Archive for HazMat
Harwich Port street closed into tomorrow due to hazardous materials – Capecodonline
Harwich Port street closed into tomorrow due to hazardous materialsCapecodonlineHARWICH PORT - A section of Bank Street in Harwich Port will remain closed into tomorrow due to hazardous materials found in a home, according to a release from the Harwich Fire Department this afternoon. Removal of the materials, which the release ... Read more [...]
DA: Veteran's Way In Islandia Contaminated With Hazardous Materials – CBS Local
CBS LocalDA: Veteran's Way In Islandia Contaminated With Hazardous MaterialsCBS LocalISLANDIA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Test results confirm a housing development for war veterans on Long Island is contaminated with hazardous materials. Toxic metals, banned pesticides and petroleum by-products have been found in the soil at the six-home ...Harmful chemicals found dumped near Veterans Way in IslandiaNews 12 Long Islandall 13 news articles » Read more [...]
Hazardous materials truck fire closes I-81 North in Hamblen County – Knoxville News Sentinel
Hazardous materials truck fire closes I-81 North in Hamblen CountyKnoxville News SentinelAuthorities have reopened the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 on Wednesday in Hamblen County after a tractor-trailer rig hauling a hazardous substance caught fire. Northbound lanes of I-81 remain closed between mile markers 8 and 12 as authorities ...and more » Read more [...]
County hosting workshops to revise Hazardous Materials Emergency Response … – Chinook Observer
County hosting workshops to revise Hazardous Materials Emergency Response ...Chinook ObserverSOUTH BEND — Pacific County Emergency Management Agency is hosting workshops to revise the county's Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan. Federal law requires each county and local municipality adopt one of these plans to be reviewed ... Read more [...]
Bristol manufacturing company says there may be lingering odors after morning … – Bucks Local News
Bristol manufacturing company says there may be lingering odors after morning ...Bucks Local NewsBRISTOL TOWNSHIP – A Bristol manufacturing company is saying there may be lingering odors in the air following a morning chemical spill at its Altuglas operations in the Keystone Business Center near the intersections of Routes 13 and 413. According to ... Read more [...]
Troutdale school shooting heightens sense of urgency In Rogue Valley – Mail Tribune
Troutdale school shooting heightens sense of urgency In Rogue ValleyMail TribuneHowever, as Ernie Whiteman, a veteran school resource officer at North Medford High School, watched the news feed coming out of Reynolds High School Tuesday, he noted things Medford could do to improve its emergency action procedures. ... Schools near ... Read more [...]
Demolition to begin on BF Goodrich building – Miami News Record
Demolition to begin on BF Goodrich buildingMiami News RecordMIAMI — An informal meeting took place two weeks ago, concerning the possible demolition of a portion of the former BF Goodrich plant which once manufactured tires in northwest Miami. The plant closed in 1986. ...... City officials present included ... Read more [...]
Building evacuated after chemical leak in Stevenage – Comet 24
Comet 24Building evacuated after chemical leak in StevenageComet 24Building evacuated after chemical leak in Stevenage. Emergency services were called to an amonia leak in Stevenage today Credit: @WWatch23. Martin Dunne Tuesday, June 10, 2014 5:10 PM ...and more » Read more [...]
Pipeline company 'slightly safer' than most, but recent mishaps trigger probe
Federal, internal investigations after series of "unusual" accidents; Williams promises to go above and beyond in constructing pipeline here.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chlorine moved from Axiall rail car; officials say unit was overloaded
Lafayette firefighters and hazardous materials personnel continued their watch this weekend over a railroad car that was leaking chlorine, a problem officials said was linked to overloading.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Workers safe after explosions, fire rock Montana wood-products plant – Thomson Reuters Foundation
Workers safe after explosions, fire rock Montana wood-products plantThomson Reuters FoundationJune 10 (Reuters) - Explosions and a fire engulfed a Montana wood-products plant owned by Plum Creek Timber Co on Tuesday but all workers were accounted for and no injuries were reported, an emergency official said. Dozens of fire crews were battling ...and more » Read more [...]
