Archive for Chemical Release
Three Children In Hospital After Chemical Leak Near Cromer – Heart
Three Children In Hospital After Chemical Leak Near CromerHeartThree children have been taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a holiday park near Cromer. Ambulances were called to Woodland Holiday Park in Trimingham just after 11am today after the swimming pool had to be evacuated. Paramedic Officer, Lee Fox ... Read more [...]
Major fire burning near SE Bexar chemical plant – KSAT San Antonio
Major fire burning near SE Bexar chemical plantKSAT San AntonioSAN ANTONIO - Bexar County emergency management and county firefighters are on the scene of what they are calling a major fire burning near a chemical plant near Elmendorf. Emengency management personnel says they have alerted all county fire ... Read more [...]
Regulators to decide depth of spill probe – spiritofjefferson (blog)
Regulators to decide depth of spill probespiritofjefferson (blog)Businesses temporarily shuttered by the spill, Advocates for a Safe Water System and the PSC's Consumer Advocate Division think reviewing emergency plans is fair game to determine if the water company did its due diligence after the Jan. 9 spill.Regulators to decide depth of W.Va. spill probeChron.comUtility regulators to decide depth of documents needed in West Virginia ...The Republicall 17 news articles » Read more [...]
Sheriff's Office announces marijuana seizure – The Daily News Journal
Sheriff's Office announces marijuana seizureThe Daily News JournalSophisticated hydroponic operations use little to no soil, simulate sunlight by using high-intensity lamps and incorporate irrigation systems of water and chemical fertilizers. These operations are a danger to ... The study also showed that plant ... Read more [...]
Nickerson Volunteer Fire Department marks 75 years – Fremont Tribune
Nickerson Volunteer Fire Department marks 75 yearsFremont TribuneNobody in Nickerson is old enough to remember the April 19, 1923, fire that wiped out most of the businesses on the north side of Cedar Street and that could have served as a watershed moment for the village. ... Nickerson's first fire truck was a 1930 ... Read more [...]
One hospitalized after chemical release in Santa Maria – Lompoc Record
One hospitalized after chemical release in Santa MariaLompoc RecordOne person was hospitalized and four others became ill after an unknown chemical seeped into an obstetrics center in Santa Maria. The Santa Maria Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to a report of five people experiencing intestinal symptoms at ... Read more [...]
Disclosure Rules on Dangerous Chemicals Fuel Political Fight in Texas – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalDisclosure Rules on Dangerous Chemicals Fuel Political Fight in TexasWall Street JournalMr. Abbott last month advised citizens instead to "drive around" to chemical-storage facilities and ask the managers what is being stored at the sites, which he said are still required to disclose such information to citizens. Under state law, the ...and more » Read more [...]
End of an era: Retiring fire chief looks back on 58 years – Camden County Tribune
End of an era: Retiring fire chief looks back on 58 yearsCamden County TribuneAt 15 years old, Peeples joined the volunteer fire department as a junior firefighter, a program designed to interest youth in carrying on the volunteer work. Four or five people who started as junior firefighters still work for the department, Peeples ... Read more [...]
Chemical spill reported at Mooresville plant – Charlotte Observer
Chemical spill reported at Mooresville plantCharlotte ObserverOne person suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning in a chemical spill at a Mooresville plant, fire officials say. The spill was reported shortly ... One patient was taken by emergency medical personnel to a hospital for observation. Colvert said the ... Read more [...]
Norfolk, Va. – Crews are on the scene of a Hazmat situation in the 1000 block … – wtkr.com
The Virginian-PilotNorfolk, Va. – Crews are on the scene of a Hazmat situation in the 1000 block ...wtkr.comThe road is blocked at Lansing Street and East Indian River Road. One westbound lane is closed in 1000 block of Indian River Road to stage equipment. The call came in just before 6 a.m. from personnel at Kinder-Morgan saying one of their tanks was ...Norfolk business evacuated over chemical leakThe Virginian-PilotChemical Leak Near Elizabeth RiverThe Maritime ExecutiveChemical Leak Read more [...]
