Archive for Chemical Release
Chemical leak drill at Pueblo Chemical Depot – KXRM
Chemical leak drill at Pueblo Chemical DepotKXRMPUEBLO, COLO. -- Tuesday a dangerous chemical leak has occurred at the U.S Army Chemical Depot in Pueblo, but not to worry it was all part of an annual drill. "Today involved moving a pallet of mustard filled projectiles, a simulated accident occurred ... Read more [...]
Fire, police, hazmat respond to possible chemical leak in Great Falls – The Missoulian
Fire, police, hazmat respond to possible chemical leak in Great FallsThe MissoulianGREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible chemical leak from a rail car in Great Falls. Police Sgt. Doug Malum says no injuries have been reported. Authorities say Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employees reported ...Fire, police respond to possible chemical leakWashington Timesall 16 news articles » Read more [...]
GREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible … – The Missoulian
GREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible ...The MissoulianGREAT FALLS — Fire, police and a hazmat crew are responding to a possible chemical leak from a rail car in Great Falls. Police Sgt. Doug Malum says no injuries have been reported. Authorities say Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employees reported ...Fire, police respond to possible chemical leakWashington TimesRail car leak in Great Falls under controlThe Bozeman Daily Chronicleall 16 Read more [...]
Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the … – Great Falls Tribune
Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the ...Great Falls TribuneEARLIER: Crews are on the scene of a chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls. A strange smell was reported near the car, which is carrying sodium hydrosulfide, around 1:15 this afternoon. Great Falls Police ...Fire, police crews respond to chemical leak from rail car in Great FallsThe Republicall 3 news articles » Read more [...]
Possible chemical leak reported near Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls – Great Falls Tribune
Possible chemical leak reported near Hickory Swing golf course in Great FallsGreat Falls TribuneADVERTISEMENT. Scanner traffic indicates there is a possible chemical leak from a BNSF rail car near the Hickory Swing golf course in Great Falls. A strange smell was reported near the car, which is carrying sodium hydrosulfide, around 1:15 this afternoon. Read more [...]
Kenwick Park chemical leak latest – five taken to hospital – Grimsby Telegraph
Grimsby TelegraphKenwick Park chemical leak latest - five taken to hospitalGrimsby TelegraphFive people have been taken to hospital for treatment for gas inhalation following an incident at Louth's Kenwick Park Hotel. An error in mixing chemicals - including chlorine - in the pool area triggered the incident at around 3.30pm today ...and more » Read more [...]
Alberta Government Admits It Knew Of Earlier Sulfolane Leak – Huffington Post Canada
Alberta Government Admits It Knew Of Earlier Sulfolane LeakHuffington Post CanadaPeople who haven't been able to drink from their wells for weeks because of a potential chemical leak at a gas plant near Edson, Alta., are now raising questions about the system that was set up to protect them. Alberta Health Services advised ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak 'under control' in SE Houston – KPRC Houston
KPRC HoustonChemical leak 'under control' in SE HoustonKPRC HoustonHouston fire officials said a couple hundred gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at ESR Company in the 6100 block of McGrew. Crews with the Houston Fire Department responded to the scene and evacuated the building and the ... Read more [...]
Government comes clean on chemical leak – CBC.ca
Government comes clean on chemical leakCBC.caPeople who haven't been able to drink from their wells for weeks because of a potential chemical leak at a gas plant near Edson, Alta., are now raising questions about the system that was set up to protect them. Alberta Health Services advised ... Read more [...]
Axiall report reveals major chemical release – American Press
Axiall report reveals major chemical releaseAmerican PressA recent report from Axiall to the state Department of Environmental Quality reveals more than 100,000 pounds of hazardous chemicals were released during a fire at the company's Westlake plant in December, an amount that far exceeds what is permitted ... Read more [...]
