Archive for Chemical Release
At least 5 killed in Japan plant explosion: police – Republica
At least 5 killed in Japan plant explosion: policeRepublicaTOKYO, Jan 9: An explosion at a chemical factory in Japan killed at least five people and injured a dozen more Thursday, police said. The blast happened in the early afternoon at the plant in Yokkaichi, central Japan, when maintenance crews were ...and more » Read more [...]
Transcript of Gov. Tomblin's State of the State Address – WVVA TV
Transcript of Gov. Tomblin's State of the State AddressWVVA TVTherefore, at my request, the legislature passed a bill to encourage Marcellus-to-Manufacturing investments to foster the development of a revitalized high tech chemical industry, with enduring high-paying jobs. I'm pleased to ... cracker is a game ...and more » Read more [...]
Federal Agencies Aim To Prevent The Next Deadly Chemical Plant Explosion – Huffington Post
Federal Agencies Aim To Prevent The Next Deadly Chemical Plant ExplosionHuffington PostWASHINGTON -- Federal agencies on Friday released new proposals meant to address safety concerns at chemical plants across the country, a response to a directive issued by President Barack Obama in the wake of the deadly explosion last year at a ...and more » Read more [...]
Australian Man Plays Hide-And-Seek, Gets Stuck In Washing Machine – Huffington Post
Australian Man Plays Hide-And-Seek, Gets Stuck In Washing MachineHuffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
Man Tapes Firecrackers To Lips, Lights Them, Because Why Not? – Huffington Post
Man Tapes Firecrackers To Lips, Lights Them, Because Why Not?Huffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
Updated: Plume caused by gas leak dissipated – DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)Updated: Plume caused by gas leak dissipatedDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)The plume of gas that originated from a chemical leak and prompted officials to shut down a portion of Highway 30 has dissipated, authorities said. Highway 30 is also back open to traffic. Crews responded to the Iowa State University Nutrition Wellness ... Read more [...]
Authorities reopen portion of Highway 30 near Ames after gas from chemical … – Daily Journal
DesMoinesRegister.comAuthorities reopen portion of Highway 30 near Ames after gas from chemical ...Daily JournalAMES, Iowa — Authorities have reopened a portion of Highway 30 near Ames after a plume of gas from a chemical leak dissipated. Crews responded to a business at the Iowa State University Research Park shortly before noon Friday after a hydrochloric ...Highway 30 in Ames closed due to gas leakDesMoinesRegister.comall 19 news articles » Read more [...]
Highway 30 in Ames closed due to gas leak – DesMoinesRegister.com
Highway 30 in Ames closed due to gas leakDesMoinesRegister.comThe plume of gas that originated from a chemical leak and prompted officials to shut down a portion of Highway 30 has dissipated, authorities said. Highway 30 is also back open to traffic. Crews responded to the Iowa State University Nutrition Wellness ...and more » Read more [...]
UPDATED — Port Angeles fire blamed on extracting THC from marijuana, police … – Peninsula Daily
UPDATED — Port Angeles fire blamed on extracting THC from marijuana, police ...Peninsula DailyClick here to zoom... Firefighters with the Port Angeles Fire Department work to extinguish a blaze that burned through an out building next to a home along North Liberty Street between Front and Georgiana streets Saturday morning. —Photo by Jeremy ...and more » Read more [...]
Willful neglect? – Houston Chronicle
Willful neglect?Houston ChronicleIn the small Central Texas town of West, the healing continues nearly nine months after the April fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 15 people, injured an estimated 300 and cost more than $100 million in property damage, as well as millions more ... Read more [...]
Axiall consultant calculating chemical release – KPLC-TV
Axiall consultant calculating chemical releaseKPLC-TVAxiall consultant calculating chemical release. Posted: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:17 PM EST. Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014 8:19 PM EST. By Theresa Schmidt - bio | email. More Local NewsLocalMore>> · Axiall consultant calculating chemical release. Read more [...]
Highway 30 near Ames reopens after chemical leak – Muscatine Journal
DesMoinesRegister.comHighway 30 near Ames reopens after chemical leakMuscatine JournalAuthorities have reopened a portion of Highway 30 near Ames after a plume of gas from a chemical leak dissipated. Crews responded to a business at the Iowa State University Research Park shortly before noon Friday after a hydrochloric acid and sulfuric ...Highway 30 in Ames closed due to gas leakShreveport Timesall 13 news articles » Read more [...]
Highway 30 Chemical Leak – KGAN TV
KGAN TVHighway 30 Chemical LeakKGAN TVCrews responded to a business at the Iowa State University Research Park shortly before noon Friday after a hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid chemical leak spread over the area. Water was sprayed to diminish the plume. Des Moines television station ...Highway 30 in Ames closed due to gas leakShreveport Timesall 11 news articles » Read more [...]
2013 Year in review… | – Victorville Daily Press
2013 Year in review... |Victorville Daily PressThe plant, and the earlier complaints surrounding it, spurred the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to pass a moratorium on the development of solar projects. • John McGinty II, a teacher in the ... The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association ...and more » Read more [...]
3 Minnesota Fire Victims In Critical Condition – Huffington Post
3 Minnesota Fire Victims In Critical ConditionHuffington PostMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — At least three of the 14 people injured in an explosion and fire at a Minneapolis apartment complex remain hospitalized in critical condition Thursday, as crews were beginning the process of going through the building. Ten victims ...and more » Read more [...]
Alsip plant ordered to probe blast cause – SouthtownStar
Alsip plant ordered to probe blast causeSouthtownStarThe explosion at the plant at 131st Street and South Homan Avenue triggered a major emergency response from 40 area fire departments. The explosion and fire followed a chemical release in the factory's cumene unit, which manufactures phenol and ...and more » Read more [...]
