Archive for HazMat
Railways must give cities annual data on hazardous materials, Ottawa says – The Globe and Mail
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Railways must give cities annual data on hazardous materials, Ottawa saysThe Globe and Mail... their territory and tell them about any significant changes. Cities have been asking for more information about hazardous materials that are hauled by rail since the July 6 derailment of a train hauling crude oil in Lac-Mégantic, Que., which killed ...Watch: Local communities want federal government to do more in light of rail ...Globalnews.caRailways ordered to provide communities Read more [...]
Two Injured As Rancho Cordova "Industrial Accident" Leads to Fire, Hazmat Response at Aerojet Rocketdyne
The following is a press release from the Sacramento Metro Fire District: Just before 8 this morning, five engines, three trucks, one
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West Doctor Revisits Site of April Plant Explosion – KBTX
West Doctor Revisits Site of April Plant ExplosionKBTXIt started with a fire at a fertilizer plant, but soon became much worse. The explosion shook the tiny Texas town to its core, leaving more than a dozen people dead ... Emergency responders are trained for situations like this, but when the worst-case ...
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Karen Lindgren Stalks Duck Before Killing It: Cops – Huffington Post
Karen Lindgren Stalks Duck Before Killing It: CopsHuffington PostAbout 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, has reached the popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up. (AP Photo) ... Exploding ...
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NS: Chemical spill leads to evacuation at Scotian Gold Co-operative – Daily Business Buzz – Nova Scotia
NS: Chemical spill leads to evacuation at Scotian Gold Co-operativeDaily Business Buzz - Nova ScotiaSubmit. On Tuesday, Scotian Gold CEO David Cudmore said two employees working in the Highway 1 plant's chemical storage area had noticed a smell coming from a canister containing an agricultural chemical used as a soil fumigant. ... 19 and immediately ...and more »
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Coffee County man critically hurt In Shelbyville plant fire – Tullahoma News and Guardian
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Coffee County man critically hurt In Shelbyville plant fireTullahoma News and GuardianAccording to a report in the Shelbyville Times Gazette, Fire Chief Ricky McConnell said one of Southern Energy's employees, believed to be Dinovo, was off-loading the chemical methanol when the explosions occurred. The worker who was unloading the ...Explosion rocks center of Shelbyville MondayMarshall County Tribuneall 54 news articles »
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Dozens Sickened by Acid Smell at Carson Business – NBC Southern California
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Dozens Sickened by Acid Smell at Carson BusinessNBC Southern CaliforniaWorkers gather with emergency first responders outside a Corona business on Nov. 18, 2013, after a sulfuric acid smell sickened dozens. advertisement. Photos and Videos. Top News Photos of the Week. LOOK ... Initial investigations suggested a type of ...and more »
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NYS reviewing leak which hospitalized workers – Blytheville Courier News
NYS reviewing leak which hospitalized workersBlytheville Courier NewsThe release of chlorine gas which sent multiple employees of Nucor-Yamato Steel to the emergency room for treatment on Sunday morning is being cleared up and reviewed, according to Nucor officials. According to a ... "Chlorine dioxide is a chemical ...and more »
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Chemical leak scare prompts evacuation at Scotian Gold – TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Chemical leak scare prompts evacuation at Scotian GoldTheChronicleHerald.caThe canisters' valves had released some air to relieve pressure inside, and the air, while not dangerous, smelled like the chemical within, said MacEachern. “Where it ... Emergency responders were called shortly after 11 a.m., said Scotian Gold CEO ...
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UPDATED: Chemical spill leads to evacuation in Coldbrook – Kings County Register/Advertiser
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UPDATED: Chemical spill leads to evacuation in ColdbrookKings County Register/Advertiser19 and immediately called in the Kings County Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team from the Kentville, New Minas and Wolfville departments. Scotian Gold chief executive officer David Cudmore said two employees working in the Highway 1 plant's ...Scotian Gold chemical leak prompts evacuation in ColdbrookCBC.caChemical leak prompts evacuation at Scotian GoldTheChronicleHerald.caall Read more [...]
Hazmat on scene as dozens fall ill at California chemical company
Hazmat and law enforcement swarmed the scene of a chemical company in Carson, Calif., after sulfuric acid was spilled and 50 to 60 workers in nearby businesses complained of sudden illness.
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HazMat crews on the scene of tipped tanker truck in KCK Monday
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A tanker truck containing hazardous chemicals tipped into the air Monday, while attempting to unload near S. 66th Terrace and Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. At about 11:00 a...
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Chemical leak closes Toms Brook exit – Northern Virginia Daily
Chemical leak closes Toms Brook exitNorthern Virginia DailyAuthorities closed Exit 291 off Interstate 81 from about 10 p.m. Monday to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday when the driver of a tractor trailer discovered hazardous fluid leaking from his vehicle. State Police Sgt. F.L. Tyler said the disabled tractor trailer was ...
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Worker hurt after fire at Grand Coulee Dam – The Wenatchee World Online
Worker hurt after fire at Grand Coulee DamThe Wenatchee World OnlineGRAND COULEE — One worker was hospitalized and another treated for smoke inhalation Monday after a fire erupted at the pumping plant at Grand Coulee Dam. The male ... The other worker was treated and released from Coulee Medical Center, she said. The ...
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Scotian Gold chemical leak prompts evacuation in Coldbrook – CBC.ca
Scotian Gold chemical leak prompts evacuation in ColdbrookCBC.ca“The fire department and emergency response team came to the area. The store and our fertilizer plant were vacated as part our internal emergency program here. So all the employees in that area were removed before the fire department arrived,” he said.