UPDATE 2-Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in Arizona – Reuters
UPDATE 2-Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in ArizonaReutersPHOENIX May 5 (Reuters) - A chemical leak at Intel Corp's manufacturing complex in Arizona has been contained and two workers were taken to hospital for observation, a spokesman for the chipmaker said on Monday. During a tool installation in a ...12 people treated for exposure to ammonia after chemical leak at Intel plant ...The Republicall 8 news articles » Read more [...]
Toxic health effects of Chesterfield, Hopewell plants, not fully known – WWBT
Toxic health effects of Chesterfield, Hopewell plants, not fully knownWWBTThe majority of chemical release data are estimated by each chemical facility, rather than independently measured by the state. Numbers are then recorded in Virginia's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Report, cataloging the quantity and release points of ... Read more [...]
WV Gov. Tomblin asks public for input in chemical leak response – State Journal
WV Gov. Tomblin asks public for input in chemical leak responseState JournalGov. Earl Ray Tomblin is asking for the public's input on the state's emergency response to the Jan. 9 chemical spill into the Elk River.The governor is calling the questionnaire the “After Action Review” of West Virginia's response to spill. Gov. Earl ... Read more [...]
Emergency Crews Respond to Fire at Chemical Plant; Plant Releases Statement – WSAZ-TV
Emergency Crews Respond to Fire at Chemical Plant; Plant Releases StatementWSAZ-TVA preliminary assessment of the fire at Haverhill Chemicals indicates a phenol pump and bearings failed. The bearing failure caused the seals on the pump to release a small amount of phenol. The heat caused by the bearing failure resulted in the ... Read more [...]
Expansion of the Gratiot Area Water Authority's water treatment plant now … – The Morning Sun
Expansion of the Gratiot Area Water Authority's water treatment plant now ...The Morning SunLISA YANICK-JONAITIS - THE MORNING SUN Alma City Manager Phil Moore addresses the crowd at the ground breaking the Gratiot Area Water Authority, which will be where the current Alma Water Treatment Plant is, on Friday, May 2, 2014. By Linda Gittleman ... Read more [...]
Coalmine fires and other disasters predicted – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldCoalmine fires and other disasters predictedSydney Morning HeraldLand slips at Latrobe Valley open-cut coalmines can also cause ''multiple fatalities'', shut down crucial economic infrastructure and devastate the local environment, according to the Emergency Risks in Victoria report, released by the government last ...and more » Read more [...]
US Senators Want Shuttered Nuclear Plants to Comply with Emergency Rules – National Journal
US Senators Want Shuttered Nuclear Plants to Comply with Emergency RulesNational JournalA group of Senate Democrats is urging the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to stop exempting recently shuttered nuclear power plants from emergency-planning and security regulations. Retired nuclear power ... Some experts argue dry cask storage is ...and more » Read more [...]
Report: Chemical stockpiles endanger poor, minorities – USA TODAY
Report: Chemical stockpiles endanger poor, minoritiesUSA TODAYDespite the reduction, however, most Louisville residents still live or work in a chemical-release danger zone, and some live in as many as five or six zones, where toxic releases could expose them to a half-dozen chemicals that could burn their skin ...and more » Read more [...]
Poor, minorities most at risk from chemical stockpiles – The Courier-Journal
Poor, minorities most at risk from chemical stockpilesThe Courier-JournalDespite the reduction, however, most Louisville residents still live or work in a chemical-release danger zone, and some live in as many as five or six zones, where toxic releases could expose them to a half-dozen chemicals that could burn their skin ...and more » Read more [...]
Caution zone: Report lists Valley schools near 'high risk' facilities – Valley morning Star
Caution zone: Report lists Valley schools near 'high risk' facilitiesValley morning StarHARLINGEN — In Cameron County, 50 public schools are located within one mile of installations rated as “high risk” chemical facilities by a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. One year after a fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas, and destroyed ... Read more [...]
