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Chemical leak in W. Va. leaves 300K without water for third day – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsChemical leak in W. Va. leaves 300K without water for third dayNew York Daily NewsA company president apologized to West Virginia residents for a chemical leak that got into a public water treatment system, and a state agency ordered Freedom Industries to remove its remaining chemicals from the site. About 300,000 people in nine ...Chemical Leak Causes Water Emergency In West VirginiaNPR (blog)Charleston Told Not to Drink Water After Chemical LeakABC NewsChemical levels in Read more [...]
Manchin: The culprit of this chemical leak will be held responsible – CNN (blog)
Manchin: The culprit of this chemical leak will be held responsibleCNN (blog)The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it is unclear whether they had inspected Freedom Industries, the company involved in the chemical leak, in the last five years, and whether they even had the regulatory authority over the company. Read more [...]
Hundreds in West Virginia report exposure symptoms after chemical leak into … – al.com (blog)
Hundreds in West Virginia report exposure symptoms after chemical leak into ...al.com (blog)Nausea and vomiting have been reported by more than 500 West Virginia residents after a chemical spill compromised the drinking water of nine counties there, according to a report in the Guardian. A source at a poison control center there told the ... Read more [...]
More Than 300000 Affected by West Virginia Chemical Leak: Authorities – KTLA
More Than 300000 Affected by West Virginia Chemical Leak: AuthoritiesKTLAA chemical leak affected more than 300,000 people in West Virginia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2013, authorities said. (Credit: WTAP). “We don't know that the water is not safe, but I can't say it is safe,” Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia American ... Read more [...]
Chemical Leak Leaves Water Contaminated for 300000 West Virginians – Mediaite
Chemical Leak Leaves Water Contaminated for 300000 West VirginiansMediaiteA chemical leak in West Virginia has left 300,000 residents of the state without clean water on Friday. Yesterday residents of Kanawha County reported a strange smell that turned out to be a chemical leak from a gigantic storage tank right next to Elk ... Read more [...]
Regulators Face Growing Pressure After Oil-by-Rail Accidents
The chairmen of two Senate committees wrote to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about "alarming" accidents that demand "increased vigilance."See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Sneed: Burke, O'Shea see big bucks in hazardous materials transport fees – Chicago Sun-Times
Sneed: Burke, O'Shea see big bucks in hazardous materials transport feesChicago Sun-TimesScoopsville: Sneed is told Alds. Ed Burke and Matthew O'Shea plan to ramp up their effort to regulate the transportation of potentially hazardous material by rail through Chicago — by proposing a fee on the containers to City Council Monday. “A ... Read more [...]
I-75N closed after crash involving semi, police cruiser – WKYT
I-75N closed after crash involving semi, police cruiserWKYTLEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We continue to track a traffic alert in Lexington. Interstate 75 northbound is closed at exit 113 because of a crash involving a semi, a car and a police cruiser. Police tell us a Lexington Police Officer was helping a driver on ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical levels in West Virginia water drop, but still no end in sight to ban – CNN
Washington PostChemical levels in West Virginia water drop, but still no end in sight to banCNN(CNN) -- The level of odorous chemical in West Virginians' water dropped on Friday, but not enough for authorities to lift their warning to avoid drinking, cooking or bathing with it or to give a clear timeline as to when things will change. Gov. Earl ...W.Va. Gov. Issues State of Emergency for 9 Counties, Water Ban for 100000+WSAZ-TVWest Virginia chemical spill triggers tap water banChicago TribuneChemical Read more [...]
West Virginia chemical spill cuts water to up to 300000, state of emergency … – NBCNews.com
NBCNews.comWest Virginia chemical spill cuts water to up to 300000, state of emergency ...NBCNews.comEarl Ray Tomblin in declaring a disaster as the West Virginia National Guard arranged to dispense bottled drinking water to emergency services agencies in the counties hit by the chemical spill into the Elk River. The advisory was expanded at night to ... Read more [...]