Synthetic drug overdose number high in Elkhart and St. Joseph Co – Fox 28 … – Fox 28
Synthetic drug overdose number high in Elkhart and St. Joseph Co - Fox 28 ...Fox 28Synthetic drug abuse was linked to 28,531 emergency room visits in 2011 alone. In Elkhart and ... "It's easy to get and easy to find," chief paramedic for the Elkhart Fire Department Lt. Bill Sullivan said. His team ... Although the drugs are marketed ...and more » Read more [...]
Person barricaded in Mahwah condo prompts SWAT, hazardous materials … – The Star-Ledger
NorthJersey.comPerson barricaded in Mahwah condo prompts SWAT, hazardous materials ...The Star-LedgerMAHWAH — The county police SWAT team and hazardous materials crews converged on the Society Hill condo complex, where a person was barricaded inside one of the homes Tuesday, according to authorities. The person remained holed up inside ...Barricaded Mahwah man removed by Bergen County Police SWAT teamCliffviewpilot.comall 7 news articles » Read more [...]
Hazmat training: JFD participates in hazardous materials exercise – Jamestown Sun
Jamestown SunHazmat training: JFD participates in hazardous materials exerciseJamestown SunDressed in lime green class A hazardous materials suits that enveloped their breathing gear and their street clothes, four members of the Fargo Fire Department worked to mitigate a chemical spill in a semi truck. Meanwhile, two members of the Jamestown ... Read more [...]
Got Science? Top 5 Science 'Fails' – Huffington Post
Got Science? Top 5 Science 'Fails'Huffington PostThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), charged with regulating the safety of nuclear power plants, voted recently to end all consideration of a plan to accelerate the transfer of the growing stocks of nuclear waste at U.S. nuclear plants from spent ... Read more [...]
Hazmat incident closes Del. 9 south of New Castle – The News Journal
Hazmat incident closes Del. 9 south of New CastleThe News JournalA Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control emergency response team was en route this morning, but agency officials had no other immediate information, according to Joanna Wilson, a spokeswoman. ... and caustic soda, produces chlorine ... Read more [...]
The Chemical Leak at a Rubbertown Plant Has Been Stopped – WFPL
The Chemical Leak at a Rubbertown Plant Has Been StoppedWFPLNo emergency orders are expected for Louisville's Rubbertown neighborhood after a butadiene leak Monday morning at the American Synthetic plant, said a spokeswoman for Louisville's Emergency Management Agency. The leak was reported at 10:50 a.m.; it ...and more » Read more [...]
Traffic backs up on I-26 after wreck, meth lab find
A motorcycle wreck and a traffic stop leading to a meth lab bust have traffic on Interstate 26 at a standstill through North Charleston.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
State police responding to hazmat situation in Montville
Connecticut State Police and emergency crews are on the scene of a hazmat situation at 18 Hunters Run in Montville.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Federal agencies begin cleaning up hazardous materials at Knoxville College … – WATE-TV
Federal agencies begin cleaning up hazardous materials at Knoxville College ...WATE-TVFederal agencies begin cleaning up hazardous materials at Knoxville College lab building. Posted: Monday, June 9, 2014 4:47 PM EDT. ADVERTISEMENT. Bookmark and Share · Federal agencies begin cleaning up hazardous materials at Knoxville College ...EPA at Knoxville College to remove hazardous materialsWBIR-TVWeeks of work: EPA begins clearing hazardous, abandoned substances from ...Knoxville News Sentinelall Read more [...]
Scientists explore using trees to clean pollution – KTVL
KTVLScientists explore using trees to clean pollutionKTVLThe plan from Dow Chemical and the Nature Conservancy calls for growing thick groves of trees to capture pollutants downwind from a chemical plant. The proposal faces a long wait. But it envisions a day when expensive pollution-scrubbing machines might ...and more » Read more [...]
EPA at Knoxville College to remove hazardous materials – WBIR-TV
EPA at Knoxville College to remove hazardous materialsWBIR-TV(WBIR - Knoxville) Crews from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have arrived at Knoxville College to begin removing thousands of chemical bottles and hazardous materials found in an abandoned science building on campus. The A.K. Stewart ... Read more [...]
