Archive for HazMat
Cause of Dutch chemical plant blaze 'unknown' – ITV News
ITV NewsCause of Dutch chemical plant blaze 'unknown'ITV NewsThe cause of the fire and explosion that broke out at a Royal Dutch Shell chemical plant in the Netherlands late last night is still not known, according to a spokesman. Royal Dutch Shell spokesman Thijs van Velzen said two people received minor injuries. Read more [...]
Big Blaze at Shell Chemical Plant in Netherlands – ABC News
Big Blaze at Shell Chemical Plant in NetherlandsABC NewsDutch emergency services say a major fire has broken out at a chemical plant operated by oil giant Shell near the port city of Rotterdam. The Security Region Central and Western Brabant said in a tweet that nobody was missing or injured in the fire ...and more » Read more [...]
Emergency services say big blaze raging at Shell chemical plant in Netherlands … – The Republic
Emergency services say big blaze raging at Shell chemical plant in Netherlands ...The RepublicTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch emergency services say a major fire has broken out at a chemical plant operated by oil giant Shell near the port city of Rotterdam. The Security Region Central and Western Brabant said in a tweet that nobody was missing ... Read more [...]
2.8 million Arizonans live within vulnerable zones from toxic chemical leaks – Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Capitol Times2.8 million Arizonans live within vulnerable zones from toxic chemical leaksArizona Capitol TimesMore than 2.8 million Arizona residents — or 44 percent of the state's population — live within areas that are most vulnerable to a catastrophic accidental release of gaseous, and sometimes explosive hazardous chemicals. The toxic agents ... The RMP ...and more » Read more [...]
Crews Begin Moving Endangered Crayfish Near Concord Road – NewsChannel5.com
Crews Begin Moving Endangered Crayfish Near Concord RoadNewsChannel5.com"The reason it's on the endangered species list, it's not just because the crayfish is only found here, but because it also has the potential that if there was a problem in the watershed, a chemical release or toxic spill it could go the entire length ... Read more [...]
Coal company cited after fish kill – Fort Mills Times
Coal company cited after fish killFort Mills TimesHARLAN, Ky. — A coal company in eastern Kentucky has been cited for a chemical release that caused a fish kill along the Clover Fork branch of the Cumberland River. Harlan County Emergency Management Director David McGill told the Harlan Daily ...and more » Read more [...]
Eastern Kentucky coal company cited for chemical release that caused fish kill – The Republic
Eastern Kentucky coal company cited for chemical release that caused fish killThe RepublicHARLAN, Kentucky — A coal company in eastern Kentucky has been cited for a chemical release that caused a fish kill along the Clover Fork branch of the Cumberland River. Harlan County Emergency Management Director David McGill told the Harlan ...and more » Read more [...]
Maui Firefighter Promoted to Hazardous Materials Specialist – Maui Now
Maui NowMaui Firefighter Promoted to Hazardous Materials SpecialistMaui NowThe Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety today announced the promotion of Greg Shinyama to the rank of Firefighter II Hazardous Materials Specialist. Shinyama is a nine year veteran of the department,, having spent time at the Hāna, Wailea, and ... Read more [...]
Arrest made after pranks clear theaters near DC
By BEN NUCKOLS WASHINGTON (AP) — A 20-year-old man was arrested Saturday in a series of dangerous pranks that led to the evacuation of several movie theaters in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs of Washington, authorities said. Manuel Joyner was arrested at his home in Bowie and charged in relation to a prank and evacuation at a movie theater in Largo, Maryland, on May 24, Prince George's County fire officials said. The theater was evacuated after someone used a device described as aSee it Read more [...]
Train derailed underneath 23rd street bridge; flammable liquid leaking from train, hazmat on scene
Tulsa Police officers say a train derailed underneath the 23rd street bridge. See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat cleanup after fuel spill at IMTT in Bayonne: reports – NJ.com
Hazmat cleanup after fuel spill at IMTT in Bayonne: reportsNJ.comHazmat teams are cleaning up a gasoline spill at a bulk liquid storage facility in Bayonne tonight, News 4 New York and police radio dispatches report. The spill, at the IMTT Terminal, happened when one tank was accidentally overfilled, News 4 said.and more » Read more [...]
Fish die in creek after Marietta chemical plant fire – WXIA-TV
Fish die in creek after Marietta chemical plant fireWXIA-TVMARIETTA, GA – Despite huge plumes of smoke and flames that lit up the night sky over Marietta for several hours on May 23, environmental officials said the 12-hour fire at the AmRep chemical company did not put out any toxic fumes endangering nearly ... Read more [...]
