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Many Texas plants lack safety inspections despite risks, data shows – Dallas Morning News
Many Texas plants lack safety inspections despite risks, data showsDallas Morning NewsTwenty-two percent of plants in Texas that regulators say pose a risk of explosion or toxic release have never have been inspected for emergency preparedness, federal data shows. Another 10 ... Dallas assistant fire chief Ted Padgett, who oversees ...
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From Washington to West, system failed to protect Texas town from tragedy – Dallas Morning News
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From Washington to West, system failed to protect Texas town from tragedyDallas Morning News... Fertilizer Co. plant. Few details have emerged about what triggered the April 17 fire and subsequent explosion of what was apparently ammonium nitrate fertilizer. ... “I cannot rest until we get to the bottom of what caused the disaster in West ...Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policyPalm Beach PostI-Team: Were Safety Guidelines For Chemical Followed In West?CBS 11all Read more [...]
Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policy – Palm Beach Post
Texas plant that blew up carried $1M policyPalm Beach PostBurglars occasionally sneaked into the plant in the years before its deadly explosion last month — sometimes looking for a chemical fertilizer that can be used to make methamphetamine, according to local law enforcement records. (AP Photo/Charlie ...and more »
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Sixty percent of CBRN medical countermeasures not approved for children
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Enbridge offers online training to first responders on pipeline emergencies
The online training program features 3-D, interactive graphics to help first responders better visualize response to pipeline incidents.
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Formosa flash fire injures 14 workers (Video) – Victoria Advocate
Victoria Advocate
Formosa flash fire injures 14 workers (Video)Victoria Advocate... the company reports annual revenues of more than $5 billion. Formosa operates three chemical manufacturing subsidiaries, including plants ... SHOW ALL » ... POINT COMFORT - As emergency workers raced to the Formosa Plastics plant Thursday, many ...and more »
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I-Team: Were Safety Guidelines For Chemical Followed In West? – CBS 11
I-Team: Were Safety Guidelines For Chemical Followed In West?CBS 11Investigators are trying to determine if that played a role. The city's Mayor Tommy Muska told CBS 11 he didn't realize the plant could blow up. CBS 11's Jack Fink asked McLennan County's Emergency Management Coordinator the same thing yesterday.
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West, Texas Fertilizer Plant: Meth Thieves Targeted Plant For Supplies, Say Police – Huffington Post Canada
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West, Texas Fertilizer Plant: Meth Thieves Targeted Plant For Supplies, Say PoliceHuffington Post CanadaSheriff's deputies were called more than 10 times to West Fertilizer in the 11 years before the April 17 blast that killed 14 people, injured 200 and levelled part of the tiny town of West, according to McLennan County sheriff's office files released ...West Fertilizer Plant Pushed For 'Exemption' From Safety Rules, Targeted ...Huffington PostFertilizer plant blast: Read more [...]
Branchburg chemical plant officials investigating explosion, say it wasn't serious – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Branchburg chemical plant officials investigating explosion, say it wasn't seriousThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comWilkinson said the technician's actions were consistent with the emergency training provided by the company, and thought the fire alarm was only pulled as a precautionary step. "The little oil can has a lid that flips up. ... iIt didn't explode, it ...
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West Fertilizer Plant Pushed For 'Exemption' From Safety Rules, Targeted … – Huffington Post
Dallas Morning News (blog)
West Fertilizer Plant Pushed For 'Exemption' From Safety Rules, Targeted ...Huffington PostWest Chemical and Fertilizer did not respond to requests for comment. The interlocking web .... A person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in West, Texas. A massive ...Dallas-area managers of chemical stockpiles say risks not same as WestDallas Morning News (blog)Ten North Texas Sites Store Ammonium Read more [...]
PEPCON anniversary serves as reminder: Hazardous materials emergencies … – Las Vegas Sun
PEPCON anniversary serves as reminder: Hazardous materials emergencies ...Las Vegas SunToday, companies with the largest quantity of hazardous materials near large population centers in the Las Vegas Valley are still in the Basic Management site or nearby, said Richard Brenner, Clark County Fire Department hazardous materials coordinator.
