Houston To Intensify  CBS Dallas / Fort WorthDeer Park TX Chemical Plant Tank Fires Extinguished Overnight Firefighters  Firehouse.comNo timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility  ABC NewsView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Truck carrying hazardous materials rolled over near Monmouth, Illinois. – KWQC-TV6

Truck carrying hazardous materials rolled over near Monmouth, Illinois.  KWQC-TV6

MONMOUTH, Il (KWQC)- A truck carrying hazardous material rolled over near Monmouth, Illinois. The accident happened around Noon on Tuesday, March 19th …

Semi carrying 17,000 pounds of explosive materials crashes outside Monmouth – WQAD Moline

Semi carrying 17,000 pounds of explosive materials crashes outside Monmouth  WQAD Moline

The driver was taken to the local Hospital in Monmouth where he was treated and released with minor injuries.

Commercial vehicle carrying hazardous materials rolls over on US 34 – newschannel20.com

Commercial vehicle carrying hazardous materials rolls over on US 34  newschannel20.com

Illinois State Police were called to a commercial vehicle roll-over on US Route 34 at US 67 Tuesday. Police say the crash occurred at 12 p. m. on the South …

Deer Park TX Chemical Plant Fire Smoke Plume Timeline Firefighters – Firehouse.com

Deer Park TX Chemical Plant Fire Smoke Plume Timeline Firefighters  Firehouse.com

Fire officials are now uncertain about how long a chemical plant fire in Deer Park will continue after the blaze at the facility worsened overnight.

Student journalists uncover issues with the way University at Buffalo stores hazardous materials – WKBW-TV

Student journalists uncover issues with the way University at Buffalo stores hazardous materials  WKBW-TV

This discovery comes three months after an audit by the New York State Comptroller found there were concerns about the way UB handled hazardous materials.

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital 'Hazardous Materials' Incident Prompts Response From Firefighters – KHTS Radio

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital ‘Hazardous Materials’ Incident Prompts Response From Firefighters  KHTS Radio

The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports of a hazmat incident at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Tuesday, officials said.

Deer Park tells city to shelter in place as plant catches fire – Chron

Deer Park tells city to shelter in place as plant catches fire  Chron

Deer Park officials are warning residents to shelter in place as the city declares a fire at a petrochemicals terminal an emergency. “City of Deer Park issuing …

LIVE STREAM: Shelter-in-Place expanded in midst of 'uncontrolled' tank fire, City of Deer Park says – KPRC Click2Houston

LIVE STREAM: Shelter-in-Place expanded in midst of ‘uncontrolled’ tank fire, City of Deer Park says  KPRC Click2Houston

DEER PARK, Texas – One day after the Exxon plant fire in Baytown, another facility in the area caught fire. A tank fire at Intercontinental Tank Company Deer …

Fire contained at Exxon's Baytown facility – Houston Chronicle

Fire contained at Exxon’s Baytown facility  Houston Chronicle

A fire broke out Saturday afternoon at Exxon Mobil’s Baytown facility and was later contained. No injuries were reported.

Sg Kim Kim chemical dump – The Malaysian Insight

Sg Kim Kim chemical dump  The Malaysian Insight

LAST week, chemical waste was illegally dumped into Sg Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang, Johor. Toxic fumes from the waste have…

Pasir Gudang methane poisoning: 2775 people affected; no state of emergency for now – Channel NewsAsia

Pasir Gudang methane poisoning: 2775 people affected; no state of emergency for now  Channel NewsAsia

JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 2775 people have been affected by the toxic waste pollution in Pasir Gudang as of Thursday (Mar 14) afternoon. There …

STC expands its range of innovative clip-in filters to latest mirrorless models – Digital Camera World

STC expands its range of innovative clip-in filters to latest mirrorless models  Digital Camera World

Taiwanese filter experts STC Optical and Chemical release new clip-in filters for latest Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm cameras.