No injuries in Lombard chemical leak – Chicago Daily Herald
No injuries in Lombard chemical leakChicago Daily HeraldYork Center Fire Chief Andy Bonomo said crews responded at 10 a.m. to the facility at 566 E. 13th Place after some employees reported a possible chemical leak and a strong chlorine smell. Advertisement. "We did locate about a pint of a liquid chemical ... Read more [...]
Texas fertilizer plant fire turns out OK – agprofessional.com
Texas fertilizer plant fire turns out OKagprofessional.com0 Comments. Because of the West, Texas, fire and explosion, a fire at a fertilizer plant in the town of Athens, Texas, made news in Texas, but it was not seen as anything more than another a common fire like what occurs everywhere, every day across the ...and more » Read more [...]
Powder coats Port of Brisbane after 'larger than expected' refinery release – Brisbane Times
Brisbane TimesPowder coats Port of Brisbane after 'larger than expected' refinery releaseBrisbane TimesAn unusually large chemical release at the Port of Brisbane has seen a sandy white powder settle on cars and workers, sparking health concerns. The material - a synthetic zeolite used to turn crude oil into petrol - was released from the Caltex ...and more » Read more [...]
The fire fallout: State, federal agencies investigate possible contamination … – Marietta Daily Journal
The fire fallout: State, federal agencies investigate possible contamination ...Marietta Daily JournalMARIETTA — Officials from the county's hazmat unit and Marietta's water department say the state is investigating a “fish kill” in Sope Creek that might be linked to a May 23 fire at a chemical plant. AmRep's manufacturing center on Industrial Park ...Officials Say Ga. Chemical Fire Shows VulnerabilitiesFirehouse.comall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Firefighters contain chemical spill on Humber River
A chemical spill on the Humber River has been contained after dozens of firefighters fanned out to identify the source Saturday night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Officials Say Ga. Chemical Fire Shows Vulnerabilities – Firehouse.com
Officials Say Ga. Chemical Fire Shows VulnerabilitiesFirehouse.com"We honestly don't know what chemicals were released," said Battalion Chief Scott Demkowski, who coordinated the Cobb County fire department's hazmat team during the May 23 fire. The blaze exposed a vulnerability in protecting populations against ... Read more [...]
How England's Yeast Vault Saved A Brewery After A Disastrous Flood – Gizmodo Australia
How England's Yeast Vault Saved A Brewery After A Disastrous FloodGizmodo AustraliaAssuming that combustion — fire — is civilisation's most important chemical reaction, then yeast are responsible for the chemistry in the number-two slot. After the flood in Cockermouth, Jennings Brewery ... Read more [...]
Texas fertilizer storage plant burns; no injuries
Dallas Morning News ATHENS, Texas — A large fire Thursday evening destroyed an East Texas facility that reportedly stored ammonium nitrate, the same fertilizer that ignited a deadlySee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Arrest made in toxic gas release at Vermont store
(AP) â€" Vermont State Police say a store employee has been arrested in a May 22 toxic gas release at the Tractor Supply store in Swanton. Police originally reported a chemical spill at the store earlier this month, but said Friday chemicals were mixed in a garbage can that made a toxic gas.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews at Energy Dept. in DC
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A hazmat team is at 9th and C Streets in Southwest D.C. where we're told an unknown substance was found. DC Fire officials saySee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Business Briefs for June 1, 2014 – The Advocate
Business Briefs for June 1, 2014The Advocate... Purchasing; the Mayor's Office of Community Development; East Baton Rouge Parish Library; Downtown Development District; Sanitary Sewer Overflow Program/Department of Public Works; Fire Department; Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ...and more » Read more [...]
Fertilizer plant fire prompts safety seminars – KTBS
Fertilizer plant fire prompts safety seminarsKTBS"The state fire marshal said the most important thing is for the fireman to come home at night," said Cindy White, Bowie County Emergency Management Director. She says ... The state fire marshal will complete the chemical safety seminars in August.Fire at Athens fertilizer storage facility appears to be burning out; no ...Dallas Morning News (blog)Athens Plant Fire Treated As Crime SceneCBS LocalFertilizer storage plant burning in North Texas; square Read more [...]
