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Texas fertilizer plant also stored explosive chemical used in Oklahoma City bomb – NBCNews.com (blog)
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Texas fertilizer plant also stored explosive chemical used in Oklahoma City bombNBCNews.com (blog)Under state law, hazardous chemicals must be disclosed to the community fire department and to the county emergency planning agency, in addition to the state. News reports on Thursday focused on tanks of anhydrous ammonia –a less volatile fertilizer ...Search continues in rubble of Texas fertilizer blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYChemical in Texas blast has a well-known deadly potentialLos Read more [...]
Stockton Firefighters Prepare For Chemical Fire Disaster – CBS Local
Stockton Firefighters Prepare For Chemical Fire DisasterCBS LocalStockton firefighters trained Thursday for a chemical fire emergency coincidentally scheduled for the day after a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. Dozens gathered at Station No. 2 where responders learned vital firefighting skills. “When a ...and more »
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Pittsburg: Hazmat crews clean up diesel fuel leak after wreck on Highway 4 – Contra Costa Times
Pittsburg: Hazmat crews clean up diesel fuel leak after wreck on Highway 4Contra Costa TimesPittsburg: Hazmat crews clean up diesel fuel leak after wreck on Highway 4. By Rick Hurd Contra Costa Timescontracostatimes.com. Posted: 04/18/2013 01:00:43 PM PDT. April 18, 2013 8:39 PM GMTUpdated: 04/18/2013 01:39:54 PM PDT. PITTSBURG -- A ...and more »
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Got Paint? Arlington Will Accept Hazardous Materials, Electronics on Saturday – Patch.com
Got Paint? Arlington Will Accept Hazardous Materials, Electronics on SaturdayPatch.comThe biannual Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling Event, or E-CARE, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 125 S. Old Glebe Road. E-CARE allows county residents to dispose of hazardous materials like ...
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County builds hazardous materials plan – The Augusta Chronicle
County builds hazardous materials planThe Augusta ChronicleThe hazardous materials team would be the first responder and primary agency in an emergency, but the county's emergency plans involve many agencies in numerous support functions, including notifying the public of dangers; transporting injured; ...
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Auction purchase unveils hazardous materials in DC – Mymonticellonews
Auction purchase unveils hazardous materials in DCMymonticellonewsWhen Deaton and Frisby arrived at the department, they made contact with a Hazardous Materials Team. The containers were then transported to the fire training facility by the Monticello Fire Department they were stored until a “Haz-Mat team” could pick ...
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PG hazmat team called to mail processing center
Prince George's County's hazmat team was called to a federal mail processing center in Landover to help federal agents who are investigating suspicious letters to members of Congress and the president.
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13 Hospitalized, 63 Evaluated in Caledonia Hazmat Response
CALEDONIA, Mich. - Emergency Responders say more than a dozen people have been hospitalized, and more than 60 people are being evaluated following a hazmat situation at a Caledonia business on Tuesday evening.
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Ricin danger mostly theoretical | The Poison Review
Castor beans A Mississippi man was arrested today under suspicion of sending letters to President Obama and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss) that gave a
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Big Spills Lurk in Old Pipelines
Pipeline ruptures, including one on an Exxon pipeline that caused a major oil spill in Arkansas last month, are raising fresh questions about the safety of pipes made decades ago using obsolete welding techniques.
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Pressure Cookers Make Good Bombs, And Leave Clues
The tightly sealed pot that speeds the cooking of beans and meat makes easier-to-obtain but weaker explosives faster and stronger and they may also help investigators in Boston.
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Plan in place for potential emergency at Elmira chemical plant – CTV News
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Plan in place for potential emergency at Elmira chemical plantCTV NewsPlan in place for potential emergency at Elmira chemical plant. Texas explosion ... Elmira Fire Chief Kieran Kelly says despite all the technology at officials' disposal, the most important thing is to make sure people comprehend the message being ...
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State of emergency declared in Texas county – USA Today – USA TODAY
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State of emergency declared in Texas county - USA TodayUSA TODAYOfficials said it did not appear that the town was threatened by chemical fumes from the plant, which was still smoldering hours after the explosion. Emergency teams had responded to a fire call at the plant at 7:29 p.m. CT. The explosion erupted 24 ...5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blastNBCNews.comTexas Plant Explosion Firefighters Missing, Looting ReportedABC NewsRescuers search ruins Read more [...]