Get Everyone on the Same Page – Occupational Health and Safety
Get Everyone on the Same PageOccupational Health and SafetyThis may not be a question after every emergency, but it will likely be a question after a widespread natural disaster, a significant fire, or a large chemical release. At the most basic level, employees simply want to know if they will have a job ... Read more [...]
Factory evacuated amidst fears of possible chemical leak now deemed safe – Manchester Evening News
Factory evacuated amidst fears of possible chemical leak now deemed safeManchester Evening NewsEmergency services decided to evacuate after fears he had been contaminated in a chemical leak. Crews from Rochdale station and the fire service's Technical Response Unit attended the Inktech factory at around 9am this morning. It is understood the man ...and more » Read more [...]
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy … – Insurance News Net (press release)
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy ...Insurance News Net (press release)In response to the Bhopal, India chemical accident of 1984 and a 1985 chemical release at a facility in Institute, West Virginia , Congress enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 ("EPCRA"). A central feature of that ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak alert at factory after man 'crushed' by machinery – Manchester Evening News
Chemical leak alert at factory after man 'crushed' by machineryManchester Evening NewsA factory has been evacuated amidst fears of a possible chemical leak after a man was rescued from machinery. Firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to the site on Crawford Street in Newbold, Rochdale, after the man became 'trapped' in a machine. Read more [...]
Pomona Office Workers Sickened by Chemical Odor – NBC Southern California
Pomona Office Workers Sickened by Chemical OdorNBC Southern CaliforniaFive people were hospitalized after coming in contact with a chemical at an office building in Pomona on Tuesday, fire officials said. Download the Free NBC LA app. The chemical was apparently released at the five-story Verizon building in the 200 ...and more » Read more [...]
Possible Chemical Leak in Pomona Causes Injuries, Evacuations – NBC Southern California
Possible Chemical Leak in Pomona Causes Injuries, EvacuationsNBC Southern CaliforniaAt least a dozen people were taken to hospitals after a possible chemical leak at a construction site in Pomona on Tuesday, fire officials said. An unknown substance was apparently released at the site in the 200 block of South Locust Street, according ... Read more [...]
Sandbach services on M6 shut because of chemical leak – Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening NewsSandbach services on M6 shut because of chemical leakManchester Evening NewsSandbach service station on the M6 in Cheshire has been shut down following a chemical alert. Fire crews, paramedics and police were called to the southbound section of the station at 5.30pm. The Cheshire Fire Service said on its website: “Firefighters ... Read more [...]
Flow cytometry able to follow a protein's travel inside cells for improved … – BioOptics World
BioOptics WorldFlow cytometry able to follow a protein's travel inside cells for improved ...BioOptics WorldSo, their new work uses a method that "incorporates selective chemical release of cytosolic proteins with a standard procedure for fluorescent labeling of the protein to detect the subcellular location of a native protein," Lu said. This simple and ...and more » Read more [...]
Emergency Crews Respond to Fire at Chemical Plant – WSAZ-TV
Emergency Crews Respond to Fire at Chemical PlantWSAZ-TVSCIOTO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Crews are responding to a fire reported at Haverhill Chemical Plant. 911 dispatchers say there is no further information beyond that, but several witnesses have contacted WSAZ saying smoke can be seen from a distance. Read more [...]
Mass casualty exercise to take place in Portage Saturday – Portage Daily Register
Mass casualty exercise to take place in Portage SaturdayPortage Daily RegisterThe scenario involves a simulated factory explosion and containment of a hazardous chemical release; it requires locating, treating and evacuating mass casualties, as well as mass decontamination. Volunteers with information about their “symptoms” will ... Read more [...]
Firefighters Deal With Tonawanda Chemical Leak – WGRZ-TV
Firefighters Deal With Tonawanda Chemical LeakWGRZ-TVFirefighters dealt with a bit of a hazmat scare Saturday afternoon in the Town of Tonawanda. Loading… Post to Facebook. Firefighters Deal With Tonawanda Chemical Leak on WGRZ.com: http://on.wgrz.com/1lUHkuY. Incorrect please try again. Try Another. Read more [...]
