Archive for HazMat
Tell county, city to stop honey-oil labs, officials urge public at meeting – Redding Record Searchlight
Tell county, city to stop honey-oil labs, officials urge public at meetingRedding Record SearchlightThat's the toll of the roughly 30 butane honey-oil labs that have gone wrong since the operations picked up popularity in the past two years or so, Redding Fire Chief Gerry Gray said at a town-hall meeting on the dangerous labs Wednesday night. "The ... Read more [...]
Acid spill at Indian Hills High School in Oakland forces evacuation – NorthJersey.com
Acid spill at Indian Hills High School in Oakland forces evacuationNorthJersey.comA Certified Hazmat Discharge Cleanup organization was called in, arriving on the scene at about 11:30 a.m. The school was able to resume the normal class schedule with the relocated students while the spill was cleaned up. Air samples determined the ... Read more [...]
UPDATE: FM 14 reopened after Smith Co. wreck – KYTX
KYTXUPDATE: FM 14 reopened after Smith Co. wreckKYTXSmith County Sheriff's Office, DPS, Tyler Fire Deparment Hazmat Response Team and Red Springs VFD are on-scene. A trooper tells CBS 19 ... Traffic is being detoured to FM 2015 as crews continue to work to clean up this scene. People are being asked to ... Read more [...]
Special Report: Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water – The Intercept
The InterceptSpecial Report: Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking WaterThe InterceptLORI CERVERA HAD ALWAYS been an active person. She liked camping, playing outdoors with her kids, and practically lived in her running shoes. She didn't have much patience for illness. So when she developed a dull ache on her right side in May 2014, ... Read more [...]
When Disaster Strikes – UCSF News Services
UCSF News ServicesWhen Disaster StrikesUCSF News ServicesBehind makeshift orange fencing, the Ebola isolation unit in Bo, Sierra Leone, lies shrouded in a haze of smoke from the constant fires burning contaminated bedding and clothing. UC San Francisco physician Andrea Tenner, MD, MPH, looking like an ... Read more [...]
Waco family heeds the call to firefighting – Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco Tribune-HeraldWaco family heeds the call to firefightingWaco Tribune-HeraldHe previously worked in environmental construction, or “dirt cleanup,” before switching careers because he wanted to travel less and spend more time with his family. ... Maness also works with the hazmat unit that stabilizes chemicals after police raids. Read more [...]
35 Sent To Hospital After Chemical Leak At West Babylon High School – CBS Local
WABC-TV35 Sent To Hospital After Chemical Leak At West Babylon High SchoolCBS LocalWEST BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Over thirty students and faculty were taken to the hospital after an unknown chemical leak at West Babylon High School on Tuesday. West Babylon Fire Chief Peter McArdle told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall the leak ...West Babylon H.S. students hospitalized after chemical leakNews 12 Long IslandOfficial: West Babylon High School evacuated due to 'chemical leak'NewsdayLong Island Read more [...]
Official: West Babylon High School evacuated due to 'chemical leak' – Newsday
NBC4 WashingtonOfficial: West Babylon High School evacuated due to 'chemical leak'NewsdayStudents and staff at West Babylon High School were evacuated from the building by emergency responders on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, after a 911 call was made at 11:50 a.m. reporting ?some type of chemical leak? at the school, a district spokeswoman ...West Babylon H.S. students hospitalized after chemical leakNews 12 Long Island34 Sent To Hospital After Chemical Leak At West Babylon High SchoolCBS Localall Read more [...]
34 Sent To Hospital After Chemical Leak At West Babylon High School – CBS Local
BNO News34 Sent To Hospital After Chemical Leak At West Babylon High SchoolCBS LocalWEST BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Over thirty students and faculty were taken to the hospital after an unknown chemical leak at West Babylon High School on Tuesday. West Babylon Fire Chief Peter McArdle told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall the leak ...West Babylon H.S. students hospitalized after chemical leakNews 12 Long IslandWest Babylon High School evacuated because of 'chemical leak,' official saysNewsdayall Read more [...]
West Babylon H.S. students hospitalized after chemical leak – News 12 Long Island
NBC New YorkWest Babylon H.S. students hospitalized after chemical leakNews 12 Long IslandOfficials say West Babylon High School has been evacuated due to a chemical leak that has not been identified. Fire officials say the incident happened in an area near a home economic classroom, but they are unclear of the source. Officials say four ...West Babylon High School evacuated because of 'chemical leak,' official saysNewsdayall 5 news articles » Read more [...]
First responders plan for nano future – Utica Observer Dispatch
Utica Observer DispatchFirst responders plan for nano futureUtica Observer DispatchWith the Computer Chip Commercialization Center, known as Quad-C, already built and work on a chip manufacturing plant underway, area fire departments have a “working plan” when it comes to responding to fire and medical calls at the sites, Maynard ... Read more [...]
Inside A Community's Fierce Fight To Prevent A Nuclear Tragedy – Huffington Post
Huffington PostInside A Community's Fierce Fight To Prevent A Nuclear TragedyHuffington PostFrom his bungalow in Nagercoil, a town 30 miles west of the plant whose wealth rests on making coconut fiber and the spice trade, Udayakumar has organized a long-running protest movement that has drawn in hundreds of thousands of residents. .... Facing ...and more » Read more [...]
