Archive for HazMat
Hazmat investigate white powder on city's southwest side – WISH-TV
WISH-TVHazmat investigate white powder on city's southwest sideWISH-TVEmergency crews responded shortly after 9 a.m. to the 1700 block of Moreland Avenue. The Wayne Township Fire Department used social media to alert residents that they were on the ... Officials confirmed that a local chemical company called Vertellus ...and more » Read more [...]
Mahoning Hazardous Materials Team and Emergency Management test new equipment … – WFMJ
WFMJMahoning Hazardous Materials Team and Emergency Management test new equipment ...WFMJWhen the chlorine leak took place at the Youngstown Waste Water treatment plant in May it took massive amounts of manpower and tied up firefighters to help monitor what direction the chemical cloud was moving to evacuate people. Two local Hazmat crews ... Read more [...]
Boston Hazardous-Materials Scare Prompted by Fish Oil Lab – NECN
NECNBoston Hazardous-Materials Scare Prompted by Fish Oil LabNECNThe acid and other chemicals found in the basement of a Boston building Tuesday evening were being stored to make fish oil supplements, Boston Fire officials say. The chemicals were found as part of some type of laboratory around 6 p.m. in the basement ...and more » Read more [...]
Small fire Friday at Westlake Chemical in Geismar put out quickly, no … – The Advocate
Small fire Friday at Westlake Chemical in Geismar put out quickly, no ...The AdvocateA small fire broke out around 3 p.m. Friday at the Westlake Chemical plant in Geismar and was extinguished within a half hour but not before smoke wafted across La. 30, causing some traffic delays, according to a news release from the Ascension Parish ... Read more [...]
Get rid of hazardous materials, tires at Tox-A-Way-Day – Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg Daily NewsGet rid of hazardous materials, tires at Tox-A-Way-DayGreensburg Daily NewsGREENSBURG — From old tires to household cleaners and pesticides, local residents can rid themselves of toxic materials Saturday at the county fairgrounds at the annual Tox-A-Way-Day. Proper disposal of items such as oil filters, car batteries and ... Read more [...]
Officials: Possible chemical leak at GE Aviation – Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati.comOfficials: Possible chemical leak at GE AviationCincinnati.comMultiple agencies confirmed emergency officials responded Thursday morning to General Electric Aviation in Evendale, Ohio for a possible chemical leak. Authorities first reported emergency activities at the plant at 1 Neumann Way about 9 a.m ...and more » Read more [...]
Officials: Possible chemical leak at General Electric Aviation – Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati.comOfficials: Possible chemical leak at General Electric AviationCincinnati.comMultiple agencies confirmed emergency officials responded Thursday morning to General Electric Aviation in Evendale, Ohio for a possible chemical leak. Authorities first reported emergency activities at the plant at 1 Neumann Way about 9 a.m ... Read more [...]
Boston hazardous-materials scare prompted by fish oil lab – Arizona Daily Star
Boston hazardous-materials scare prompted by fish oil labArizona Daily StarBOSTON (AP) — A hazardous-materials scare that forced the temporary evacuation of residential buildings near Boston's Fenway Park has turned out to be all about fish oil. The discovery of chemicals in the basement of a convenience store Tuesday ...and more » Read more [...]
Boston Hazardous-Materials Scare Prompted by Fish Oil Lab – ABC News
FOXSports.comBoston Hazardous-Materials Scare Prompted by Fish Oil LabABC NewsA hazardous-materials scare that forced the temporary evacuation of residential buildings near Boston's Fenway Park has turned out to be all about fish oil. The discovery of chemicals in the basement of a convenience store Tuesday prompted a response ...Hazmat scare grips street near FenwayBoston HeraldChemicals to Make Fish Oil Discovered in Boston Basement Near Fenway ...NECNBuildings near Fenway Park evacuated due to Read more [...]
DuPont and the Chemical Safety Board Should Release Their Reports – Houston Press
DuPont and the Chemical Safety Board Should Release Their ReportsHouston PressThen, before the fatal chemical release on November 15, 2014, the CSB contends that multiple detectors set up to catch any highly toxic emissions sounded in the hours leading up to the spill. However, the DuPont emergency personnel wasn't notified and ... Read more [...]
