Archive for HazMat
Chemical leak drill at Pueblo Chemical Depot – KXRM
Chemical leak drill at Pueblo Chemical DepotKXRMPUEBLO, COLO. -- Tuesday a dangerous chemical leak has occurred at the U.S Army Chemical Depot in Pueblo, but not to worry it was all part of an annual drill. "Today involved moving a pallet of mustard filled projectiles, a simulated accident occurred ... Read more [...]
Acid leak forces evacuation on East Side
An acid leak forced the evacuation of a truck stop on the East Side late Tuesday night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
HAZMAT at North Stafford High School: 15 Sickened
Update Stafford County fire and rescue officials issued the following statement about today’s HAZMAT incident at North Stafford High School: Keep Reading...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Materials leak closes area at Exhibition Place
An area at Exhibition Place has been closed down after a corrosive material was discovered leaking from a tanker truck in the area Monday night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fond du Lac Fire Department promoted to Type III HazMat team
The Fond du Lac Fire Department has been upgraded to a Type III HazMat team, according to a press release Tuesday from Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt's (R-Fond du Lac) office.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Fire, police, hazmat respond to possible chemical leak in Great Falls – The Missoulian
Fire, police, hazmat respond to possible chemical leak in Great FallsThe MissoulianGREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible chemical leak from a rail car in Great Falls. Police Sgt. Doug Malum says no injuries have been reported. Authorities say Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employees reported ...Fire, police respond to possible chemical leakWashington Timesall 16 news articles » Read more [...]
GREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible … – The Missoulian
GREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible ...The MissoulianGREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible chemical leak from a rail car in Great Falls. Police Sgt. Doug Malum says no injuries have been reported. Authorities say Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employees reported ...Fire, police respond to possible chemical leakWashington TimesRail car leak in Great Falls under controlThe Bozeman Daily Chronicleall 16 Read more [...]
Va. senators seek stricter regulation of crude oil trains – Richmond Times Dispatch
The Virginian-PilotVa. senators seek stricter regulation of crude oil trainsRichmond Times DispatchWarner, who formerly served on a commerce subcommittee dealing with transportation of hazardous materials, and Kaine, former mayor of Richmond, also pressured Foxx for a briefing on regulatory proposals for rail safety and what the department is doing ...Kaine, Warner call for federal action after Lynchburg train derailmentTriCities.comSenators call for improved rail safety, communication following Read more [...]
Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the … – Great Falls Tribune
Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the ...Great Falls TribuneEARLIER: Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls. A strange smell was reported near the car, which is carrying sodium hydrosulfide, around 1:15 this afternoon. Great Falls Police ...Fire, police crews respond to chemical leak from rail car in Great FallsThe Republicall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Possible chemical leak reported near Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls – Great Falls Tribune
Possible chemical leak reported near Hickory Swing golf course in Great FallsGreat Falls TribuneADVERTISEMENT. Scanner traffic indicates there is a possible chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls. A strange smell was reported near the car, which is carrying sodium hydrosulfide, around 1:15 this afternoon. Read more [...]
Kenwick Park chemical leak latest – five taken to hospital – Grimsby Telegraph
Grimsby TelegraphKenwick Park chemical leak latest - five taken to hospitalGrimsby TelegraphFive people have been taken to hospital for treatment for gas inhalation following an incident at Louth's Kenwick Park Hotel. An error in mixing chemicals - including chlorine - in the pool area triggered the incident at around 3.30pm today ...and more » Read more [...]
Alberta Government Admits It Knew Of Earlier Sulfolane Leak – Huffington Post Canada
Alberta Government Admits It Knew Of Earlier Sulfolane LeakHuffington Post CanadaPeople who haven't been able to drink from their wells for weeks because of a potential chemical leak at a gas plant near Edson, Alta., are now raising questions about the system that was set up to protect them. Alberta Health Services advised ...and more » Read more [...]