BRIEF: Chemical spill reported at Mooresville plant – The State
BRIEF: Chemical spill reported at Mooresville plantThe StateOne person suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning in a chemical spill at a Mooresville plant, fire officials say. The spill was reported shortly ... One patient was taken by emergency medical personnel to a hospital for observation. Colvert said the ... Read more [...]
Wacker Chemical: 'Safety culture' is key to strategy – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga Times Free PressWacker Chemical: 'Safety culture' is key to strategyChattanooga Times Free Press... other company representatives gave to the Cleveland/Bradley County Safety Council. On Tuesday, more than two dozen safety professionals got a glimpse of the company's comprehensive approach to cultivating efficient safety programming at its ... Read more [...]
Norfolk business evacuated over chemical leak – The Virginian-Pilot
Norfolk business evacuated over chemical leakThe Virginian-PilotThe substance leaking - sodium hydroxide - is leaking within a tank that holds about 900,000 gallons of the substance, said Norfolk Fire-Rscue Battalion Chief Julian Williamson. The chemical is not leaking outside the tank into the environment. No ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak at Mexican mine fouls water supply – GlobalPost
Chemical leak at Mexican mine fouls water supplyGlobalPostWater supplies to 20,000 residents of seven Mexican towns were cut on Tuesday after sulfuric acid leaked from copper mine in the northwestern state of Sonora. Forty thousand cubic meters of the toxic chemical leaked into the Sonora river as a result of ...and more » Read more [...]
Fertilizer industry counters risk – Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune
Fertilizer industry counters riskMount Pleasant Daily TribuneEl Dorado stands as one of the largest ammonium nitrate dealers in Texas, and, according to its holding company's 2013 annual report, “Our Chemical Business is a supplier to some of the world's leading chemical and industrial companies.” The 2013 ...and more » Read more [...]
GPS to help fire department respond quicker – The Harlan Daily Enterprise
GPS to help fire department respond quickerThe Harlan Daily EnterpriseAs a part of the CAMEO system of software applications used to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies, the program was developed by the EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assist front-line chemical emergency planners ... Read more [...]
Parents Of Teen Who Died From Synthetic Marijuana, Connor Reid Eckhardt … – Medical Daily
Parents Of Teen Who Died From Synthetic Marijuana, Connor Reid Eckhardt ...Medical Daily... and that light will continue on.” According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, synthetic marijuana is sold under a variety of names including Spice, K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, and Skunk, which can be bought legally at gas stations and so ...and more » Read more [...]
Ohio water crisis: Threat isn't going away soon – Chicago Defender
Chicago DefenderOhio water crisis: Threat isn't going away soonChicago DefenderThe chances of another water emergency over the next few months will depend a lot the winds, rains and temperatures that dictate how large the algae grow and where algae blooms end up. “To some degree ... Water plants add a chemical called activated ...Toledo Water May Be Safe, but Contamination Threat Isn't Going AwayNewsmax.comall 350 news articles » Read more [...]
Water crisis not averted: Great Lakes threat isn't going away soon – Grand Haven Tribune
Grand Haven TribuneWater crisis not averted: Great Lakes threat isn't going away soonGrand Haven TribuneThe chances of another water emergency over the next few months will depend a lot the winds, rains and temperatures that dictate how large the algae grow and where algae blooms end up. "To some degree ... Water plants add a chemical called activated ...and more » Read more [...]
EPA joins probe of New Castle, Artesian well pollution – The News Journal
EPA joins probe of New Castle, Artesian well pollutionThe News JournalState officials said Friday that aircraft fire-fighting foams once used for training at the Delaware Air National Guard complex and containing long-lived, toxic perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) could be the source of the pollution, although the ... Read more [...]
A chemical leak has been reported at the Albemarle South plant. – Magnoliareporter
A chemical leak has been reported at the Albemarle South plant.MagnoliareporterAlbemarle Corporation issued an "all clear" on Monday morning following the containment of a bromine leak at its Magnolia South plant off U.S. 79. The company said all employees have been accounted for and there have been no injuries as a result of the ...and more » Read more [...]
