Archive for HazMat
Crews clean up after fuel truck overturns
GALLATIN --Hazmat crews responded to the scene on Synderville Road, where a truck carrying 2,000 galSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
A year later, West is still a long way from recovery – Fort Worth Star Telegram
A year later, West is still a long way from recoveryFort Worth Star TelegramWEST — Two flags, tattered by an explosion blocks away, have flown at half-staff at the Emergency Medical Services station since shortly after a fertilizer mixing operation blew up April 17, 2013, devastating this quiet central Texas town and killing ... Read more [...]
China's biggest oil company blamed for toxic water contamination – ABC Online
Telegraph.co.ukChina's biggest oil company blamed for toxic water contaminationABC OnlineA subsidiary of China's oil giant China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) was to blame after crude oil leaked from its pipeline into the source for a local water plant, Xinhua said. The leak came from a Lanzhou ... Stores and supermarkets ran out of ...Oil company blamed for toxic tap water in ChinaYahoo!7 NewsOil company blamed for toxic tap water in China: XinhuaEconomic TimesOil company blamed for toxic water Read more [...]
In sickness and in health – Chicago Tribune
In sickness and in healthChicago TribuneAngie — who manages plant operations staff at Flint Hills Resources, a refining, chemicals and biofuels company in Channahon, near Joliet, — graduated in 1997 and moved to St. Louis for a job in chemical engineering. Patrick finished his bachelor's ... Read more [...]
Quapaw Tribe leads cleanup of Oklahoma federal hazmat site – NewsOK.com
SFGateQuapaw Tribe leads cleanup of Oklahoma federal hazmat siteNewsOK.comThe Quapaw Tribe is cleaning up a site where a Catholic church and boarding school that tribal members attended once stood. The land was later leased to various companies and mined for lead and zinc. When mining stopped, large piles of leftover mining ...Quapaw Tribe leads cleanup of federal hazmat siteSFGateall 13 news articles » Read more [...]
Mass casualty exercise in Fremont simulates aftermath of IED, hazmat situations
More than 600 people participate in Operation Urban RescueSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Monroe: Ten in custody from suspected meth lab
Ten people were in police custody Thursday after their suspected meth lab was raided at the Oakridge Estates Mobile Home Park off Dunbar Rd.
Grass fire threatens phosphorus tanks north of Lawrence; investigation ongoing – Lawrence Journal World
Grass fire threatens phosphorus tanks north of Lawrence; investigation ongoingLawrence Journal WorldLawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical and several other area fire departments battled a grass fire that encroached upon two phosphorus tanks at a chemical plant north of the city on Friday. ICL Performance Products, 440 North Ninth St., reported a grass ... Read more [...]
Fire chief to testify before Senate on Quebec train disaster
Bangor Daily News RANGELEY, Maine — The town’s fire chief will discuss what he found as a first responder to a train disaster that wiped out the center of a Quebec townSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Feds: Trains Hauling Oil Should Have Two Person Crew
Hearings are underway following a series of deadly, fiery crash.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat fire contained at Hanford convalescent home
HANFORD — Local safety personnel spent several hours Tuesday afternoon battling a hazardous materials fire at a Hanford convalescent home.
Star Shots | Best photos of April 10 – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarStar Shots | Best photos of April 10Kansas City Star5, 2012 file photo released by Harvard University shows a fragment of papyrus that divinity professor Karen L. King said is the only existing ancient text that quotes Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife. An article ... King, an expert in the ...and more » Read more [...]
Disposing of Hazardous Materials – Binghamton Homepage
Disposing of Hazardous MaterialsBinghamton HomepageNow, as far as paints, if you have an oil based paint such as this one you do need to bring that up here to the hazardous materials facility at the landfill. If you're using a latex based paint, you can just dry that out by putting some kitty litter or ... Read more [...]
Hazmat Crews Clean Up Site After Tulsa Building Explodes – News On 6
Hazmat Crews Clean Up Site After Tulsa Building ExplodesNews On 6A big clean-up effort is underway after an east Tulsa business exploded into flames Wednesday night. Hazardous material crews are now joining the cleanup. A shell is all that's left after the blast and fire at Sabre Chemical Company on 47th Place and ...and more » Read more [...]
Yes, The West Virginia Chemical Leak Is Still Causing Problems – Huffington Post
Yes, The West Virginia Chemical Leak Is Still Causing ProblemsHuffington PostHuffPost Live sat down with journalists Kate Sheppard of The Huffington Post and Marcus Constantino of the Charleston Daily Mail and Andrew Whelton, assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of South Alabama, to discuss the ... Read more [...]
Jefferson County Open School remains closed Tues. after hazmat scare – kdvr.com
Washington PostJefferson County Open School remains closed Tues. after hazmat scarekdvr.comLAKEWOOD, Colo. — The Jefferson County Open School in Lakewood was evacuated Monday afternoon after several students there had a reaction to a substance on the playground. The thing is, officials know there was something in the air, they just don't ...Jefferson County Open School closed Tuesday for hazmat situation investigationThe Denver ChannelHabanero peppers prompt hazmat response at Colorado Read more [...]
Emergency services spend hours tackling an overheated chemical tanker in … – ChronicleLive
ChronicleLiveEmergency services spend hours tackling an overheated chemical tanker in ...ChronicleLive... emergency services attempted to cool down the tanker yesterday afternoon. Employees who finished their shift at the plant, which staffs around 1,200 people, at 2pm were asked to wait inside while fire crews began to cool down the vehicle and make ... Read more [...]
Chemical Trespass – Eugene Weekly
Eugene WeeklyChemical TrespassEugene WeeklyWhen a helicopter flies over Cedar Valley, residents tend to assume it's searching for illegal pot operations in the nearby forest. That's what Curry County neighbors John Burns and Kathyrn Rickard thought when they heard the blades whirring over their ... Read more [...]