Teams search for survivors of deadly Texas plant blast – W*USA 9
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Teams search for survivors of deadly Texas plant blastW*USA 9Officials said it did not appear that the town was threatened by chemical fumes from the plant, which was still smoldering hours after the explosion. Emergency teams had responded to a fire call at the plant at 7:29 p.m. CT. The explosion erupted 24 ...Rescuers Search Ruins Of Texas Fertilizer Plant, With VideoDalles ChronicleMany feared dead after Texas blast - CBS Atlanta 46WGCL Atlantaall 6 news articles »
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Key Facts About The Blast's Cause, History … – Huffington Post
Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Key Facts About The Blast's Cause, History ...Huffington PostMore than a dozen other explosions involving the chemical have occurred over the past century. The deadliest ... A person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in West, Texas.
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Dallas Fire-Rescue captain, West city manager among those missing after … – Dallas Morning News
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Dallas Fire-Rescue captain, West city manager among those missing after ...Dallas Morning NewsNim Kidd, chief of the Texas division of emergency management at the Department of Public Safety, said fighting a fire involving ammonium nitrate with water is a known hazard, but it was too soon to tell exactly what went wrong. "A lot of people don't ...
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Texas Plant Explosion Firefighters Missing, Looting Reported – ABC News
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Texas Plant Explosion Firefighters Missing, Looting ReportedABC NewsVolunteer firefighters are missing and reported looting is of "significant concern" today after a deadly fire and chemical explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant leveled buildings and prompted widespread evacuations. ... West EMS Director Dr. George ...5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blastNBCNews.comUp to 15 dead, at least 160 injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYTexas fertilizer Read more [...]
Texas fertilizer plant cited by state officials in 2006 – Fox News
Texas fertilizer plant cited by state officials in 2006Fox NewsThe plant, which was founded in 1958 and generates an estimated $2 million in annual sales, reported to the Environmental Protection Agency and local public safety officials that it presented no risk of fire or explosion, according to documents cited ...and more »
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Sends 179 to Hospitals, Levels Homes, Kills … – ABC News
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Sends 179 to Hospitals, Levels Homes, Kills ...ABC NewsA fire and chemical explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco, Texas, injured at least 179 people, destroyed dozens of homes and prompted widespread evacuations. The blast ... West, Texas, EMS Director Dr. George Smith ...
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Fertilizer plant explodes in central Texas – Washington Post
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Fertilizer plant explodes in central TexasWashington PostA massive explosion on Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in West, Tex., left more than 160 people wounded and killed an estimated five to 15 people , officials said, likely including firefighters who had been battling the blaze at the factory that ...5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blastNBCNews.comSEE IT: Massive explosion near Waco, Texas injures at least 160, between 5 to ...New Read more [...]
SEE IT: Massive explosion near Waco, Texas injures at least 160, between 5 to … – New York Daily News
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SEE IT: Massive explosion near Waco, Texas injures at least 160, between 5 to ...New York Daily NewsThe town's volunteer firefighters had responded to a call at the plant at 7:29 p.m., Swanton said. Due to the plant's chemical stockpile, "they realized the seriousness of what they had," he said. A firefighter searches a nursing ... Dozens of ...5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blastNBCNews.com (blog)Police say between 5 and 15 people killed in Texas fertilizer Read more [...]
SEE IT: Terrifying explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas – New York Daily News
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SEE IT: Terrifying explosion hits fertilizer plant north of Waco, TexasNew York Daily NewsThe explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas took place shortly before 8 p.m.. Dozens of emergency vehicles amassed at the scene in the hours after the blast, as fires continued to smolder in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding ...
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Over 100 injured, unknown number killed in Texas plant explosion – Fox News
Over 100 injured, unknown number killed in Texas plant explosionFox NewsDozens of emergency vehicles amassed at the scene in the hours after the blast, as fires continued to smolder in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding buildings. Aerial footage showed injured people being treated on the flood-lit football ...
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Chemical blast brings echoes from ship explosion disaster 66 years earlier – NBCNews.com (blog)
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Chemical blast brings echoes from ship explosion disaster 66 years earlierNBCNews.com (blog)The deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant that ripped through the town of West, Texas, on Wednesday, stirred echoes of one of the worst industrial accidents in United States history, which struck the state 66 years ago earlier this week. On April 16 ...and more »
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5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blast – NBCNews.com
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5 to 15 killed, 160 wounded in 'devastating' Texas chemical plant blastNBCNews.comAn explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas Wednesday night leaves hundreds injured as emergency officials respond to the situation. "We know fire was there, we know law enforcement was there assisting with traffic, and I believe there were EMS ...Up to 15 dead, at least 160 injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYTexas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Sends 179 to Hospitals, Levels Homes, Kills Read more [...]