Dover Chemical incident raises concern over EPA reporting policy – Canton Repository
Dover Chemical incident raises concern over EPA reporting policyCanton RepositoryDover safety officials, Ohio EPA and local Emergency Management Agency officials agree that they all rely solely on information provided by private companies as to the nature and amount of material released during any type of chemical spill or industry ... Read more [...]
Authorities on the scene of a plant fire – WCBD
Authorities on the scene of a plant fireWCBDAuthorities are currently responding to a structure fire at the BP Chemical Company plant in Huger. ... The BP Incident Management Team and Emergency Response Team responded. ... All employees are safe and accounted for, according to a release.and more » Read more [...]
MARY BRASWELL: Looking Back, Aug. 10, 2014 – The Albany Herald
MARY BRASWELL: Looking Back, Aug. 10, 2014The Albany HeraldThe city agreed to purchase four chemical fire apparatuses (extinguishers), build outside fire escapes and to keep a man on duty in the furnace room at any time a fire was burning. — An Albany Herald reporter was given a ... Although unsure exactly ... Read more [...]
West disaster exposed dangers of Pittsburg plant – Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune
West disaster exposed dangers of Pittsburg plantMount Pleasant Daily TribuneJohn Cortelyou, Camp County Emergency Management Coordinator and constable, said the county's weighty emergency response notebook, seldom far from his reach, got a few pages lighter after the El Dorado plant closed. But Cortelyou, along ... Last month ... Read more [...]
Kaohsiung evacuates residents from fatal gas blast site – Hong Kong Standard
Kaohsiung evacuates residents from fatal gas blast siteHong Kong StandardLast week's blasts sparked massive fires that tore through Kaohsiung, leaving trenches running down the middle of some streets and throwing vehicles onto the roofs of buildings several stories high. ... Prosecutors this week twice raided the offices of ...and more » Read more [...]
Toledo Water May Be Safe, but Contamination Threat Isn't Going Away – Newsmax.com
Chicago DefenderToledo Water May Be Safe, but Contamination Threat Isn't Going AwayNewsmax.comThe chances of another water emergency over the next few months will depend a lot the winds, rains, and temperatures that dictate how large the algae grow and where algae blooms end up. Urgent: Do You ... Water plants add a chemical called activated ...Ohio water crisis: Threat isn't going away soonChicago Defenderall 187 news articles » Read more [...]
Doctor warns of unpredictable ingredients in Spice that can cause bad trips – News Sentinel
Doctor warns of unpredictable ingredients in Spice that can cause bad tripsNews SentinelDr. Christian Bridgwater, an emergency room doctor at Parkview Hospital, said he saw a case come through last week with the exact symptoms described above. Those who have ... It's also called K2, fake weed, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, Moon Rocks, and other ...and more » Read more [...]
Explosion, chemical leak reported in Nitro; leak contained – Charleston Daily Mail
Explosion, chemical leak reported in Nitro; leak containedCharleston Daily MailAn oil pipe burst at a chemical storage and recycling facility in Nitro Wednesday, causing an explosion and leak that was contained behind a secondary containment wall. Kanawha Metro 911 received a call at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday reporting an explosion at ... Read more [...]
Water company chemical leak costs top $10 million – Charleston Daily Mail
Water company chemical leak costs top $10 millionCharleston Daily MailAmerican Water Works, Inc., the parent company of West Virginia American Water, spent nearly $5 million in the second quarter to deal with continued effects of the Freedom Industries chemical leak. The Vorhees, N.J.-based company detailed the costs in ...and more » Read more [...]
Albemarle Corporation says Magnolia South Plant bromine leak contained – Magnoliareporter
Albemarle Corporation says Magnolia South Plant bromine leak containedMagnoliareporterAlbemarle Corporation said that a bromine leak at its Magnolia South plant was contained as of 9 p.m. Sunday. A chemical leak was reported about 5:30 p.m. at Albemarle's plant off U.S. 79 south of Magnolia. A nearby resident said she heard the plant's ...and more » Read more [...]