Kaine, Warner call for federal action after Lynchburg train derailment
The derailment of a crude oil train in Lynchburg last week prompted Virginia's two U.S. senators to call for action from federal transportation officials on proposed regulations to protect communities from the threat of potentially catastrophic rail accidents.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Meth production sparked fire in Norfolk home, investigators say
Anton Godley, 41, has been charged with one count of felony possession of two or more substances with the intent to manufacture Methamphetamines and one misdemeanor count of possession of Marijuana.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hash oil explosions rise with legalized marijuana
(Eds: Re-sends to add to headline packages, relinks video. AP Video. With AP Photos.) DENVER (AP) — The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug's intoxicating oil in crude home-based laboratories.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
FOWLER: Hazardous materials pose a challenge for firefighters – Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
FOWLER: Hazardous materials pose a challenge for firefightersSeguin Gazette-EnterpriseYou might think that learning about hazardous materials and ropes and knots would be mind numbing, but you would be wrong. Well, at least it's not as tedious as it may seem at first blush. The definition of a hazardous material may seem fairly simple ...and more » Read more [...]
Hazmat cleaning up acid spill on East Side – KSAT San Antonio
Hazmat cleaning up acid spill on East SideKSAT San AntonioAn 18-wheeler was carrying containers of acid and one of them started leaking in the parking lot of the Travel Centers of America on Interstate 10 East near Foster Road. Crews are at the scene using absorbent to soak up the acid in the parking lot. The ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak 'under control' in SE Houston – KPRC Houston
KPRC HoustonChemical leak 'under control' in SE HoustonKPRC HoustonHouston fire officials said a couple hundred gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at ESR Company in the 6100 block of McGrew. Crews with the Houston Fire Department responded to the scene and evacuated the building and the ... Read more [...]
County hazmat crew demonstrates spill cleanup for local firms – Lancaster Eagle Gazette
County hazmat crew demonstrates spill cleanup for local firmsLancaster Eagle GazetteCraig Spiller, assistant chief of EMA special operations, gives a hazmat demonstration Tuesday at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds in Lancaster. The demonstration was part of a Fairfield County Safety Council Safety Fair. / Jess Grimm/Eagle-Gazette ... Read more [...]
Government comes clean on chemical leak – CBC.ca
Government comes clean on chemical leakCBC.caPeople who haven't been able to drink from their wells for weeks because of a potential chemical leak at a gas plant near Edson, Alta., are now raising questions about the system that was set up to protect them. Alberta Health Services advised ... Read more [...]
Axiall report reveals major chemical release – American Press
Axiall report reveals major chemical releaseAmerican PressA recent report from Axiall to the state Department of Environmental Quality reveals more than 100,000 pounds of hazardous chemicals were released during a fire at the company's Westlake plant in December, an amount that far exceeds what is permitted ... Read more [...]
Harvard Launches Three Centers to Battle Infectious Pathogens
In order to better combat infectious disease, Harvard Medical School (HMS) is creating three Centers of Excellence for Translational Research: one inSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
‘It could have been real’: Lincoln disaster drill opens eyes to hazmat dangers
LINCOLN, Maine — The largest disaster drill in Lincoln in at least 15 years began Saturday with a scenario no one wants to see: two drag-racing vehicles at a train crossing slamming into Pan Am Railways freight cars carrying sodium hydroxide, officials said. The scenario involved the “injury” of nine [...]See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Big Rig Leak Creates Hazmat Situation off I-5 – NBC 7 San Diego
NBC 7 San DiegoBig Rig Leak Creates Hazmat Situation off I-5NBC 7 San DiegoA Hazmat team was called to clean up a leaking substance from a semi-truck off the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Carlsbad. The California Highway Patrol said a big rig stalled around 3:15 p.m. and pulled over onto the right-hand shoulder of the ... Read more [...]