SC meth clean-up regulations 'put any number of unsuspecting residents or … – WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC
WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SCSC meth clean-up regulations 'put any number of unsuspecting residents or ...WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SCMany states, including North Carolina, require an assessment and decontamination performed by someone with hazmat training; but there are no state, county or city laws regarding cleanup in Myrtle Beach. “We were hoping that DHEC would step up and ...and more » Read more [...]
ISU contains chemical leak – Idaho State Journal
ISU contains chemical leakIdaho State JournalPOCATELLO – A chemical leak in the Idaho State University Engineering Building that occurred about 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, was contained and the building was re-opened by early afternoon. According to information from ISU, a student and a lab ...Crews on scene of chemical spill at ISUEast Idaho Newsall 7 news articles » Read more [...]
Chemical leak in ISU Engineering Building has been contained – Idaho State Journal
Chemical leak in ISU Engineering Building has been containedIdaho State JournalPOCATELLO – A chemical leak in the Idaho State University Engineering Building that occurred about 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, has been contained and the building has been re-opened. A student and a lab assistant were working with the chemical boron ...Crews on scene of chemical spill at ISUEast Idaho Newsall 6 news articles » Read more [...]
Potentially hazardous materials spur apartment evacuation – KSL.com
Potentially hazardous materials spur apartment evacuationKSL.comCOTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Two dozen apartments were evacuated Monday afternoon after police found potentially hazardous materials inside an apartment in the same building, officials said. Cottonwood Heights police were assisting Murray police with a ... Read more [...]
Overturned gasoline tanker shuts down Palm Bay intersection – Bay News 9
Bay News 9Overturned gasoline tanker shuts down Palm Bay intersectionBay News 9Multiple agencies are out assisting in the cleanup, including Palm Bay Fire, Brevard County Fire Rescue Hazmat and Palm Bay Public Works. Malabar Road east of Interstate 95 and Babcock Street south of Charles Boulevard will be closed as crews work to ...BCFR Responds To Overturned Fuel Tanker Truck In Palm Bay, Closes Malabar Road ...SpaceCoastDaily.comall 7 news articles » Read more [...]
Use Prescribed Fire as a Tool or Wildfire Will Rule, Expert Says – Emergency Management
Use Prescribed Fire as a Tool or Wildfire Will Rule, Expert SaysEmergency ManagementThis summer, the 304,800-acre Okanogan Complex Fires burned about 25,000 acres in the 85,000 acres of Department of Fish and Wildlife managed lands in northcentral Washington. Rich Landers, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. | December 14 ... Read more [...]
Teenager dead after single vehicle accident in Sissonville, name released – WSAZ-TV
WSAZ-TVTeenager dead after single vehicle accident in Sissonville, name releasedWSAZ-TVThe Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and Sissonville Fire Department responded and a HazMat cleanup crew was also on scene. The road was closed after the accident but has since reopened. Keep clicking on WSAZ Mobile and WSAZ.com for ...and more » Read more [...]
Navy to spend $4M on tossable, versatile robots – Stars and Stripes
Stars and StripesNavy to spend $4M on tossable, versatile robotsStars and StripesFirstLook can be outfitted with a manipulator to interact with its environment and various mission packages for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, explosive ordnance disposal, hazardous chemical detection and day, night and all-weather ... Read more [...]
Teenager dead after single vehicle accident in Sissonville – WSAZ-TV
WSAZ-TVTeenager dead after single vehicle accident in SissonvilleWSAZ-TVThe Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and Sissonville Fire Department responded and a HazMat cleanup crew was also on scene. The road was closed after the accident but has since reopened. Keep clicking on WSAZ Mobile and WSAZ.com for ... Read more [...]
Teenager dead after one-vehicle accident in Sissonville – WSAZ-TV
WSAZ-TVTeenager dead after one-vehicle accident in SissonvilleWSAZ-TVSheriff's Sgt. Brian Humphreys said the man was not wearing a seat belt. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and Sissonville Fire Department responded. A HazMat cleanup crew was also on scene. The road was closed after the accident but has since ...and more » Read more [...]
HAZMAT crews cleaning spill in Belpre – The News Center
The News CenterHAZMAT crews cleaning spill in BelpreThe News CenterThe incident resulted in a HAZMAT situation that shut down the road and surrounding area between Clement Avenue and Farson Street. The substance has not yet been identified, and cleanup is still underway. Belpre Police are asking that you use ... Read more [...]
Traffic alert: Pick-up truck with hazardous materials overturned on I-240 and I-44 – kfor.com
kfor.comTraffic alert: Pick-up truck with hazardous materials overturned on I-240 and I-44kfor.comOKLAHOMA CITY – A pick-up truck overturned on I-240 and I-44 during rush-hour Saturday, according to officials. The truck, carrying hazardous materials, overturned on the I-44 southbound exit. Over 1,200 gallons of an organic chemical was spilled on ... Read more [...]