Charleston Told Not to Drink Water After Chemical Leak – ABC News
ABC NewsCharleston Told Not to Drink Water After Chemical LeakABC NewsThe chemical leak was reported Thursday morning, outside a storage facility less than a mile from American Water's treatment plant in Charleston, the state's capital. A hole was found in a 48,000-gallon tank owned by Freedom Industries and containing ...Chemical Leak Causes Water Emergency In West VirginiaNPR (blog)Chemical levels in West Virginia water drop, but still no end in sight to banCNNChemical Spill Leaves Thousands Read more [...]
Lawsuits piling up over chemical leak – Charleston Daily Mail
Washington PostLawsuits piling up over chemical leakCharleston Daily MailU.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced Friday morning his office has opened an investigation into the chemical release, which officials say originated from a faulty tank at Freedom Industries, located along the Elk River just north of Charleston ...Legislature will review law violations in future in light of chemical spillState JournalChemical Leak Leaves Up To 300000 West Virginians Without Potable WaterThe Consumeristall 995 Read more [...]
Overturned truck carrying hazardous materials on I-75N – WKYT
Overturned truck carrying hazardous materials on I-75NWKYTLEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police are on the scene of an overturned tractor trailer on Northbound I-75 at the 113 exit. Police tell us an officer's car was hit when the truck overturned. Lexington fire officials tell us the truck that overturned ... Read more [...]
Hazmat Cleaning Up Cedar Rapids Crash – KGAN TV
KGAN TVHazmat Cleaning Up Cedar Rapids CrashKGAN TVHazmat Cleaning Up Cedar Rapids Crash. Updated: Friday, January 10 2014, 04:40 PM CST CEDAR RAPIDS (CBS 2/FOX 28) -- Hazmat crews are cleaning up a scene in northwest Cedar Rapids after a delivery truck's fuel tank is ripped open. The 55 gallon ...and more » Read more [...]
300000 West Virginians told not to drink or bathe in water after chemical leak – CNN
ABC News300000 West Virginians told not to drink or bathe in water after chemical leakCNN(CNN) -- The water that some 300,000 West Virginians usually depend on to slake their thirst, wash their bodies and brush their teeth is now good for only one thing -- flushing their toilets, authorities told them Friday. "We don't know that the water ...Charleston Told Not to Drink Water After Chemical LeakABC NewsChemical Leak Causes Water Emergency In West VirginiaNPR (blog)Chemical Spill Leaves Thousands Read more [...]
Freedom Industries Releases Statement after Chemical Leak – WSAZ-TV
WCHS-TV8Freedom Industries Releases Statement after Chemical LeakWSAZ-TV(WSAZ) -- The company at the center of a chemical leak, which led to a state of emergency for several West Virginia counties has released a statement. Early Friday afternoon, Gary Southern, President of Freedom Industries released the following statement:Obama sends federal aid to W. Virginia coal town after chemical leakallvoicesFreedom Industries Issues Statement on West Virginia Chemical LeakeReleases (press release)Spill, Read more [...]
West Virginia chemical spill triggers widespread tap water ban – Reuters
West Virginia chemical spill triggers widespread tap water banReuters... largest city, upriver from the eastern U.S. state's largest water treatment plant. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties and health officials have advised residents to use tap water only for flushing toilets and ... Read more [...]
Water off limits for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians indefinitely – WVVA TV
Water off limits for hundreds of thousands of West Virginians indefinitelyWVVA TVHe says it is only safe for flushing the toilet. The spill happened after a foaming agent was released into the Elk River in Kanawha County from a company called Freedom Industries. A bulk tank container failed at the plant failed, leaking the chemical ...and more » Read more [...]
Spill, water contamination reaction – West Virginia MetroNews
Spill, water contamination reactionWest Virginia MetroNewsWASHINGTON, DC – Senator Jay Rockefeller today released the following statement: “I am deeply troubled by yesterday's chemical spill at the Freedom Industries plant in Charleston and concerned about the problems it is causing thousands of West ...and more » Read more [...]
Officials Warn Residents Not To Use WV American Water Following Chemical … – WCHS-TV8
WCHS-TV8Officials Warn Residents Not To Use WV American Water Following Chemical ...WCHS-TV8The only thing that customers could use it for is to flush the toilet or for fire protection. ... According to a news release from the Kanawha County Commission, emergency officials were contacting hospitals and nursing homes to assess their needs first. Read more [...]
