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Fire damages Detroit chemical company, forces evacuations
Railroads back retrofitting flammable liquid cars
Proposed new safety standards for rail cars that haul flammable liquids gained support from U.S. railroads Thursday, but it's not yet clear whether the companies that own most of those cars will support the upgrades to prevent leaks.
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Hazardous materials scare sends three Ukiah postal workers to hospital – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Hazardous materials scare sends three Ukiah postal workers to hospitalSanta Rosa Press DemocratA hazardous materials team that spent the day at the South Orchard Avenue post office determined that the substance was a chlorinated hydrocarbon, a chemical used in pesticides and solvents, but was unable to find the source, Ukiah Valley Fire Capt.
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What exactly was in that Detroit chemical fire? – MLive.com
What exactly was in that Detroit chemical fire?MLive.comDETROIT, MI -- As a rapidly churning, thick mass of black smoke poured into the sky from a chemical factory in Detroit Thursday afternoon, emergency personnel declared a level 3 hazardous materials situation and evacuated nearly 70 people from homes ...
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We must move swiftly to prevent the next deadly chemical blast – The Hill (blog)
We must move swiftly to prevent the next deadly chemical blastThe Hill (blog)Since Congress is gridlocked on everything, including this issue, President Barack Obama on August 1 directed federal agencies to develop plans to make sure that chemical plants are as safe as possible. This is an important first step in enhancing the ...
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HAZMAT Team Called To Scene Of Chemical Plant Fire, Homes Evacuated – CBS Local
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HAZMAT Team Called To Scene Of Chemical Plant Fire, Homes EvacuatedCBS LocalHAZMAT Team Called To Scene Of Chemical Plant Fire, Homes Evacuated. November 14, 2013 6:15 PM. View Comments ... evacuations, fire, hazmat. DETROIT (WWJ) – Multiple homes on Detroit's east side were evacuated due to a fire and hazardous materials ...Detroit chemical plant catches fire, billows smoke and floods street with glueMLive.comall 24 news articles »
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Plant 'Explodes', Possible Bomb Found, It's All A Drill – New Jersey Hills
Plant 'Explodes', Possible Bomb Found, It's All A DrillNew Jersey HillsFirefighters would arrive and quickly try to put out the fire though none would enter the building until they knew the kind of chemicals involved The arriving emergency personnel had to quickly locate the plant manager to determine what was in the ...
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Local First Responders Receive Hazmat Training
Your safety is number one for local first responders, especially with a growing number of accidents on our highways.
Cleaning agent sickens flight attendants at BWI Marshall
HANOVER – Authorities are investigating after several flight attendants were sickened at BWI Marshall Airport on Wednesday afternoon. At around 3 p.m. ET, four flight attendants reported feeling ill at Gate B-11.
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Coast Guard Moves to Approve Barging of Hazardous Fracking Waste on Major Rivers
The Coast Guard is proposing to allow barges to transport large amounts of hazardous and radioactive wastewater from fracking operations on America's major rivers.
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Officials: NYC Pharmacist Accused In NJ Of Assembling Illegal Drug Lab – CBS Local
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Officials: NYC Pharmacist Accused In NJ Of Assembling Illegal Drug LabCBS LocalJordan Gonzalez Faces Several Charges Including Attempting To Manufacture MDA. November 14, 2013 2:48 PM. View Comments. Authorities at the scene of a possible hazardous materials investigation in Jersey City on Nov. 14, 2013. (credit: CBS 2) ...Man arrested on hazardous material possession charges overnight on Bleecker ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.comJersey City pharmacist arrested on drug charges7Online.comPharmacist Read more [...]
Building with hazardous materials on fire in Detroit – Fox News
Building with hazardous materials on fire in DetroitFox NewsA building with hazardous materials inside has caught fire in Detroit. Authorities have evacuated an area around the building over a potentially toxic plume of smoke, WJBK reports. The building is located on Mt. Eliott St. Click for more from ...
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Detroit chemical plant catches fire; neighbors being evacuated – MLive.com
Detroit chemical plant catches fire; neighbors being evacuatedMLive.comDETROIT, MI - Fire personnel are unsure exactly what is providing the fuel to a ferocious fire at a chemical plant on 13271 Mount Elliott in Detroit that erupted some time prior to 3 p.m. Thursday. A police officer at the scene said emergency personnel ...and more »
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Woman Goes Overboard On Cruise Ship – Huffington Post
Woman Goes Overboard On Cruise ShipHuffington PostDispatchers sent an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew toward the ship from Air Station Barber's Point about 4 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time, roughly four hours after the woman went overboard. Officials estimated the flight to the ship would .... Exploding ...and more »
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Hazardous materials crews respond to bank on Market St. – My Ballard (blog)
Hazardous materials crews respond to bank on Market St.My Ballard (blog)10:50 a.m. Fire and police have responded to the Wells Fargo bank at 1819 Market St. for a report of a suspicious package with “unknown powder.” Traffic along Market St. near 20th is impacted, and SPD is asking people to steer clear of the area. You ...
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Man arrested on hazardous material possession charges overnight on Bleecker … – Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com
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Man arrested on hazardous material possession charges overnight on Bleecker ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.comon November 14, 2013 at 9:55 AM, updated November 14, 2013 at 10:23 AM. Federal and Jersey City law enforcement officials announced the arrest of a man on possession of hazardous materials overnight on Bleecker Street, officials said. FBI agents and ...NYC Pharmacist Accused In NJ Of Assembling Illegal Drug LabCBS LocalJersey City pharmacist arrested on drug charges7Online.comFBI Read more [...]