Arlington man killed in crash in Johnson County – FOX 4 News
Arlington man killed in crash in Johnson CountyFOX 4 NewsThe semi driver was treated and released from a local hospital, Gilliam said. It is believed that alcohol was involved in the crash on the part of Taylor, Gilliam said. The crash caused fluid to leak from the semi, into a creek. Hazmat crews showed up ...and more » Read more [...]
Potential hazmat situation in Yarmouth turns out to be spilled milk – Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily NewsPotential hazmat situation in Yarmouth turns out to be spilled milkBangor Daily News... to a potential hazmat situation only to find out that the substance spilling out of a truck was milk. It happened at the Exit 15 Park and Ride Wednesday. Due to new environmental regulations, firefighters say the DEP still had to come in to monitor ... Read more [...]
Southbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia … – WAFF
WAFFSouthbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia ...WAFFThe northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up. Crews responded to a hazmat situation on I-20/59 at Arkadelphia Road/Exit 123 around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Birmingham police say an 18-wheeler ...and more » Read more [...]
Northbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 – WSFA.com … – WSFA
WSFANorthbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 - WSFA.com ...WSFAThe northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up. Crews responded to a hazmat situation on I-20/59 at Arkadelphia Road/Exit 123 around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Birmingham police say an 18-wheeler ...and more » Read more [...]
Evacuation lifted after overturned 18-wheeler prompts hazmat situation in West … – 12NewsNow.Com
12NewsNow.ComEvacuation lifted after overturned 18-wheeler prompts hazmat situation in West ...12NewsNow.ComA HazMat crew was called to assist with the cleanup of an accident involving a tanker truck that rolled over just after 10 a.m. Thursday in Jefferson County. The situation was finally cleared 12 hours later and the evacuation lifted. The accident ... Read more [...]
Northbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near … – KSLA-TV
KSLA-TVNorthbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near ...KSLA-TVThe southbound lanes of I-20/59 have been reopened after a chemical spill and fire near the Arkadelphia Road exit (123) in Birmingham. The northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up.and more » Read more [...]
Northbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near … – WBXH
WBXHNorthbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near ...WBXHThe southbound lanes of I-20/59 have been reopened after a chemical spill and fire near the Arkadelphia Road exit (123) in Birmingham. The northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up.and more » Read more [...]
2 northbound lanes open on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia Road after hazmat situation – WBXH
WBXH2 northbound lanes open on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia Road after hazmat situationWBXHOur photographer on the scene said that sand trucks were arriving to help aid in the clean up, which officials say will take several hours overnight. They did not expect the clean up to affect the Thursday morning commute, but drivers are urged to use ... Read more [...]
Southbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near – WSFA.com … – WSFA
WSFASouthbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near - WSFA.com ...WSFAThe northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up. Crews responded to a hazmat situation on I-20/59 at Arkadelphia Road/Exit 123 around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Birmingham police say an 18-wheeler ...and more » Read more [...]
Northbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near … – Mississippi News Now
Mississippi News NowNorthbound lanes still closed after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near ...Mississippi News NowThe southbound lanes of I-20/59 have been reopened after a chemical spill and fire near the Arkadelphia Road exit (123) in Birmingham. The northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up. Read more [...]
West Birmingham neighborhoods evacuated after I-20/59 chemical spill, explosion – WVTM13
WVTM13West Birmingham neighborhoods evacuated after I-20/59 chemical spill, explosionWVTM13AS YOU KNOW, THE TRUCK CONTAINED SEVERAL HAZMAT CYLINDERS. ONE OF THE CONTAINERS RUPTURED, WHICH WAS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, AN OXDIEDER USED IN BLEACH AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. IT WAS HEATED UP ... Read more [...]
Should ALDOT better enforce hazardous materials routes after chemical spill? – WIAT 42
WIAT 42Should ALDOT better enforce hazardous materials routes after chemical spill?WIAT 42According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, numbers show in 2015 alone there have been 21 incidents in Birmingham involving hazardous materials. Add Wednesday's chemical spill, and the number rises to 22. “Especially if it ... Read more [...]
54 package delivery workers hospitalized over chemical leak from package in Turkey – Hurriyet Daily News
Hurriyet Daily News54 package delivery workers hospitalized over chemical leak from package in TurkeyHurriyet Daily NewsFifty-four workers for a package delivery company in the northwestern province of Kocaeli have been hospitalized after suspected poisoning, following a chemical leak from a package. Workers at a package delivery company in Kocaeli's Başiskele district ...51 hospitalized due to chemical leak at cargo company in western TurkeyCihan News Agencyall 5 news articles » Read more [...]
Southbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia … – Mississippi News Now
Mississippi News NowSouthbound lanes reopened after hazmat situation on I-20/59 near Arkadelphia ...Mississippi News NowThe southbound lanes of I-20/59 have been reopened after a chemical spill and fire near the Arkadelphia Road exit (123) in Birmingham. The northbound lanes are still shut down between Bush Boulevard and I-65 as crews continue to clean up.and more » Read more [...]