Cleanup continues, senators call for better safety for trains hauling … – Lynchburg News and Advance
The Virginian-PilotCleanup continues, senators call for better safety for trains hauling ...Lynchburg News and AdvanceWhile cleanup continues in downtown Lynchburg where a train derailed last week, Virginia's U.S. senators called for better safety and communication in hauling hazardous materials. Most of downtown Lynchburg was back to normal Monday except for the ...Kaine, Warner call for federal action after Lynchburg train derailmentStafford County SunSenators call for improved rail safety, Read more [...]
Activists wearing hazmat suits clean up park to raise awareness – Global Times
Activists wearing hazmat suits clean up park to raise awarenessGlobal TimesA group dressed in astronaut-inspired survival suits pick up litter at a park in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province on April 14, as part of a campaign to promote environmental protection. According to participants in the activity, entitled "Future of No ... Read more [...]
UPDATE 2-Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in Arizona – Reuters
UPDATE 2-Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in ArizonaReutersPHOENIX May 5 (Reuters) - A chemical leak at Intel Corp's manufacturing complex in Arizona has been contained and two workers were taken to hospital for observation, a spokesman for the chipmaker said on Monday. During a tool installation in a ...12 people treated for exposure to ammonia after chemical leak at Intel plant ...The Republicall 8 news articles » Read more [...]
Hazmat Situation Declared After Big Rig Leaks onto I-5 – NBC 7 San Diego
Hazmat Situation Declared After Big Rig Leaks onto I-5NBC 7 San DiegoA Hazmat team was called to clean up a leaking substance from a semi-truck off the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Carlsbad. The California Highway Patrol said a big rig stalled around 3:15 p.m. and pulled over onto the right-hand shoulder of the ... Read more [...]
Chemical spill triggers explosion at Maine sewage plant – Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily NewsChemical spill triggers explosion at Maine sewage plantBangor Daily NewsThe York County Hazardous Materials Team was at the scene and members could be seen on site in hazmat suits Monday afternoon. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hazmat team is on its way to conduct a cleanup, Nichols said. The problem has been ...and more » Read more [...]
Toxic health effects of Chesterfield, Hopewell plants, not fully known – WWBT
Toxic health effects of Chesterfield, Hopewell plants, not fully knownWWBTThe majority of chemical release data are estimated by each chemical facility, rather than independently measured by the state. Numbers are then recorded in Virginia's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Report, cataloging the quantity and release points of ... Read more [...]
West Haven diesel spill confirmed – Port Macquarie News
West Haven diesel spill confirmedPort Macquarie News“Although people did arrive on site at Busways to clean up, I am worried about the potential overflow to properties and environmental damage,” Mr Wheatley said. Other residents have also commented on the smell, saying it had ... “The remaining fuel in ...and more » Read more [...]
WV Gov. Tomblin asks public for input in chemical leak response – State Journal
WV Gov. Tomblin asks public for input in chemical leak responseState JournalGov. Earl Ray Tomblin is asking for the public's input on the state's emergency response to the Jan. 9 chemical spill into the Elk River.The governor is calling the questionnaire the “After Action Review” of West Virginia's response to spill. Gov. Earl ... Read more [...]
NTSB begins investigation of Virginia crude train derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board took charge of the investigation into the Apr. 30 derailment of a train carrying crude oil in Lynchburg, Va., but it will be months before conclusions are reached and recommendations are issued, the investigator-in-charge said. See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Lancaster: Meth-Making Stash Found Twice Near Mulberry St., Pierce Ave.
LANCASTER Rob WellsSean Rowe -- Fairfield County investigators say they've found meth making materiaSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
No injuries in east Phoenix hazmat incident – azcentral.com
No injuries in east Phoenix hazmat incidentazcentral.comMure said FlipChip International works with other companies to develop computer chips. The company's fire protection systems successfully contained the fire and there was no risk or health concerns to the public. "Right now we are in the clean up ... Read more [...]
GMU Summer Program in International Security
The Summer Program in International Security offers professionals, students, and faculty in related fields an opportunity to get up to speed or stay up to date on a range of important topics.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
