Archive for HazMat
Number of injured from Axiall chemical plant fire in La. rises to 18
The number of people taken to the hospital after an explosion and fire at an Axiall Corp. chemical plant near Lake Charles has risen to 18.Christus St.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Madigan sues Alsip chemical plant over explosion – SouthtownStar
Madigan sues Alsip chemical plant over explosionSouthtownStarThe explosion and fire followed a chemical release in the factory's cumene unit, which manufactures phenol and acetone. The process to produce the chemicals runs continuously, and the two reactors used to store the chemicals were not damaged, plant ... Read more [...]
Dave Barry's Review of 2013, the Year of the Zombies – Washington Post
Dave Barry's Review of 2013, the Year of the ZombiesWashington PostSuddenly this year restaurants started putting kale into everything, despite the fact that it is an unappetizing form of plant life that until recently was used primarily for insulation. Even goats will not eat it. Goats, when presented with kale, are ...and more » Read more [...]
State agency slow to protect public from toxic waste – Los Angeles Times
State agency slow to protect public from toxic wasteLos Angeles TimesThis conclusion emerges from a Los Angeles Times review of departmental inspection reports, internal memos, court records and local fire and health department documents, as well as from interviews with residents, business owners and regulators. The ...and more » Read more [...]
BSEE Soliciting Oil Spill Response Research Papers
BSEE Oil Spill Response Division Chief David Moore said the agency hopes "to spur further innovation and to improve upon the techniques and technology available to respond to potential oil spills."See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
I-95 shut down after massive fiery wreck on Christmas Eve
Posted by Scott T. Smith CBS12 NewsAerials of a stretch of Interstate 95 in Flagler County thSee it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Oxford Hills to lose its hazardous materials team – Lewiston Sun Journal
Oxford Hills to lose its hazardous materials teamLewiston Sun Journal... state by Feb. 13. On Tuesday, Glick noted that emergency departments across Oxford County have hundreds of members who are trained to respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials, but they cannot put in the time to train as part of the team. Read more [...]
Man falls into tank of acid
A man was transported to a hospital after falling into a tank of acid at a Kent County business Monday morning.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Nitrogen Pipe Fire
A small fire that was started was quickly contained and monitored by firefighters throughout the night.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Sex Shop Robbery Ends In Police Shootout, Death Of Ex-Convict Matthew Clowers – Huffington Post
Sex Shop Robbery Ends In Police Shootout, Death Of Ex-Convict Matthew ClowersHuffington PostThey identified the dead suspect as Matthew Clowers, 32, who served 10 years in an Arizona prison for armed robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was released in 2009. Babeu said the safe was found unopened ..... Exploding shells set ... Read more [...]
Santa Claus Shot With Pellet Gun At Toy Giveaway In DC (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
Santa Claus Shot With Pellet Gun At Toy Giveaway In DC (VIDEO)Huffington PostA 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 say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spill – BBC News
One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spillBBC NewsTwelve people attended accident and emergency and two wards were cleared as a precaution as firefighters dealt with the incident at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The fire service said the disinfectant sodium hypochlorite was spilled near the basement of ...and more » Read more [...]
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leak – Scotland on Sunday
Scotland on SundayEdinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leakScotland on SundayEdinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leak. The Edinburgh Royal Infirmary was partially evacuated following a chemical leak. Picture: Toby Williams. by CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL. Updated on the 24 December 2013 00:42. Published 23/12/2013 12:49.One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spillBBC Newsall 15 news articles » Read more [...]
4 arrested after suspected meth lab found in Lockland home
Four people were taken into custody after a meth lab was discovered in a Lockland home, police said.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Opinion: Three flaws seen in report on Gloucester County HAZMAT
No one, from the director of the freeholder board to the director of emergency response or his subordinates, is held responsible for the failures that occurred on the dreaded day of the Paulsboro derailment and spill.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
DEQ to respond on possible chemical release – KPLC-TV
DEQ to respond on possible chemical releaseKPLC-TVDEQ to respond on possible chemical release. Posted: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:39 PM EST. Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:44 PM EST. By Gerron Jordan - email. More Local NewsLocalMore>> · Crime Roundup: Vinton man accused of rape, ...and more » Read more [...]
Progress cited in chemical safety push – The Hill (blog)
Progress cited in chemical safety pushThe Hill (blog)Agencies tasked with updating the nation's chemical regulations in response to this year's deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion have made progress toward shoring up gaps in safety and security, they contend in a belated report. In the wake of the ... Read more [...]
2013 roundup: Reporters' backstories on the big stories – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor2013 roundup: Reporters' backstories on the big storiesChristian Science MonitorWhy not, I prodded, though I was already mentally ticking off all the risks of his job: handling mercury with his bare hands, cooking the chemical on the same kitchen stove where his family's supper was prepared, and the constant chance of being buried ... Read more [...]
Patients moved after chemical leak at ERI – BBC News
Scotland on SundayPatients moved after chemical leak at ERIBBC NewsPatients have been moved from two wards near a basement in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary that has been evacuated due to a chemical leak. Firefighters wearing chemical suits have been at the scene since 10:35. It is understood sodium chlorite solution is ...Royal Infirmary evacuated after chemical leakScotland on Sundayall 4 news articles » Read more [...]