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Local woman files suit against BP over chemical release in Texas City – Southeast Texas Record
Local woman files suit against BP over chemical release in Texas CitySoutheast Texas RecordGALVESTON – BP Products North America Inc. is named in a lawsuit stemming from an alleged release of toxic chemicals in late 2011 at its Texas City refinery. In court documents filed Nov. 15 in Galveston County Court at Law No. 3, local resident Shauna ...
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Baddacook Pond next on herbicides application list – Nashoba Publishing
Baddacook Pond next on herbicides application listNashoba PublishingIntroduced at intervals over several weeks, the chemical is designed to kill unwanted plant species leaving other plants unharmed and the water safe for people to swim in. Luening told selectmen that the same ... While selectmen are not necessarily ...and more »
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Video Captured Kirk Passmore's Final Wave, But Surfer's Body Still Missing – Huffington Post
Video Captured Kirk Passmore's Final Wave, But Surfer's Body Still MissingHuffington PostAbout 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, has reached the popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up. (AP Photo) ... Exploding ...and more »
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Groton group seeks advice on ridding Baddacock Pond of invasive plants – The Sun
Groton group seeks advice on ridding Baddacock Pond of invasive plantsThe SunIntroduced at intervals over several weeks, the chemical is designed to kill unwanted plant species leaving other plants unharmed and the water safe for people to swim in. Luening told selectmen that the same ... While selectmen are not necessarily ...
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Railroads Plea for Better Oil Tank Car Safety
Railroad companies across the nation have asked safety regulators to require cars that carry flammable liquids to be modified or upgraded
Chlorine Dioxide Fumes Send 19 To Blytheville Hospital Sunday Morning – wreg.com
Chlorine Dioxide Fumes Send 19 To Blytheville Hospital Sunday Morningwreg.comThe incident happened at the Nucor-Yamato steel plant east of Blytheville. The employees and ... Nineteen people at Nucor-Yamoto Steel, five miles east of Blytheville, were exposed to chlorine dioxide, a chemical used to control bacteria in water ...and more »
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In California, the case of the disappearing hazardous materials – OregonLive.com
In California, the case of the disappearing hazardous materialsOregonLive.comOregonians might want to pay attention to a report by the Los Angeles Times, investigating the transportation of hazardous materials. The topic was in the news recently in Oregon when on Nov. 3 a freight truck crashed on Interstate 84 south of Baker City.
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House Fire In Arlington, Massachusetts Kills 4, Including 2 Children – Huffington Post
House Fire In Arlington, Massachusetts Kills 4, Including 2 ChildrenHuffington PostAbout 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc, has reached the popular tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea despite continuous attempts to clean it up. (AP Photo) ... Exploding ...
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Raritan home evacuated for chemical leak, neighbors told to close windows … – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Raritan home evacuated for chemical leak, neighbors told to close windows ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.comRARITAN — No injuries were reported but a home was evacuated after a chemical leak in the building's basement caused an odor, police said. 18_Elmer_Raritan.png 18 Elmer Street in Raritan Borough.Google Maps. At about 8 a.m. on Monday, a patrol car ...
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Dangerous jobs require training and attention to detail, whether atop a … – So Md News
Dangerous jobs require training and attention to detail, whether atop a ...So Md NewsLaw officers, and fire and emergency medical personnel risk their lives to save others every day. But there's plenty of danger on the job .... At a landfill, there is a potential for chemical fires from similar chemical coming into contact with each ...
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Workers sent to hospital after leak at Blytheville plant – THV 11
Workers sent to hospital after leak at Blytheville plantTHV 11BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in northeast Arkansas say 18 people were sent to hospitals after a suspected chlorine dioxide leak at a steel mill in Blytheville. Blytheville Fire Chief Mike Carney says the fire department responded to Nucor Steel ...and more »
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Crews, hazmat respond to fire, acid spill at biodiesel manufacturing plant
Gilbert Fire and the hazardous materials team responded to a fire at a biodiesel plant Saturday morning.
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Quiz: chlorine gas inhalation injury
[Rating: 3.5] Acute Chlorine Gas Inhalation and the Utility of Nebulized Sodium Bicarbonate. Vajner JE, Lung D. J Med Toxicol 2013;9:259-265. Reference — no abstract available This well done paper ...
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Firefighters make quick work of hazmat spill at Cape Coral Hospital
Cape Coral firefighters responded to an early morning chemical spill at Cape Coral Hospital.
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Millions awarded to Fire and EMS for oil patch services
The state land board approved just shy of $7 million for fire districts and more than $5.2 million for emergency management services.
State fails to keep track of dangerous materials shipped for disposal – Los Angeles Times
State fails to keep track of dangerous materials shipped for disposalLos Angeles TimesLos Angeles County Fire Department hazardous materials specialist Mario Benjamin inspects an abandoned container in an alley in Whittier in August. After the chemicals are identified, appropriate pickup is arranged. (Christina House / For The Times ...and more »
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Truck fire shuts down Southern California freeway
A truck hauling hydrogen caught fire on a Southern California freeway that had to be shut down in both directions while firefighters sprayed the big-rig continuously for several hours.
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2 killed in gas pipeline blast in Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) A gas pipeline exploded Thursday in a village in Poland, killing two people and injuring at least 13 as it set fire to a row of homes, authorities said.The blast occurred in the early afternoon in the...
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Chevron pipeline explodes, burns in rural Texas
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Chevron Corp pipeline exploded near a tiny Texas town south of Dallas on Thursday, shooting flames high in the air and prompting evacuations from nearby homes and a school district, but no injuries were reported,...
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