3 inhale toxic fumes at Madison company – WMTV
3 inhale toxic fumes at Madison companyWMTVHazardous materials handlers and firefighters responded to Mentor Biologics in University Research Park Thursday evening where chlorine dioxide had spilled. Division Fire Chief Art Price tells the State Journal the chemical release was small and contained.and more » Read more [...]
Eyewitness News – WCHS-TV8
WCHS-TV8Eyewitness NewsWCHS-TV8Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency Thursday and residents in eight West Virginia counties were told not to use their water due to a chemical leak. West Virginia American Water has issued a ... "West Virginians in the affected service areas ... Read more [...]
In parts of West Virginia, water is only for flushing – CNN
NBCNews.comIn parts of West Virginia, water is only for flushingCNNInvestigators from the Kanawha County Fire Department and the state Department of Environmental Protection quickly found the source -- a leak from a 48,000-gallon storage tank along the Elk River, which serves as the source of water for the 1,500 miles ...West Virginia chemical spill cuts water to up to 300000, state of emergency ...NBCNews.comFoaming agent used in coal preparation accidentally spilled into the Elk River ...Daily Read more [...]
Chemical Leak Causes Water Emergency In West Virginia – NPR (blog)
NPR (blog)Chemical Leak Causes Water Emergency In West VirginiaNPR (blog)More than 100,000 customers of one water company in West Virginia have been warned not to drink, cook or wash with the water coming from their taps because of chemicals that seeped into the Elk River near Charleston on Thursday. The warning covers all ...State of emergency, water ban issued in West Virginia over chemical leakRTChemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West VirginiaLos Angeles TimesWest Virginia Read more [...]
Madison Fire say cleaning may have lead to a chemical leak – WMTV
Madison Fire say cleaning may have lead to a chemical leakWMTVMadison Fire say cleaning may have lead to a chemical leak. Print. By: Britni McDonald - Email. Updated: Thu 10:48 PM, Jan 09, 2014. Home; / Headlines List; / Article. Chemical leak at research park in Madison 10pm 1-9-14. UPDATED Thursday, January 9, ...and more » Read more [...]
Harrison Township, NJ chlorine leak draws emergency response crews
Main Street through Mullica Hill has been shut down and emergency responders are re-directing traffic around the area. First responders are inside the building, according to scanner reports.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Messy Diapers Trigger Radioactive Alarm in Austria
Hazmat crews found two dozen adult diapers were hazardous.
Chemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West Virginia – Los Angeles Times
New York Daily NewsChemical spill causes closures, rush for water in West VirginiaLos Angeles TimesThe chemical leak came from the Freedom Industries coal treatment facility outside Charleston, according to the Kanawha County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. [Update, 6:53 p.m. PST Jan. 9: The leak, which was first reported at ...Chemical spill contaminates water supply in W.Va.CBS News9 W.Va. counties told not to drink, cook, bathe in water after chemical spill ...Newserall Read more [...]
State of emergency, water ban issued in West Virginia over chemical leak – RT
RTState of emergency, water ban issued in West Virginia over chemical leakRTState of emergency, water ban issued in West Virginia over chemical leak. Published time: January 10, 2014 00:54. Get short URL. AFP Photo / Voishmel. Tags. Accident, USA. West Virginia governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced a state of emergency in five ...W.Va. Gov. Issues State of Emergency, Water Ban for 8 Counties after LeakWSAZ-TVElk River Chemical Leak in West Virginia: 8 Counties Under State of EmergencyThe Epoch Read more [...]
W.Va. Gov. Issues State of Emergency, Water Ban for 5 Counties after Leak – WSAZ-TV
WCHS-TV8W.Va. Gov. Issues State of Emergency, Water Ban for 5 Counties after LeakWSAZ-TV(WSAZ) -- West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has issued a state of emergency for five counties after a chemical leak in Kanawha County Thursday morning. The state of ... You can use the water for toilets and fire emergencies. Boiling ... According ...Eyewitness NewsWCHS-TV8Do not drink water, customers in 5-county area are warnedCharleston Daily Mailall 13 news articles » Read more [...]