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Acid bomb explodes in mailbox
Acid bombs in water bottles were found on an Orange County street Tuesday, an Orange County Sheriff's Office statement said.Police and the hazmat team arrived at 221 Red Rose Circle after the...
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Suspicious Substance Causes Evacuation at Redstone Arsenal Building
Employees were evacuated from a building on Redstone Arsenal late Tuesday morning after a suspicious substance was found.
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Oil well spill flows to nearby creek in Ohio
BRISTOLVILLE, Ohio - As much as 1,600 gallons of oil spilled from an oil storage tank into a creek in Trumbull County.
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County emergency plan did not specify chemical hazard at West – Waco Tribune-Herald
County emergency plan did not specify chemical hazard at WestWaco Tribune-HeraldHe said his office doesn't get copies of those local plans, but he believes the West Volunteer Fire Department had a plan to deal with a disaster at the fertilizer plant. “If they hadn't done that, they wouldn't have evacuated as ... The 1986 Emergency ...and more »
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'Suspicious package' contained no hazardous materials – Shreveport Times
'Suspicious package' contained no hazardous materialsShreveport TimesIt was a backpack atop a cardboard box, which investigators later determined it was filled with non-hazardous materials. The package turned out to be filled with items an individual intended to donate to the Hope Medical Group for Women, according to ...and more »
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Crews rush to contain potentially hazardous materials leaking from truck – fox4kc.com
Crews rush to contain potentially hazardous materials leaking from truckfox4kc.comThe driver had pulled over as quickly as he could into a Kmart parking lot and waited for hazardous materials experts. Hazmat crews told FOX 4 there were three dangers they were dealing with. First, the items inside the truck can become more dangerous ...Truck carrying corrosive materials prompts hazmat scare - KCTV5KCTV Kansas Cityall 3 news articles »
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Chemical leak evacuates plant in south Orange County – News 13 – Central Florida News 13
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Chemical leak evacuates plant in south Orange County - News 13Central Florida News 13Chemical leak evacuates plant in south Orange County. An Orange County Sheriff's Office cruiser responds to an evacuation at a chemical plant on Central Florida Parkway, in south Orange County - Thursday, May 2, 2013. Last Updated: Thursday, May 02, ...
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Fire Rescue responding to chemical plant gas leak – Orlando Sentinel
Fire Rescue responding to chemical plant gas leakOrlando SentinelBy Arelis R. Hernández, Orlando Sentinel. 10:59 a.m. EDT, May 2, 2013. Orange County Fire Rescue officials are headed to the scene of a visible gas plume emanating from a chemical plant in south Orlando. Firefighters are on their way to 150 Central ...
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'White graphene' to clean up spills
A material called boron nitride - originally touted as useful for next-generation electronics - turns out to be a high-performance pollutant absorber.
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Hazmat team removes bomb from dead man’s home
Hazmat team removes bomb from dead man’s home - SMYRNA — The Cobb County Bomb Squad spent almost five hours Monday determining whether a bomb found in a dead man’s home off Paces Ferry Road in Smyrna was a danger to area residents.
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth prepares staff for possible CBRN attacks
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Marin honored for hazardous materials monitoring – Marin Independent Journal
Marin honored for hazardous materials monitoringMarin Independent JournalMarin County public works staffers who monitor hazardous materials at local businesses won a top award for environmental achievement from the state Environmental Protection Agency. The county Public Works Department is among only five agencies ever ...
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PHSMA releases detailed report on Pegasus Pipeline rupture – THV 11
PHSMA releases detailed report on Pegasus Pipeline ruptureTHV 11UNDATED (KTHV) - A report released by the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on April 26 revealed several new details on the ExxonMobil oil spill. The report reveled that less than half of the ...and more »
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Chemical reaction causes fire, explosion at Branchburg plant – The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Chemical reaction causes fire, explosion at Branchburg plantThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBRANCHBURG — A chemical reaction caused a small explosion and fire at a Meister Avenue plant that required a hazmat response Tuesday evening, fire officials said. A small explosion with fire in a lab area was reported just after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the ...
