Archive for HazMat
Police bust meth lab after neighbor complaints
Police in Dayton say they were able to bust a meth lab tonight, after complaints from neighbors led to an investigation.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews clean up after tanker explosion on Interstate 69 – minbcnews.com
Hazmat crews clean up after tanker explosion on Interstate 69minbcnews.comDAVISON TOWNSHIP -- Hazmat crews were on scene all day Thursday as crews worked to remove a destroyed tanker near Interstate 69 and Irish Road in Davison Township. The freeway is closed from M-15 to Belsay Road and will remain closed until ...People told to steer clear of area around I-69 and Irish Road following crash ...Mlive- flintall 15 news articles » Read more [...]
3 Minnesota Fire Victims In Critical Condition – Huffington Post
3 Minnesota Fire Victims In Critical ConditionHuffington PostMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least three of the 14 people injured in an explosion and fire at a Minneapolis apartment complex remain hospitalized in critical condition Thursday, as crews were beginning the process of going through the building. Ten victims ...and more » Read more [...]
Phillips 66 refinery leak triggers hazmat situation in Wilmington, CA
Hazmat crews were investigating a sulfur dioxide leak at the Phillips 66 refinery in Wilmington Tuesday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
North Dakota Town Dodges Bullet in Train Collision
Casselton escaped tragedy when a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded near the town of 2,400 residents.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Evacuation lifted for Casselton, ND following fiery train derailment
Emergency crews are responding to a fiery train derailment near the eastern North Dakota town of Casselton, officials say.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Massive explosion follows North Dakota train derailment, collision
A large freight train transporting oil derailed near a small town in eastern North Dakota on Monday, causing an explosion that sent flames as high as 100 feet in the air, according to local media reports.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Alsip plant ordered to probe blast cause – SouthtownStar
Alsip plant ordered to probe blast causeSouthtownStarThe explosion at the plant at 131st Street and South Homan Avenue triggered a major emergency response from 40 area fire departments. The explosion and fire followed a chemical release in the factory's cumene unit, which manufactures phenol and ...and more » Read more [...]
11 workers treated after hazardous materials leak at Phillips 66 Refinery in … – Long Beach Press-Telegram
abc7.com11 workers treated after hazardous materials leak at Phillips 66 Refinery in ...Long Beach Press-TelegramWILMINGTON (CNS) - Eleven people were treated for possible respiratory problems today following a hazardous materials leak at the Phillips 66 Refinery in Wilmington. The problem was reported about 10 a.m. 1660 W. Anaheim St., said Katherine Main of ...11 Hurt In Leak At Wilmington Oil RefineryCBS Localall 7 news articles » Read more [...]
Small Fire at Kureha Started During Cleaning of Vessel – WSAZ-TV
Small Fire at Kureha Started During Cleaning of VesselWSAZ-TVKANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A small fire in a Kanawha County plant started when crews were cleaning a reactor vessel. The fire started about 5 a.m. Tuesday at the Kureha Plant in Belle. C.W. Sigman with Kanawha County Emergency Management says a ... Read more [...]
Founder of northern Indiana organization retires after 14 years serving first … – The Republic
Founder of northern Indiana organization retires after 14 years serving first ...The RepublicELKHART, Indiana — The first time Don French went out to a call, police and fire crews were skeptical of his organization's mission. French, founder of the Elkhart Eagle's Wing, knows the date by heart: June 7, 1999. The Eagle's Wing headed out to ... Read more [...]
NH 'air quality' problem sends people to hospital
NECN.com is New England Cable News, covering news, weather, business, health, politics and sports for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Residents report mysterious odor in Dallas
Hundreds of residents from an area ranging from Woodall Rodgers Freeway to Interstate 635 in Dallas reported a mysterious odor in the air Saturday.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat crews respond to S.A. produce plant after fumes make workers sick, SAFD says
Several employees at Fresh from Texas told firefighters they were sick from some sort of odor, according to SAFD. Fire crews quickly determined that a chlorine cleaning solution was the culprit.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Victory, tragedy mark Mount Olive in memorable 2013 – New Jersey Hills
Victory, tragedy mark Mount Olive in memorable 2013New Jersey HillsFirefighters could hear the telltale, shrill, piercing sounds of smoke detectors going off in the nearby apartments but there were no such warnings sounding in the Flanders apartment where a fire took the lives of Hesham Moustafa, 52, and his stepson ... Read more [...]
Texas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicals – Christian Science Monitor
Texas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicalsChristian Science MonitorWhen a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became Chris Connealy's responsibility to stop anything like it from happening again. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ... Now ... Read more [...]
Fire marshal preaches safety, training after plant explosion – azcentral.com
Fire marshal preaches safety, training after plant explosionazcentral.comNow, Connealy and his office are embarking on a 68-stop tour of Texas to meet with first responders and businesses about how best to store the chemical and deal with a fire like the one the night of April 17 at West Fertilizer Co. Distrust of ... Read more [...]