Police Investigate Possible Hazardous Materials At Jersey City Home – CBS Local
Police Investigate Possible Hazardous Materials At Jersey City HomeCBS LocalJERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New York City man has been arrested in Jersey City on suspicion of possessing hazardous materials. A Jersey City police spokesman says local and federal authorities are involved in the investigation and are ...Man arrested on hazardous material possession charges overnight on Bleecker ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.comall 4 news articles »
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NYC man arrested in Jersey City on suspicion of possessing hazardous materials – The Republic
NYC man arrested in Jersey City on suspicion of possessing hazardous materialsThe RepublicJERSEY CITY, New Jersey — A New York City man has been arrested in Jersey City on suspicion of possessing hazardous materials. A Jersey City police spokesman says local and federal authorities are involved in the investigation and are searching at ...Man arrested on hazardous material possession charges overnight on Bleeker ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.comall 3 news articles »
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Oil spill drill staged in Orange County
A massive emergency response drill is under way in Orange County. Global Companies Inc. on Route 9-W in New Windsor is hosting an oil spill and train derailment drill.
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Hazmat scare on Columbia River Hwy.
Emergencies crews have been called to a reported fire and hazardous materials incident on E. Historic Columbia River Highway near Troutdale.
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Hazmat Situation at Belvidere Chrysler Plant Causes Evacuation
A hazmat situation in Belvidere’s Chrysler plant forces workers out the door and keeps emergency responders on-scene for hours.
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Tanker Truck Spills Diesel Fuel on I-10
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. WPMI About 6,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled after a tanker truck flipped in
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Chemical Reaction at Chrysler Plant Sends 1 to Hospital – WIFR
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Chemical Reaction at Chrysler Plant Sends 1 to HospitalWIFRThe plant immediately implemented its emergency response plan, and is working with the Belvidere Fire Department to investigate the nature and cause of the incident. Production has currently been halted as the plant is ventilated. Under direction of ...Chrysler production to resume tonight after hazmat incidentRockford Register StarHazmat Situation at Belvidere Chrysler Plant Causes EvacuationMyStateline.comall 7 news Read more [...]
Woodcliff Lake Council introduces ordinances to charge for some fire … – NorthJersey.com
Woodcliff Lake Council introduces ordinances to charge for some fire ...NorthJersey.comRates for services include hazardous material assessment, disposal, and environmental clean-up using a hazmat-certified team, according to the proposed law. Though borough residents would not be charged, as these emergency services costs are ...
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Chrysler Confirms Second Shift Should Report as Normal – WIFR
Chrysler Confirms Second Shift Should Report as NormalWIFR12, Chrysler Group's Belvidere Assembly Plant was evacuated as a precaution following a chemical mixing incident that occurred in an area adjacent to the old body shop. The plant immediately implemented its emergency response plan, and is working with ...and more »
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Chrysler Plant Evacuated After Chemical Incident – WIFR
Chrysler Plant Evacuated After Chemical IncidentWIFRThe plant immediately implemented its emergency response plan, and is working with the Belvidere Fire Department to investigate the nature and cause of the incident. Production has currently been halted as the plant is ventilated. Under direction of ...
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Basit Javed Sheikh, North Carolina Man, Attempted To Join Al-Qaida: Feds – Huffington Post
Basit Javed Sheikh, North Carolina Man, Attempted To Join Al-Qaida: FedsHuffington 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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Renee Radziwon, Worker Killed By Wildcat At Oregon Sanctuary Named – Huffington Post
Renee Radziwon, Worker Killed By Wildcat At Oregon Sanctuary NamedHuffington 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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Meth-Making Materials Found Inside Car During Traffic Stop; Woman Arrested
Authorities shut down a road in Clarksville late Thursday night after potentially dangerous meth-making materials were found during a traffic stop.
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4 Hospitalized after Hazmat Incident at YMCA Pool
Hazmat crews and firefighters responded to an incident at a YMCA in Kearny Mesa Saturday afternoon.
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Chemical leak hospital back to work – Batley News
Chemical leak hospital back to workBatley NewsA North Yorkshire hospital is returning to normal after a chemical spill provoked a partial evacuation and a major response from emergency services. Some outpatients, staff and visitors had to leave Harrogate District Hospital after a cleaning chemical ...
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National Guard performs hazardous materials drill at Homes Hall – The Maine Campus
National Guard performs hazardous materials drill at Homes HallThe Maine CampusThe University of Maine was one of the 20 locations across the state last week to take part in a test of Maine's emergency preparedness procedures led by local emergency responders and National Guard units throughout New England, including New York ...
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Apparent suicide at Scott Kane center drew hazmat response
A Dormont man apparently killed himself overnight inside a car in the parking lot of the Kane Scott Regional Care Center in Scott by creating a deadly chemical mixture that spewed fumes so noxious they required a response by a hazardous materials...
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Crews to Finish Clean-up on Route 21 Sunday
Route 21 in Ripley, West Virginia will be restricted Sunday as crews clean up a fuel spill that took place Friday afternoon.
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HazMat crews called after package makes 4 sick near PDX
HazMat crews found a “mild irritant” on a package after four people reported feeling nauseous Friday afternoon at the FedEx near the Portland airport.
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EPA to revise rules for HazMat import, exports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun the process of proposing revisions to the rules for importing and exporting hazardous waste. ...
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