Alert issued after chemical release in Rubbertown – WAVE
Alert issued after chemical release in RubbertownWAVELOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Code Red alert has been issued for the neighborhood around Rubbertown following a chemical leak. According to MetroSafe, American Synthetic Rubber is experiencing a leak of butadiene. The leak was first reported around ...and more » Read more [...]
4 hospitalized after Gainesville chemical leak – MyFox Atlanta
4 hospitalized after Gainesville chemical leakMyFox Atlanta4 hospitalized after Gainesville chemical leak. Posted: Monday, June 9, 2014 11:36 AM EDT. Updated: Monday, June 9, 2014 11:36 AM EDT. By Eden Godbee, Digital Editor - email. GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Four people were hospitalized after an ammonia leak at ...and more » Read more [...]
Fire officials respond to chemical leak in the Rubbertown area – WDRB
Fire officials respond to chemical leak in the Rubbertown areaWDRB(WDRB) -- Fire officials responded to a chemical leak in the Rubbertown area Monday morning, according to Metrosafe dispatchers. We're told the leak took place at American Synthetic Rubber, at 4500 Campground Road, near Ralph Avenue, and involved ...and more » Read more [...]
Special Report: Officials warned about Convoy fire – Canton Repository
Special Report: Officials warned about Convoy fireCanton RepositoryMcDonald drove by the site that Friday, he said, and found no evidence of work going on inside the building and saw no employees or any signs of a chemical being released. Two semi trailers, one which was running, and a roll-off container, were at the ... Read more [...]
Call for Entries: Chemical Protection Challenge
The Chemical Protection Challenge, wants your ideas for improving protection of first responder personnel from chemical threat agents.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Railcar experiences a vapor leak in Walker Road switch yard.
Everything is getting back to normal after a chlorine gas leak yesterday forced an evacuation of employees at lus on walker road. Some of those employees had reported feeling nauseous after smelling chemicals.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
35 employees affected by hazardous materials odor in Jurupa Valley
Cal-Fire and Riverside County firefighters responded to a hazardous-materials situation in Jurupa Valley Friday night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
3 people hurt in ammonia leak at Wichita Farmland plant
Firefighters were called to the scene around 2:45 p.m. Saturday at 2323 S. Sheridan.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Man Convicted for Ricin Possession, Plans to Weaponize
An Ohio man was convicted for ricin possession and plans to weaponize the toxin. The verdict was announced after a four-day jury trial in Cleveland.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Oh island in the sun… – Pitchcare (press release)
Oh island in the sun...Pitchcare (press release)The older guys - Argyris, Costas and Stelios Constantinou - tend to have the less demanding jobs, whilst I take on most of the important chemical and fertiliser application work myself. MinthisHills Team I aim to share the workload ... We have a team ...and more » Read more [...]
Worker treated after ammonia leak released from hospital – KWCH
Worker treated after ammonia leak released from hospitalKWCHEmergency crews were called to Farmland Foods near the intersection of Pawnee and Sheridan a little after 3 p.m., after a report of an ammonia leak. Tammy Snow with the Wichita Fire Department says the leak was in the ammonia line in the attic area.and more » Read more [...]
Crews respond to an ammonia leak in south Wichita – KSN-TV
Crews respond to an ammonia leak in south WichitaKSN-TVWICHITA - Emergency crews spent much of the day Saturday cleaning up a hazmat spill at a Farmland plant in south Wichita. Workers discovered ammonia leaking at the food processing plant just before 3 p.m. Saturday forcing an ... The smell of ammonia ...Wichita Farmland Foods plant evacuated, man hospitalized after ammonia leakKansas.comall 12 news articles » Read more [...]
Wichita Farmland Foods plant evacuated, man hospitalized after ammonia leak – Kansas.com
Wichita Farmland Foods plant evacuated, man hospitalized after ammonia leakKansas.comThe meat processing plant is at 2323 S. Sheridan, which is north of Pawnee between Meridian and West Street. Dozens of people were working at the time, according to 911 emergency traffic. Fire crews ventilated the structure so chemical fumes could ...and more » Read more [...]