Dave Barry's 2013 Year in Review – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Dave Barry's 2013 Year in ReviewFort Worth Star TelegramMeanwhile the United Nations Security Council, meeting in emergency session, votes to unfollow North Korea after the increasingly belligerent rogue nation posts an unmistakably threatening tweet about South Korea. In Rome, the College of ... In other ...and more » Read more [...]
Safety, training emphasized after Texas explosion – Daily Local News
Safety, training emphasized after Texas explosionDaily Local NewsBosque county emergency manager coordinator Dewey Ratliff addresses a group of over 100 first responders, business owners and operators at a meeting headed by the state fire marshal, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Clifton, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony ... Read more [...]
Fire marshal preaches safety after fertilizer plant blast – Herald Times Reporter
Christian Science MonitorFire marshal preaches safety after fertilizer plant blastHerald Times ReporterThe state fire marshal has spent the past eight months studying the explosion in West of stores of ammonium nitrate, a common but potentially dangerous chemical used in fertilizer. Now, Connealy and his office are embarking on a 68-stop tour of Texas ...Fire marshal preaches safety, training after West9NEWS.comTexas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicalsChristian Read more [...]
In wake of West Fertilizer blast, investigation finds protection systems are … – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsIn wake of West Fertilizer blast, investigation finds protection systems are ...Dallas Morning NewsMike Maler comforted neighbor Lori Eisma in West 10 days after the deadly plant explosion. Both of ... Since the creation of a town square-to-Capitol Hill safety system in the late 1980s, after the deadly 1984 chemical leak that killed thousands in ... Read more [...]
Recall some major moments as 2013 ebbs – LubbockOnline.com
Recall some major moments as 2013 ebbsLubbockOnline.comChemical spill. A leaking chemical tank at Bayer CropScience's Erskine Street facility in North Lubbock prompted the evacuation of some 200 families from the nearby Guadalupe neighborhood early on the morning of May 9. ... The gas is heavier than ... Read more [...]
Looking back: Top South Jersey stories in 2013 – Gloucester County Times – NJ.com
Looking back: Top South Jersey stories in 2013Gloucester County Times - NJ.comMonths after the alleged murder, the transcript of Stuart's emergency call was released. On the recording it was revealed that Stuart called a side phone line at the county communication center instead of 911. The recording also revealed reports of ... Read more [...]
Texans of the Year: THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AT WEST – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsTexans of the Year: THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AT WESTDallas Morning NewsFirefighters knew the warehouse housed tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a potentially explosive chemical. Outside, tanks of toxic anhydrous ammonia gas were in ... By 7:40 p.m., barely 10 minutes after arriving at the plant, they called for backup ... Read more [...]
Prince George Hospital Shuts Down After Nearby Shooting – Huffington Post Canada
Prince George Hospital Shuts Down After Nearby ShootingHuffington Post Canada"The RCMP responded and of course when that occurs we lock down our emergency room as a precaution." ... A fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to ...and more » Read more [...]
From scandal-plagued politicians to natural disasters, a look back at 2013 – Ottawa Citizen
From scandal-plagued politicians to natural disasters, a look back at 2013Ottawa Citizen16 - Mali-based al-Qaida-linked militants stormed a remote Algerian natural gas plant, beginning a four-day hostage standoff that ended with 29 militants killed, including two Canadians, along with 38 hostages of various nationalities. 16 - Pauline ... Read more [...]
Looking back on the important events of 2013 – Global Times
Global TimesLooking back on the important events of 2013Global TimesInvestigators also found that the plant was not permitted to use ammonia as the coolant, and an illegally built workshop blocked fire exits in the plant's main section. Seventeen people have been disciplined over the fatal accident. Five have been ...and more » Read more [...]
Phoenix Plane Alert Over Mystery White Powder
Hazardous materials experts were sent to investigate after the substance was discovered in a bin by cleaners.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
TSA gathering contact and incident-related info from pipeline operators
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Possible Picric Acid Detonated at the City of Visalia Corporation Yard
A citizen brought in a glass container of possible crystallized picric acid to the County Household Hazardous Materials Waste disposal site located at the City of Visalia Corporation Yard.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Pipeline incident reports show declining trend
Oil and diesel fuel pipeline ruptures, like one that happened in Sarnia in September, are rare, according to the province's pipeline regulator.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Hazmat: No public health threat at pest control company
A Phoenix Fire Department hazmat unit determined a haze at a pest control technology company posed no threat to the public.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Mace likely culprit in Barnes & Noble evacuation
Officials later deemed to safe to re-enter the bookstore at the Friendly Center.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
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Train derails in W.Va.; tanker car lands in creek
Hazardous material crews are cleaning up following a trail derailment in West Virginia.
Lorry accident causes hazardous chemicals to spill
MACHANG: A lorry carrying 34 drums of acid skidded and overturned, causing spillage of the hazardous chemical on the Machang-Kota Baru road at Kampung Bukit Belah here.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