ExxonMobil is combating a fire at their Baytown plant – KTRK-TV

ExxonMobil is combating a fire at their Baytown plant  KTRK-TV

Emergency teams are working to combat a fire at an ExxonMobil chemical plant in Baytown.

Hustling out hazardous waste – MyArkLaMiss

Hustling out hazardous waste  MyArkLaMiss

(3/15/19)– Searching for a place to ditch that vintage 1999 desktop that’s been sitting in your house for years? Look no further. Ouachita Green is holding a …

EPA report: Red Dog Mine as major chemical release source – adn.com

EPA report: Red Dog Mine as major chemical release source  adn.com

DEC Commissioner Jason Brune said in a statement that “characterizing such releases as toxic is disingenuous at best.”

Fire crews find no chemical leak on Friday call – Bismarck Tribune

Fire crews find no chemical leak on Friday call  Bismarck Tribune

The Bismarck Fire Department responded Friday to a call of a possible chemical leak at the Dean Foods plant on Main Street but no evidence of any leak was …

Hazardous materials exercise is March 20 at Fort McCoy – La Crosse Tribune

Hazardous materials exercise is March 20 at Fort McCoy  La Crosse Tribune

Fort McCoy will conduct a simulated hazardous materials exercise Wednesday, March 20.

Johor Sultan pledges RM1 million for Pasir Gudang aid efforts – Channel NewsAsia

Johor Sultan pledges RM1 million for Pasir Gudang aid efforts  Channel NewsAsiaMalaysia Closes More Than 100 Schools After Chemical Leak Causes Poisonings  TIMEMalaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings grow 'more critical':The Asahi Shimbun  Asahi ShimbunMalaysia Training Ministry shuts down over 100 colleges in Johor after toxic chemical leak  InfosurhoyView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Crews responding to hazardous materials situation in Lawrence – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Crews responding to hazardous materials situation in Lawrence  Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) – Crews are responding to hazardous materials situation Thursday in Lawrence. Firefighters were on scene outside Lawrence …

Crews respond to hazardous materials situation outside Lawrence courthouse – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Crews respond to hazardous materials situation outside Lawrence courthouse  Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) – Crews responded to a potential hazardous materials situation Thursday in Lawrence. Firefighters were called after a white …

Crews responded to hazardous materials situation in Lawrence – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

Crews responded to hazardous materials situation in Lawrence  Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) – Crews responded to a potential hazardous materials situation Thursday in Lawrence. Firefighters were on scene outside …

New Railroad Oil Spill Response Rules Issued by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration – JD Supra

New Railroad Oil Spill Response Rules Issued by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  JD Supra

On February 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), “in consultation with the Federal …

Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become "more critical" – Nikkei Asian Review

Malaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become "more critical"  Nikkei Asian ReviewMalaysia Closes More Than 100 Schools After Chemical Leak Causes Poisonings  TIMEMalaysia shuts 111 schools as poisonings become 'more critical'  TimesLIVEJohor Sultan pledges RM1 million for Pasir Gudang aid efforts  Channel NewsAsiaView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Washington County Clean Sweep 2019 Household Hazardous Waste Collection – washingtoncountyinsider.com

Washington County Clean Sweep 2019 Household Hazardous Waste Collection  washingtoncountyinsider.com

West Bend, WI – Need to dispose of hazardous waste material? You no longer need to wait for the ‘two’ one-day Clean Sweep events that have been held in the …

Malaysia Closes More Than 100 Schools After Chemical Leak Causes Poisonings – TIME

Malaysia Closes More Than 100 Schools After Chemical Leak Causes Poisonings  TIME

Malaysian authorities have shut 111 schools as of Wednesday, after a suspected chemical leak in the southern state of Johor poisoned more than 200 children, …

12 people treated as hazmat crews investigate leak at business in O'Fallon, Mo. – KMOV.com

12 people treated as hazmat crews investigate leak at business in O’Fallon, Mo.  KMOV.com

O’FALLON, Mo. (KMOV.com)— Hazmat crews are working to clean up a chemical spill that began early Wednesday morning near a business in O’Fallon, Mo.