Neighborhood being sprayed down after chemical scare – KHOU
KHOUNeighborhood being sprayed down after chemical scareKHOUHOUSTON – On Monday, a chemical leak continued to be cleaned up in a southeast Houston neighborhood – a cleanup that now involves federal agencies. The leak is from the former CES Waste Disposal plant that used to recycle and dispose of chemical ...and more » Read more [...]
Emergency drill in Horseheads tests first responders – Elmira Star-Gazette
Emergency drill in Horseheads tests first respondersElmira Star-GazetteHORSEHEADS – On Tuesday, employees of Eaton Corp. in Horseheads were alerted to a chemical spill in the warehouse. Sodium was leaking from a pipe and required immediate attention as it was unclear what chemical reaction would occur. But the alert ...and more » Read more [...]
Beer maker cited for serious violations at Ohio plant – WKYC-TV
WKYC-TVBeer maker cited for serious violations at Ohio plantWKYC-TVFailure of these systems, such as overpressurization, can result in explosion and fire. Workers should not be put at risk because this ... 4 inspection found the Anheuser-Busch plant failed to develop procedures for normal and emergency shutdown and ...and more » Read more [...]
Iroquois County wants to make sure dispatchers, firefighters are on same page – Paxton Record
Iroquois County wants to make sure dispatchers, firefighters are on same pagePaxton RecordWATSEKA — Iroquois County officials want to make sure the county's fire departments and dispatchers are on the same page when it comes to how they respond to anhydrous ammonia leaks and other chemical-related incidents. The county board's judicial and ... Read more [...]
One exposed to chemical spill at Chandler Intel plant – azcentral.com
One exposed to chemical spill at Chandler Intel plantazcentral.comA chemical spill at the Intel plant near Ocotillo and Dobson roads in Chandler prompted an emergency medical response around 11:15 Monday morning, according to the Chandler Fire Department. A minor chemical spill occurred in the loading dock, ... Read more [...]
Toledo mayor lifts water ban, says drinking water is safe for more than 400K … – WDIV Detroit
NBCNews.comToledo mayor lifts water ban, says drinking water is safe for more than 400K ...WDIV DetroitTHE BED FORD TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT AND BOY SCOUTS WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY SERVING UP OVER 6,000 GALLONS OF DRINKABLE WATER. THESE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS WERE THE ... John Kasich declared a state of emergency. Early Monday, Collins kept in place ...Ohio city to continue water ban after new testsWHDH-TVDay 3: The Ohio water ban is overBradenton Heraldall 1,581 news articles » Read more [...]
Day 3: The Ohio water ban is over – Bellingham Herald
Bellingham HeraldDay 3: The Ohio water ban is overBellingham HeraldOhio's fourth-largest city warned residents not to use city water early Saturday after tests at one treatment plant showed readings for microcystin above the standard for consumption, most likely from algae on the lake. The advisory affected more than ...Ohio city to continue water ban after new testsWHDH-TVThe Ohio water ban is now in Day 3The San Luis Obispo Tribuneall 1,522 news articles » Read more [...]
The Ohio water ban is now in Day 3 – Belleville News Democrat
Belleville News DemocratThe Ohio water ban is now in Day 3Belleville News DemocratMonroe County, Michigan, administrator and CFO Michael Bosanac, left, and Luna Pier, Mich., Mayor Dave Davison oversee a pallet of water, donated by a Meijer supermarket, being put into a truck to take to the Luna Pier fire station for distribution to ...Ohio city to continue water ban after new testsTurn to 10all 1,381 news articles » Read more [...]
Ohio city to continue water ban after new tests – WHDH-TV
ABC NewsOhio city to continue water ban after new testsWHDH-TV(AP Photo/The Blade, Isaac Hale). Firefighter Bryan West, left, works with Clara Cousino, 4, center, and Clay Cousino, 2, right, both to fill buckets with water at the fire station in Oregon, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2014. ... John Kasich declared a ...Water crisis grips hundreds of thousands in Toledo areaNorwalk ReflectorLake Erie's algae woes began building a decade agoMyFox Detroitall 1,181 news articles » Read more [...]