Bluffton Township Fire District starts Hazardous Materials training drills – WJCL News
WJCL NewsBluffton Township Fire District starts Hazardous Materials training drillsWJCL NewsBLUFFTON, S.C. (WJCL)- The Bluffton Township Fire District started their series of Hazardous Materials training drills on Tuesday. The Fire District said they typically have four to five HazMat incidents a year, that's why it's important they practice ...Bluffton Township Fire District conducts hazmat trainingBluffton Todayall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Over-pressurized chemical drum blows, plant reports – Coshocton Tribune
Coshocton TribuneOver-pressurized chemical drum blows, plant reportsCoshocton TribuneA neighbor heard what sounded like an explosion at 12:59 p.m. and called the Coshocton County Sheriff's Office, which alerted the city fire department and county medics, safety officials said. Initial reports of injuries proved unfounded, said Todd ... Read more [...]
Five Years After Deadly San Bruno Explosion: Are We Safer? – KQED
KQEDFive Years After Deadly San Bruno Explosion: Are We Safer?KQEDBut with no automatic shutoff valves on the pipeline, natural gas continued to roar from Line 132, feeding an inferno that kept emergency responders at bay and started to consume surrounding homes. PG&E workers began to arrive. But confusion reigned ...and more » Read more [...]
Eleva business hit by flooding – Leader-Telegram
Leader-TelegramEleva business hit by floodingLeader-TelegramThe U.S. Department of Agriculture told them two boxes high of meats and other food products had to be thrown or sent to a plant for animal food. ... We had about a dozen fire departments come to help with about 100 people sandbagging.” ... At one ...and more » Read more [...]
Study: 1M gallons of flammable liquids rolling down Interstate 380 daily – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesStudy: 1M gallons of flammable liquids rolling down Interstate 380 dailyThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesThe county sought the $9,000 study to quantify the amount and type of hazardous materials moving through it so first responders can better prepare for spills, fires and other emergencies, Dodge said. The commission ... Only first responders may see the ... Read more [...]
Comeback Trail: Blount County Rescue Squad reorganizes, and rises again – The Daily Times
The Daily TimesComeback Trail: Blount County Rescue Squad reorganizes, and rises againThe Daily TimesAnd during the recent CSX train derailment and chemical spill crisis in Maryville, a contingent of BCRS volunteers remained in force beginning shortly after the Thursday night spill until Friday the following week, aiding the evacuation process ... Read more [...]
Comeback Trail: Blount County Rescue Squad reorganizes, and rises again – Maryville Daily Times
Maryville Daily TimesComeback Trail: Blount County Rescue Squad reorganizes, and rises againMaryville Daily TimesAnd during the recent CSX train derailment and chemical spill crisis in Maryville, a contingent of BCRS volunteers remained in force beginning shortly after the Thursday night spill until Friday the following week, aiding the evacuation process ... Read more [...]
Cumberland Matters: Hazardous materials training held – Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville ObserverCumberland Matters: Hazardous materials training heldFayetteville ObserverThe event was sponsored by the Cumberland County Local Emergency Planning Committee, which received an $8,300 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The committee serves as a liaison ... Read more [...]
Man hospitalized after chemical leak – KOKI FOX 23
KOKI FOX 23Man hospitalized after chemical leakKOKI FOX 23A trucker reported smelling a chemical; He was hospitalized after being exposed to anhydrous ammonia; The tank was mostly empty, but had enough inside to affect the trucker. Sapulpa fire fighters are investigating a chemical leak that hospitalized one ... Read more [...]
Overnight plant fire at Renewable Energy Group in Geismar injures 4 – NOLA.com
NOLA.comOvernight plant fire at Renewable Energy Group in Geismar injures 4NOLA.comFour people were injured in a fire at the Renewable Energy Group plant in Geismar around midnight on Thursday, Sept. 3. This photo is from the evening of another fire at the plant earlier this year, in April. (Diana Samuels, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune).Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 - Hear from OEP coming up on ...WAFB.comOvernight plant fire at Renewable Energy Group in Geismar injures 4, WAFB Read more [...]