Traffic stop uncovers mobile meth lab, Va. State Police say
Police say Christie Smith of Maryland was making meth as she drove on I-64 East near Lightfoot.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Habanero peppers cause school evacuation
Jefferson County Open School in Colorado was evacuated after 30 students reported allergy-like symptoms.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical reaction forces water-treatment plant evacuation
Fire crews are working to counteract a chemical reaction that could have been explosive.
Judge orders 'arrest' of ship involved in oil spill
A federal judge on Friday ordered the seizure of the cargo ship that was involved in a collision with a barge that caused an oil spill in Galveston Bay.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazardous chemical stolen from WA terminal
Thieves have stolen specialist equipment and hazardous material from a West Australian grain terminal.
20140409-DP-editorial-Tire_recycling-4684-Edit copy.jpg – Valley morning Star
20140409-DP-editorial-Tire_recycling-4684-Edit copy.jpgValley morning StarThe plant is located less than two miles from the soccer fields, and the nuisance odors also had been detected on numerous occasions last year by both the Harlingen Fire Department and TCEQ investigators. ... “Mr. Diaz described the odor as a very ... Read more [...]
More Troubles – Valley morning Star
More TroublesValley morning StarThe plant is located less than two miles from the soccer fields, and the nuisance odors also had been detected on numerous occasions last year by both the Harlingen Fire Department and TCEQ investigators. ... “Mr. Diaz described the odor as a very ... Read more [...]
The West Virginia Chemical Leak and the Washington Mudslide: Politics … – The Diane Rehm Show
The Diane Rehm ShowThe West Virginia Chemical Leak and the Washington Mudslide: Politics ...The Diane Rehm ShowSearchers pause for a moment of silence at the scene of a deadly mudslide Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Besides the more than two dozen bodies already found, many more people could be buried in the debris pile left from the mudslide one ...Thumbs up: PSC right to support expanding water serviceHuntington Herald Dispatchall 4 news articles » Read more [...]
Crews clean up chlorine spill caused by vandals at Camarillo YMCA – Ventura County Star
Crews clean up chlorine spill caused by vandals at Camarillo YMCAVentura County StarCINDY VODNQUEDNOW/THE STAR Several fire agencies Wednesday morning responded to a break in and chemical spill at the Camarillo YMCA. CINDY VON QUEDNOW/THE STAR Several fire agencies Wednesday morning responded to a break in and ...Chemical spill reported at Camarillo YMCACamarillo Acornall 2 news articles » Read more [...]
Owner of Greenlake chemical 'house of hazards' denies he was a danger – KIRO Seattle
Owner of Greenlake chemical 'house of hazards' denies he was a dangerKIRO SeattleTurner declined to talk to KIRO 7 on camera, but said he's currently staying in a hotel while EPA crews in hazmat suits are removing the estimated 1,000 barrels of chemicals. The EPA estimates he's been stockpiling the chemicals for four decades ...and more » Read more [...]
Kettleman City water rates likely to increase – Hanford Sentinel
Kettleman City water rates likely to increaseHanford SentinelTo keep residents' rates from skyrocketing, Chem Waste has promised to pay $552,300 in outstanding debt owed by the district for past attempts to clean up the water, which is out of compliance with federal arsenic standards. The county has promised to ... Read more [...]
Fatal crash takes 17 hours to clear – Chron.com
KHOUFatal crash takes 17 hours to clearChron.comHazmat was called after the truck also spilled 250 gallons of diesel onto the highway. Authorities work the scene of a fatal .... Cleanup and repairs from a fiery fatal truck accident closed U.S. 290 for more than 17 hours Tuesday. After initially ...Highway 290 reopens hours after fiery crash near Barker Cypress exitabc13.comall 11 news articles » Read more [...]
Toxic fumes: Two people in hospital after chemical leak at Flintshire … – Daily Post North Wales
Daily Post North WalesToxic fumes: Two people in hospital after chemical leak at Flintshire ...Daily Post North WalesToxic vapours were breathed in by at least 12 people after a chemical incident at a Flintshire industrial estate causing a major emergency response. Crews from Deeside, Wrexham, Buckley and Chester were sent to River Lane Industrial Estate, Saltney ...and more » Read more [...]
Lehigh Regional conducts hypothetical chemical spill exercise – Lehigh Acres News Star
Lehigh Regional conducts hypothetical chemical spill exerciseLehigh Acres News Star"When this is over we all meet on what went well and what needs improvement," said Jim Allard, LRMC emergency management coordinator and director of plant operations. For most of the estimated 100 hospital workers involved in ... Meanwhile, hospital ... Read more [...]
Trucks hauling liquid nitrogen crash in Wise County, VA blocking Route 23
WISE — A tanker truck hauling liquid nitrogen overturned on U.S. Route 23 between Wise and Pound in Wise County early Monday, prompting a temporary shutdown of the four-lane highway for about two hours.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Rail safety: Canadian TSB discovers companies not reporting all derailments
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has unearthed more problems with its rail safety database after finding rail companies did not report more than 100 accidents, minor derailments and incidents. The TSB review was prompted by a CBC News investigation in December.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Congress Hears Tanker Testimony
An executive with The Kenan Advantage Group testified on behalf of the American Trucking Associations that some regulations related to hazmat transportation need to be changed.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Problematic gas plant shut down again – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Problematic gas plant shut down againWilkes Barre Times-LeaderNov. 23, 2012 — A valve failure allowed gas to burst into the air before dawn, creating an alarming sound and terrifying neighbors. June 20, 2013 — A malfunctioning valve triggered a loud steam release. Feb. 12, 2014 — Excess glycol burned inside ...and more » Read more [...]