Feds: New Laws, Oversight Needed After Texas Blast – Chem.Info
ABC17News.comFeds: New Laws, Oversight Needed After Texas BlastChem.InfoInvestigators said the firefighters who rushed to an initial fire at the plant didn't know enough about the dangers they faced inside: 40 to 60 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer that detonated due to the blaze. But experts on a ...Chemical Safety Board: West catastrophe was preventableWaco Tribune-HeraldFeds: Plant blast was preventableSan Angelo Standard Times2013 fertilizer plant blast 'preventable'ABC17News.comColumbus Read more [...]
Wayne Farms Issues Statement About Complaint From Current and Former … – WTVY, Dothan
Wayne Farms Issues Statement About Complaint From Current and Former ...WTVY, DothanSupervisors threatened to fire Beatriz Navedo when she reported several injuries she suffered on the job – including a heart attack she had while working on the deboning line. Navedo said the plant refused to call for emergency help. Instead, the plant ...and more » Read more [...]
Federal Report: Regulatory Confusion Contributed to Texas Chemical Disaster – National Journal
GovExec.comFederal Report: Regulatory Confusion Contributed to Texas Chemical DisasterNational JournalIn a release of some preliminary findings from its investigation into the incident this week, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board noted that under federal law, companies must report the use of chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency considers to ...West plant explosion was 'preventable' according to expertsMarshall News MessengerWest, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Blast That Killed 15 'Preventable,' Read more [...]
Chemical Safety Board: West catastrophe was preventable – Waco Tribune-Herald
Washington PostChemical Safety Board: West catastrophe was preventableWaco Tribune-HeraldWest csb ra5. People attending Tuesday's meeting announcing the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's findings on the West fertilizer plant explosion bow their heads in a moment of silence to honor those killed in the April 17, 2013, explosion. ... The deadly ...2013 fertilizer plant blast 'preventable'KESQFeds: New laws, oversight needed after Texas blastCT Postall 235 news articles » Read more [...]
Families cautious about swimming after chemical leak – WOWK
Families cautious about swimming after chemical leakWOWKEver since the Freedom Industries chemical leak contaminated the drinking water for 300,000 WV American Water customers, families have been cautious about everything. Those previously nervous about cooking and bathing with tap water are now afraid of ...and more » Read more [...]
Protection Legislation Proposed in Light of West Virginia Spill – WaterWorld
WaterWorldProtection Legislation Proposed in Light of West Virginia SpillWaterWorldAlthough the legislation would not impose any new requirements on community water systems, it also does not mandate that they, like state agencies, be allowed to recover costs incurred from chemical-release emergencies. The two water groups said that ...and more » Read more [...]
Southern Poverty Law Center Files Federal Safety Complaint Against Wayne … – WTVY, Dothan
Southern Poverty Law Center Files Federal Safety Complaint Against Wayne ...WTVY, DothanSupervisors threatened to fire Beatriz Navedo when she reported several injuries she suffered on the job – including a heart attack she had while working on the deboning line. Navedo said the plant refused to call for emergency help. Instead, the plant ...and more » Read more [...]
Fire at Mexican fertilizer plant forces evacuations – GlobalPost
Fire at Mexican fertilizer plant forces evacuationsGlobalPostThe cause of the fire is under investigation, she said. Emergency management officials in Michoacan said the ash dump covers 700 square meters (7,524 sq. ft.) and that the toxic cloud resulting from the fire had spread to Petacalco in neighboring ...and more » Read more [...]
Residents Respond To Findings In West Fertilizer Blast Report – CBS Local
Residents Respond To Findings In West Fertilizer Blast ReportCBS LocalThe board found the firefighters, emergency planners, and residents weren't fully aware of the risk of an explosion at the plant. ... That may be announced in the next few weeks, when results of a federal review ordered by President Obama are released ... Read more [...]