Overnight plant fire at Renewable Energy Group in Geismar injures 4, WAFB reports – NOLA.com
NOLA.comOvernight plant fire at Renewable Energy Group in Geismar injures 4, WAFB reportsNOLA.comThe cause of the fire, which broke out around midnight Thursday, is still being investigated, but emergency officials told the TV station it was an industrial fire and not a chemical release. They said there was no impact to the public. Shelter in ...Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 - Hear from OEP coming up on ...WAFB.comall 9 news articles » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 – Hear from OEP coming up on … – WAFB.com
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 - Hear from OEP coming up on ...WAFB.comGEISMAR, LA (WAFB) -. There was a fire at the Renewable Energy Group in Geismar that injured four people late Thursday night, according to the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. ... Rick Webre, director of APOHSEP ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak sends one to hospital – KOKI FOX 23
KOKI FOX 23Chemical leak sends one to hospitalKOKI FOX 23Sapulpa fire fighters are investigating a chemical leak that hospitalized one man early Friday morning. A truck driver was getting ready to start his route from a parking lot used by truck d rivers. He smelled something coming from a tanker nearby. He ... Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 – WAFB.com
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4WAFB.comThere was a fire at the Renewable Energy Group in Geismar that injured four people late Thursday night, according to the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.and more » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4 – WBXH
Officials: Fire at REG plant in Geismar injures 4WBXHRick Webre, director of APOHSEP, said the incident was an industrial fire, not a chemical release. He added he wants citizens to be assured there was no impact to the public or the roads near the facility. Deputies added the shelter in place orders ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak on campus; two people quarantined – Columbia Missourian
ABC17News.comChemical leak on campus; two people quarantinedColumbia MissourianCOLUMBIA — The MU Police Department was alerted to a chemical leak shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sears Greenhouse. Two people who were immediately evacuated were quarantined, but MU spokesman Christian Basi said there was "no danger ...Chemical leak on MU campus prompts hazmat; no injuries reportedABC17News.comall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Seattle News and Events for Sept. 3 – Oct. 4, 2015 – The Skanner
Seattle News and Events for Sept. 3 - Oct. 4, 2015The SkannerEPCRA Section 312 requires companies to file hazardous chemical inventory reports with the State Emergency Response Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the local Fire Department each year by March 1st. Partner's Produce agreed to ... Read more [...]
Multiple crews clear hazardous materials spill in Olanta – WBTW – Myrtle Beach and Florence SC
WBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SCMultiple crews clear hazardous materials spill in OlantaWBTW - Myrtle Beach and Florence SCThe crews worked to clear a hazardous materials spill. According to the post, there was a leak of approximately 20 gallons of a substance that was 50% hydrogen peroxide. Crews were able to get the situation under control and clear the scene fairly quickly.Emergency crews respond to hazmat spill in OlantaWMBFall 2 news articles » Read more [...]
U.S. 1 North closed in Youngsville due to chemical leak – WRAL.com
WRAL.comU.S. 1 North closed in Youngsville due to chemical leakWRAL.comYoungsville, N.C. — Law enforcement officers were directing traffic away from the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 1 at N.C. Highway 96 in Youngsville Thursday afternoon while hazardous materials crews worked to clear what appeared to be a chemical ... Read more [...]
The foul smell of N.J. industry besets us again (editorial) – SILive.com
SILive.comThe foul smell of N.J. industry besets us again (editorial)SILive.comThe Police and Fire departments dispatched units in case it was some local emergency, such as a toxic spill or fire in a hazardous waste facility. But when they came up empty and the calls kept coming in, the city's Department of Environmental ... Read more [...]