Licorice odor leads emergency officials to chemical leak – West Virginia MetroNews
WCHS-TV8Licorice odor leads emergency officials to chemical leakWest Virginia MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — An odor, described as being similar to licorice, lead officials with the state Department of Environmental Protection and Kanawha County emergency responders to a chemical leak on Thursday. Officials said the spill of a chemical ...Chemical leaks into Elk River near Charleston water intakeCharleston Gazetteall 16 news articles » Read more [...]
Japan plant explosion kills five – Hong Kong Standard
RapplerJapan plant explosion kills fiveHong Kong StandardFriday, January 10, 2014. An explosion at a chemical factory in Japan killed at least five people and injured a dozen more. The blast happened early yesterday afternoon at the plant in Yokkaichi, central Japan, when maintenance crews were working on a ...Japan chemical plant blast kills fiveYahoo!7 NewsAt least 5 killed in Japan plant explosion – policeRapplerall 216 news articles » Read more [...]
At least five killed in Japan chemical factory blast: Police – Hurriyet Daily News
Hurriyet Daily NewsAt least five killed in Japan chemical factory blast: PoliceHurriyet Daily NewsThe blast happened in the early afternoon at the plant in the central city of Yokkaichi, when maintenance crews were working on a heat exchanger used in the production of silicon products, a plant spokesman told AFP. Initial reports put the death toll ... Read more [...]
Five killed in explosion at Japan chemical factory – Press TV
Press TVFive killed in explosion at Japan chemical factoryPress TV“The explosion occurred but there is no fire. We received an emergency call at 2:09 pm (0509 GMT)... and at 2:21 pm the incident appeared to have calmed down,” an unnamed police spokesman said. Although the Mitsubishi Materials-run plant specializes in ... Read more [...]
Cold Snap Curtails Invasive Tree-Eating Pests That Thrive In Warmer Winters … – ThinkProgress
ThinkProgressCold Snap Curtails Invasive Tree-Eating Pests That Thrive In Warmer Winters ...ThinkProgressTheir impact has been enhanced by the mismanagement of forests over the last century, in which trees across the West were allowed to grow in unnaturally dense stands as all forms of fire were suppressed. Upon finding the Emerald ash borer in the ...and more » Read more [...]
5 dead, 14 injured after explosion at Mitsubishi Materials plant in Japan – The Voice of Russia
5 dead, 14 injured after explosion at Mitsubishi Materials plant in JapanThe Voice of RussiaA separate police spokesman said the plant, run by Mitsubishi Materials, makes parts for solar panels and automobiles, dealing with polymers made from silicone, hydrogen and chlorine. "The explosion occurred but there is no fire. We received an ... Read more [...]
Japan: Fatal blast at Mitsubishi Materials factory – UKZAMBIANS
UKZAMBIANSJapan: Fatal blast at Mitsubishi Materials factoryUKZAMBIANSAt least five people have been killed and 12 injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in central Japan. The blast occurred in the afternoon at the plant run by Mitsubishi Materials in ... Thursday's blast at the plant – based some 350km (220 miles ... Read more [...]
Multiple casualties in Japan factory explosion – Channel News Asia
Channel News AsiaMultiple casualties in Japan factory explosionChannel News Asia... a dozen more on Thursday. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. Police investigators walk at a plant of Japanese chemical company Mitsubishi Materials in Yokkaichi in Mie prefecture, central Japan following an explosion that killed at least five people and injured a ... Read more [...]
Industrial Escape Mask from ILC Dover Receives Factory Mutual Intrinsic Safety … – PR Newswire (press release)
Industrial Escape Mask from ILC Dover Receives Factory Mutual Intrinsic Safety ...PR Newswire (press release)FREDERICA, Del., Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ILC Dover, the manufacturer of innovative protective equipment for the most demanding applications including spacesuits for NASA and gas masks for the military, announced today that their SCape® ...and more » Read more [...]