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CCFR responds to vehicle fire, chemical leak close to Midway – Murray Ledger and Times
CCFR responds to vehicle fire, chemical leak close to MidwayMurray Ledger and TimesAssistant Fire Chief Danny Williams of the Calloway County Fire Rescue said crews were busy Tuesday evening after answering back-to-back calls regarding a vehicle fire and a small chemical leak. Williams said around 6 p.m., CCFR received a call from a ...
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Man's arrest puts neighborhood on lockdown over possible hazardous materials
A bomb squad is called to a Satellite Beach home to determine whether any material inside poses a threat.
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DNDO wants detection devices to spot radiological or nuclear material onboard small vessels
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Bombs frequent in U.S.; 172 ‘IED’ incidents in last 6 months
The two explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 170 Monday in Boston were dramatic, the deadliest bombing in the United States since April 19, 1995, when a truck loaded with fertilizer blew up outside the federal building in...
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion To Be Probed By Senate – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion To Be Probed By Senate - Huffington PostHuffington Post"We must ensure that facilities like the one in West are complying with chemical safety laws. We will ... A person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in West, Texas. A ...Regulations, protocols not followed in WestKVUEUnited States: Fertiliser blast a corporate-made catastropheGreen Left WeeklyThe Ammonium Nitrate Read more [...]
Thousands Of Chemical Facilities Pose A Risk To Populations Greater Than … – ThinkProgress
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Thousands Of Chemical Facilities Pose A Risk To Populations Greater Than ...ThinkProgressEven worse, West Fertilizer Co. wasn't included in these numbers, as it had told the EPA that it didn't pose a risk of fire or explosion. It claimed that the worst-case scenario was a 10-minute release of ammonia ... For plants that manufacture ammonia ...Texas tragedy stirs interest in chemical plant safetyThe Augusta ChronicleRegulation of chemical industry is haphazard, ineffectiveMidland Reporter-Telegramall Read more [...]
Officials seal off home over 'possibly hazardous' – WESH Orlando
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Officials seal off home over 'possibly hazardous'WESH OrlandoMan's arrest puts neighborhood on lockdown over possible hazardous materials. Bomb squad to determine whether home poses threat. UPDATED 5:54 AM EDT Apr 30, 2013. Tweet · Share · NEXT STORY. Teen rescues woman attacked by bull. Text Size ...Explosive devices found in Brevard County - News 13Central Florida News 13Satellite Beach neighborhood sealed off as officials search for bomb materialsFlorida Todayall Read more [...]
United States: Fertiliser blast a corporate-made catastrophe – Green Left Weekly
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United States: Fertiliser blast a corporate-made catastropheGreen Left WeeklyEmergency responders from neighbouring towns rushed to help, and volunteers from across the state asked what they could do to help clean up. “It's been really ... Two years ago, management at West Fertilizer told the Environmental Protection Agency ...Regulations, protocols not followed in WestKVUEThe Ammonium Nitrate QuestionCropLifeRegulation of chemical industry is haphazard, ineffectiveMidland Read more [...]
Marathon Detroit refinery fire began during tank fueling: filing
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp's reported a Saturday night fire broke out in a sour water tank at its 106,000 barrel per day (bpd) Detroit refinery, while the tank was being fueled, according...
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'Unknown' chemicals shut Dracut, Mass. waste day
DRACUT -- State police detonated unknown chemicals late Saturday that were brought to the towns hazardous-waste collection day by a resident.
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Truck spills sodium bisulfate onto Charlotte Interstate
Investigators say a truck possibly carrying too much weight could be the cause of a hazardous material spill which shut down I-85 for hours early Friday morning.
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U.S. Army checking efficiency of decontamination testing
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