200 people briefly quarantined after white powder found in Gatineau Passport Canada building
About 200 people quarantined inside a Passport Canada building in Gatineau were released late Thursday afternoon after a powder-filled enveloped discovered earlier was deemed harmless.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Molasses spill brings traffic to a halt at Dubbo
An eastbound lane of Mitchell Highway in front of Orana Mall was shut for an hour yesterday as Dubbo Fire and Rescue and HAZMAT crews cleaned up 600 litres of molasses that had spilled from a truck.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
One dead, seven injured by contaminated parcels in China
A MAN was killed and seven others were injured in China after receiving parcels from a delivery company that had become contaminated with toxic chemicals.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Despite crises from salmonella outbreak to West blast, Rick Perry's pushed … – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsDespite crises from salmonella outbreak to West blast, Rick Perry's pushed ...Dallas Morning NewsIt has no statewide fire code. No single agency is charged with ensuring plant safety. There is no minimum training requirement for the volunteer firefighters who serve much of Texas. In addition, West Fertilizer and similar facilities all over Texas ... Read more [...]
Truck carrying hazardous cargo overturns
O’LEARY – Hazardous material crews are rushing to the scene of an overturned transport truck carrying ammonium nitrate near O’Leary.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Top Pipeline Regulator: Lack of Oversight ‘Keeps Me Up At Night’
Some 200,000 miles of gathering lines go entirely unregulated.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Editorial: Gloucester County HAZMAT report lacks a fault line
While blunt in citing training and preparation flaws exposed in the Paulsboro train derailment, a county panel failed to say who didn't do their jobs.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Chemical spill at Upton railyard
The town police and fire departments responded to the Grafton & Upton Railroad railyard facility Wednesday afternoon on a report of a hazardous material spill. See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Oil trains sparking concerns in small towns – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oil trains sparking concerns in small townsMilwaukee Journal SentinelNew Castle County, Del., has extensive resources and well-trained firefighters because it is home to an oil refinery and a complex of chemical manufacturing plants. County emergency management coordinator Dave Carpenter said the industry has worked ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak reported at Roslyn hospital – News 12 Long Island
Chemical leak reported at Roslyn hospitalNews 12 Long IslandROSLYN - A chemical leak was reported at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn Friday night. Hospital officials said that the leak may have been caused by a backup battery from medical imaging equipment. News 12 was told that the leak may have been cyanide. Read more [...]
Toxic Tenn. Blaze Forces Evacuations, Allowed to Burn
The former Wrigley Charcoal Plant was placed on the National Priorities List in 1989 because of contaminated debris, ground water and soil.See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
No fingers pointed to culprit in Gloucester County HAZMAT training deficiencies
Freeholders and firefighters could agree Wednesday night that corrective action is needed to fix Gloucester County HAZMAT team management and training shortcomings uncovered by the Gloucester County Inquiry Panel.There’s still some debate, however,...See it on Scoop.it, via Hazardous Materials Read more [...]
Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-place – Sulphur Southwest Daily News
Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-placeSulphur Southwest Daily NewsA Friday afternoon fire at the Axiall chemical plant here reportedly forced an evacuation of the facility, the closure of I-10 near the plant for a brief time and a shelter-in-place to be called for the entire area of Westlake and east Sulphur. The ...and more » Read more [...]
All clear issued following fire at Axiall chemical plant – FOX19
All clear issued following fire at Axiall chemical plantFOX19The all clear has been given following a fire at the Axiall chemical plant in Westlake on Friday. The Axiall Corporation, in a news release issued after 5 p.m., said the fire began at 1:40 p.m. "in the vinyl chloride manufacturing area" of the plant ...Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-placeSulphur Southwest Daily NewsAll clear issued following fire at Axiall refineryKPLC-TVall 19 news articles » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at Tennessee toxic site 95 percent contained – CBS News
Washington PostOfficials: Fire at Tennessee toxic site 95 percent containedCBS NewsTennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said a crew of contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began efforts to put out the blaze in rural Hickman County at around midnight. They were using ... Smoke rises from a ...Officials: Hickman County Plant Fire 95 Percent ContainedMore>>NewsChannel5.comall 269 news articles » Read more [...]
Crews contain fire, chemicals – Sapulpa Daily Herald
Crews contain fire, chemicalsSapulpa Daily HeraldThursday night area emergency crews responded to a fire call at a manufacturing plant warehouse near the Town West area. After crews contained the blaze, they ... “We knew the building contained chemicals, including a nitric acid mixture” said Sapulpa ...and more » Read more [...]
Hazardous materials team cleans fuel spill at abandoned DeLand warehouse – Daytona Beach News-Journal
Hazardous materials team cleans fuel spill at abandoned DeLand warehouseDaytona Beach News-JournalDELAND — A hazardous materials team from Volusia County Fire Services was called to help clean up a fuel spill Friday at an abandoned warehouse belonging to the Delco oil company, a DeLand fire official said. There were reports that children were seen ... Read more [...]
Gift of Christmas presents area families in need with presents for children – WBXH
Gift of Christmas presents area families in need with presents for childrenWBXHAn all clear was given early Tuesday morning after a suspected chemical leak overnight. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the incident happened around on Greenwell Springs Road near Aletha Drive aroundMore >>. An all clear was given early ...and more » Read more [...]