Hazmat situation resolved at Kingsland, Ga. truck stop – First Coast News
First Coast NewsHazmat situation resolved at Kingsland, Ga. truck stopFirst Coast NewsOfficials said calcium carbine residue, stored inside barrels on a flatbed truck, created fumes that were initially thought to be the result of a chemical leak. The situation shut down Petro Kingsland, a truck stop located in the 1100 block of East ...and more » Read more [...]
Volatile chemical exposed at Kingsland, Ga. truck stop – First Coast News
Volatile chemical exposed at Kingsland, Ga. truck stopFirst Coast NewsKINGSLAND, Ga. -- Crews from as far away as Naval Air Station Jacksonville are responding to a volatile chemical exposure in Kingsland, Georgia Wednesday night, officials told First Coast News. Loading… Post to Facebook. Volatile chemical exposed at ...and more » Read more [...]
Photo gallery: Hazardous materials training exercise – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarPhoto gallery: Hazardous materials training exerciseKansas City StarDuring a training exercise, the Overland Park Firefighters gear up for a possible biological scenarios inside a vacant storeroom at the Oak Park Mall. The Overland Park Fire Department Hazardous Materials unit and the Kansas National Guard 73rd Civil ... Read more [...]
Officials report volatile chemical leak at Kingsland, Ga. truck stop – First Coast News
Officials report volatile chemical leak at Kingsland, Ga. truck stopFirst Coast NewsCrews from as far away as Naval Air Station Jacksonville are responding to a volatile chemical leak in Kingsland, Georgia Wednesday night, officials told First Coast News. Calcium carbine is leaking from a chemical drum on a flatbed truck at Petro ... Read more [...]
Hazardous materials mock train derailment event held at the Clay Fire Department – WNDU-TV
Hazardous materials mock train derailment event held at the Clay Fire DepartmentWNDU-TVWith several train tracks running through Michiana, members of the local emergency planning committee met on Wednesday for a first of its kind table top event. It was all part of the hazardous materials mock train derailment event held at the Clay Fire ... Read more [...]
Chemical accident at Ohio water treatment plant injures 4 – News-Herald.com
Chemical accident at Ohio water treatment plant injures 4News-Herald.comThe mixture was limited to the container, but caused the chemical reaction Monday morning at the North Canton Water Treatment Plant, Jackson Township Fire Chief Tracy Hogue told The Repository newspaper in Canton. ... A truck delivered the wrong liquid ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical mix at North Canton water treatment facility hospitalizes 4 – WKBN.com
WKBN.comChemical mix at North Canton water treatment facility hospitalizes 4WKBN.comThe mixture was limited to the container, but caused the chemical reaction Monday morning at the North Canton Water Treatment Plant, Jackson Township Fire Chief Tracy Hogue told The Repository newspaper in Canton. ... A truck delivered the wrong liquid ...Officials: Accidental mix of chemicals at North Canton Water Treatment Plant ...The Republicall 17 news articles » Read more [...]
Chemical mix at Ohio water treatment facility hospitalizes 4 – WRAL.com
Chemical mix at Ohio water treatment facility hospitalizes 4WRAL.comThe mixture was limited to the container, but caused the chemical reaction Monday morning at the North Canton Water Treatment Plant, Jackson Township Fire Chief Tracy Hogue told The Repository newspaper in Canton (http://bit.ly/1UiUash ). The threat ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak contained at Waterford rest stop – WFSB
WFSBChemical leak contained at Waterford rest stopWFSB(WFSB photo). WATERFORD, CT (WFSB) -. A chemical leak at a weigh station along Interstate-95 in Waterford was contained late Tuesday morning. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said a plastic tote ...Chemical Spill Quickly Cleaned Up in WaterfordPatch.comall 2 news articles » Read more [...]
Wick Swimming Pool evacuation after chemical leak on Burn Street – stv.tv
Wick Swimming Pool evacuation after chemical leak on Burn Streetstv.tvEighteen people were evacuated from a Highland leisure centre after a chemical leak caused by a faulty pump. Police shut streets around Wick Swimming Pool while firefighters dealt with the chlorine spill on Monday afternoon. No one was injured and the ...and more » Read more [...]