FBI, hazardous materials crew swarm SF building – SFGate
FBI, hazardous materials crew swarm SF buildingSFGate(05-31) 14:15 PDT San Francisco -- More than two dozen FBI agents, hazardous materials crews, police and fire fighters swarmed around a building at Polk and Jackson streets in San Francisco Saturday morning while FBI agents served a warrant, police ...FBI, Hazmat Crew Outside San Francisco Building As Part of "Criminal ...NBC Bay AreaFBI, hazmat crews converge on San Francisco apartment buildingabc7news.comall 6 news articles » Read more [...]
First Saturday hazardous materials recycling event on June 7 – NJ.com
First Saturday hazardous materials recycling event on June 7NJ.comSomerset County Freeholder Patricia Walsh, recycling liaison, invites Somerset County residents to take advantage of the next First Saturday of the Month Drop-off event on June 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Somerset County Recycling Center, located at ... Read more [...]
Source: SWAT members sent to hospital after discovering meth lab
Eight members of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department SWAT team were rushed to Gwinnett Medical Center Thursday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Possible Hazmat Situation Prompts Presidio Archaeology Lab Evacuation
A possible hazardous materials situation prompted the evacuation of the Presidio Archaeology Lab in San Francisco this morning, fire officials said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Vandergrift's 10,000-gallon oil spill among nation's worst in recent years
The federal government recently ranked the train derailment in Vandergrift in February that spilled thousands of gallons of crude oil as one of the 14 ...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Vic fire crews stem ship chemical leak – Yahoo!7 News
Vic fire crews stem ship chemical leakYahoo!7 NewsFirefighters are working to contain a chemical leak aboard a cargo ship docked in Melbourne. The crew of the Captaine Tasman found a small leak in a 20,000 litre tank while the ship was at sea and heading for Melbourne, an MFB spokesman said on ...and more » Read more [...]
West firefighters warned to leave before explosion – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsWest firefighters warned to leave before explosionDallas Morning NewsA statute of a firefighter with the Firefighters Prayer sits between two crosses outside the volunteer fire department bearing the names of those killed in a fertilizer plant explosion. Fifteen people were killed, including 12 volunteer firefighters ... Read more [...]
Federal regulations for ammonium nitrate found lacking – The Mercury
Federal regulations for ammonium nitrate found lackingThe MercuryComments. The federal government said it has no way of knowing the locations of all facilities in the U.S. that store ammonium nitrate, the chemical that blew up a West, Texas, plant last year, killing 15 people. ... Federal law requires certain ...and more » Read more [...]
NJ study details health problems reported after Paulsboro chemical leak – Newsworks.org
Newsworks.orgNJ study details health problems reported after Paulsboro chemical leakNewsworks.orgWHYY Senior Health Writer Taunya English tracks government policies and community efforts to overhaul the places where people live, work and play. She's a contributor to The Pulse, WHYY's weekly radio show on health, science and innovation news. Read more [...]
Police responding to hazardous materials call at Lehigh Valley Hospital in … – The Express-Times
WFMZ AllentownPolice responding to hazardous materials call at Lehigh Valley Hospital in ...The Express-TimesThe pair were decontaminated prior to entering the hospital. A hazardous materials team performed routine tests on the individuals' vehicle and determined the substance appeared to be nonhazardous, Downs said. Township police could not immediately be ...Lehigh Valley Hospital hazmat responseAllentown Morning Callall 11 news articles » Read more [...]
Athens Plant Fire Treated As Crime Scene – CBS Local
Athens Plant Fire Treated As Crime SceneCBS LocalATHENS (CBSDFW.COM) - A five-block radius has been evacuated following a major fire at a fertilizer plant in Athens. The blaze first began at around 5:45 p.m. on Thursday ... When emergency crews arrived at the fertilizer storage facility on Thursday ...Fire at Athens fertilizer storage facility appears to be burning out; no ...Dallas Morning News (blog)Fertilizer storage plant burns in North Texas; square evacuatedKHOUFertilizer storage plant burns Read more [...]
Big fire destroys fertilizer storage facility in Athens southeast of Dallas – Dallas Morning News
Big fire destroys fertilizer storage facility in Athens southeast of DallasDallas Morning News“The fire was at such a level when the Athens Fire Department got on the scene, there was nothing to do but to back off,” County Judge Richard Sanders, who serves as Henderson County's emergency management director, told the Daily Review. Aerial ... Read more [...]
Person taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak at Dunn Co. p – WQOW TV … – WQOW TV News 18
Person taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak at Dunn Co. p - WQOW TV ...WQOW TV News 18The fire department says there was no risk to neighboring properties and what some people believed to be an explosion was just a pressure release valve doing it's job. "It sounded like an ... It's not clear at this point how much ammonia was released ...and more » Read more [...]