Fatalities Confirmed in Fertilizer Plant Explosion, More Than 170 Injured – ABC News
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Fatalities Confirmed in Fertilizer Plant Explosion, More Than 170 InjuredABC NewsA fire and chemical explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant in a small town north of Waco, Texas, injured at least 179 people, destroyed dozens of homes and prompted widespread evacuations. The blast Wednesday evening at the West Fertilizer Plant in ...Dozens Hurt In Fatal Texas Fertilizer Plant BlastNPRFatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYDozens possibly dead in massive fertilizer Read more [...]
Dozens Hurt In Fatal Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast – NPR
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Dozens Hurt In Fatal Texas Fertilizer Plant BlastNPRDozens of emergency vehicles amassed at the scene in the hours after the blast, as fires continued to smolder in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding buildings. Aerial footage showed injured people being treated on the flood-lit football ...Fatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYDozens possibly dead in massive fertilizer plant explosion in WestDallas Morning NewsFire officials fear Read more [...]
Heavy casualties expected after massive blast at Waco, Texas fertiliser plant – The Australian
Heavy casualties expected after massive blast at Waco, Texas fertiliser plantThe AustralianMr Muska said that volunteer firefighter had responded to a fire at the West Fertisliser plant about half an hour before the explosion. Muska says he's a volunteer firefighter himself and ... of the plant and others burning in nearby buildings. In ...
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Dozens possibly dead in massive fertilizer plant explosion in West – Dallas Morning News
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Dozens possibly dead in massive fertilizer plant explosion in WestDallas Morning NewsA person looks on as emergency workers fight a house fire after a nearby fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday in West, Texas. Complete coverage at http://d-news.co/kaUzw ... He said that though some people were still in surgery about 1:30 a.m., "many ...Fire officials fear casualties could rise as high as 70 deadCNNFatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYFertiliser Read more [...]
Texas fertilizer plant blast injures dozens – The Associated Press
Texas fertilizer plant blast injures dozensThe Associated PressAerial footage showed fires still smoldering in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding buildings, and people being treated for injuries on a flood-lit local football field, which had been turned into a staging area for emergency responders ...
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Explosion at fertilizer plant devastates Texas town, many feared dead, injured – WWL
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Explosion at fertilizer plant devastates Texas town, many feared dead, injuredWWLFirefighters inspect an apartment complex destroyed by an explosion at the West Chemical and Fertilizer Company on April 17, 2013. ... "That's an encouraging number because that means we've been able to treat and release a great number that we've ...
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Dozens believed killed, hundreds injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion … – RT
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Dozens believed killed, hundreds injured in Texas fertilizer plant explosion ...RT“I knew the EMS [Emergency Medical Services] people [who were killed] very well – they were friends of mine,” Dr. George Smith, who was stationed in a local a nursing home, told CBS 11. Windows were blown out. “I was kind of in shock…some of the town ...
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Police chief: Some residents evacuated before blast – ITV News
Police chief: Some residents evacuated before blastITV NewsA local local chief has told CNN that the evacuation process started almost an hour before the explosion after emergency calls were made regarding a fire at the chemical plant. Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton of Waco Police Department said this was because ...
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Fertiliser plant told EPA no fire risk – The Australian
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Fertiliser plant told EPA no fire riskThe AustralianTHE fertiliser plant that exploded in West Texas reported to the Environmental Protection Agency and local public safety officials that it presented no risk of fire or explosion, documents show. West Fertilizer Co. reported having as much as 54,000 ...Fatalities, dozens injured in Texas plant blast - USA TodayUSA TODAYFire officials fear casualties could rise as high as 70 deadCNN'Dozens injured' after Texas fertiliser plant explosionYahoo!7 Read more [...]
KFD aids in West explosion – Killeen Daily Herald
KFD aids in West explosionKilleen Daily HeraldKilleen Fire Chief J.D. Gardner confirmed he sent about 16 members of the Killeen Fire Department to assist in the explosion that erupted at the West Fertilizer plant Wednesday night. At the request of Waco Fire Chief John ... Gatesville's Emergency ...and more »
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Massive fertilizer plant explosion devastates Texas town – In-Forum
Massive fertilizer plant explosion devastates Texas townIn-ForumAerial footage showed fires still smoldering in the ruins of the plant and in several surrounding buildings, and people being treated for injuries on a flood-lit local football field, which had been turned into a staging area for emergency responders ...
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2 Suspicious Packages Cause US Senate Office Lockdown
2 Suspicious Packages Cause US Senate Office Lockdown - Breaking news from The Emergency Email and Wireless Network www.EmergencyEmail.org
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Oil and Gas Industry Workplace Safety Commitment
The API implements responsive and proactive measures, including procedural and preparedness standards, to maximize oil and gas workplace safety.
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Boston bombs were pressure cookers filled with metal
The explosive devices that killed three people and injured scores at the Boston Marathon finish line were pressure cookers filled with metal and ball bearings, according to a federal law enforcement official..
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