Small Fire at Kureha Started During Cleaning of Vessel – WSAZ-TV
Small Fire at Kureha Started During Cleaning of VesselWSAZ-TVKANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A small fire in a Kanawha County plant started when crews were cleaning a reactor vessel. The fire started about 5 a.m. Tuesday at the Kureha Plant in Belle. C.W. Sigman with Kanawha County Emergency Management says a ... Read more [...]
Founder of northern Indiana organization retires after 14 years serving first … – The Republic
Founder of northern Indiana organization retires after 14 years serving first ...The RepublicELKHART, Indiana — The first time Don French went out to a call, police and fire crews were skeptical of his organization's mission. French, founder of the Elkhart Eagle's Wing, knows the date by heart: June 7, 1999. The Eagle's Wing headed out to ... Read more [...]
Victory, tragedy mark Mount Olive in memorable 2013 – New Jersey Hills
Victory, tragedy mark Mount Olive in memorable 2013New Jersey HillsFirefighters could hear the telltale, shrill, piercing sounds of smoke detectors going off in the nearby apartments but there were no such warnings sounding in the Flanders apartment where a fire took the lives of Hesham Moustafa, 52, and his stepson ... Read more [...]
Texas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicals – Christian Science Monitor
Texas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicalsChristian Science MonitorWhen a fertilizer plant exploded in a small Texas town, killing 15 people and decimating homes and schools, it became Chris Connealy's responsibility to stop anything like it from happening again. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ... Now ... Read more [...]
Fire marshal preaches safety, training after plant explosion – azcentral.com
Fire marshal preaches safety, training after plant explosionazcentral.comNow, Connealy and his office are embarking on a 68-stop tour of Texas to meet with first responders and businesses about how best to store the chemical and deal with a fire like the one the night of April 17 at West Fertilizer Co. Distrust of ... Read more [...]
Dave Barry's 2013 Year in Review – Fort Worth Star Telegram
Dave Barry's 2013 Year in ReviewFort Worth Star TelegramMeanwhile the United Nations Security Council, meeting in emergency session, votes to unfollow North Korea after the increasingly belligerent rogue nation posts an unmistakably threatening tweet about South Korea. In Rome, the College of ... In other ...and more » Read more [...]
Safety, training emphasized after Texas explosion – Daily Local News
Safety, training emphasized after Texas explosionDaily Local NewsBosque county emergency manager coordinator Dewey Ratliff addresses a group of over 100 first responders, business owners and operators at a meeting headed by the state fire marshal, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Clifton, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony ... Read more [...]
Fire marshal preaches safety after fertilizer plant blast – Herald Times Reporter
Christian Science MonitorFire marshal preaches safety after fertilizer plant blastHerald Times ReporterThe state fire marshal has spent the past eight months studying the explosion in West of stores of ammonium nitrate, a common but potentially dangerous chemical used in fertilizer. Now, Connealy and his office are embarking on a 68-stop tour of Texas ...Fire marshal preaches safety, training after West9NEWS.comTexas fire marshal tours state promoting better storage for explosive chemicalsChristian Read more [...]
In wake of West Fertilizer blast, investigation finds protection systems are … – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsIn wake of West Fertilizer blast, investigation finds protection systems are ...Dallas Morning NewsMike Maler comforted neighbor Lori Eisma in West 10 days after the deadly plant explosion. Both of ... Since the creation of a town square-to-Capitol Hill safety system in the late 1980s, after the deadly 1984 chemical leak that killed thousands in ... Read more [...]
Recall some major moments as 2013 ebbs – LubbockOnline.com
Recall some major moments as 2013 ebbsLubbockOnline.comChemical spill. A leaking chemical tank at Bayer CropScience's Erskine Street facility in North Lubbock prompted the evacuation of some 200 families from the nearby Guadalupe neighborhood early on the morning of May 9. ... The gas is heavier than ... Read more [...]
Looking back: Top South Jersey stories in 2013 – Gloucester County Times – NJ.com
Looking back: Top South Jersey stories in 2013Gloucester County Times - NJ.comMonths after the alleged murder, the transcript of Stuart's emergency call was released. On the recording it was revealed that Stuart called a side phone line at the county communication center instead of 911. The recording also revealed reports of ... Read more [...]
Texans of the Year: THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AT WEST – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsTexans of the Year: THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL AT WESTDallas Morning NewsFirefighters knew the warehouse housed tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, a potentially explosive chemical. Outside, tanks of toxic anhydrous ammonia gas were in ... By 7:40 p.m., barely 10 minutes after arriving at the plant, they called for backup ... Read more [...]
Prince George Hospital Shuts Down After Nearby Shooting – Huffington Post Canada
Prince George Hospital Shuts Down After Nearby ShootingHuffington Post Canada"The RCMP responded and of course when that occurs we lock down our emergency room as a precaution." ... A fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to ...and more » Read more [...]
From scandal-plagued politicians to natural disasters, a look back at 2013 – Ottawa Citizen
From scandal-plagued politicians to natural disasters, a look back at 2013Ottawa Citizen16 - Mali-based al-Qaida-linked militants stormed a remote Algerian natural gas plant, beginning a four-day hostage standoff that ended with 29 militants killed, including two Canadians, along with 38 hostages of various nationalities. 16 - Pauline ... Read more [...]
Looking back on the important events of 2013 – Global Times
Global TimesLooking back on the important events of 2013Global TimesInvestigators also found that the plant was not permitted to use ammonia as the coolant, and an illegally built workshop blocked fire exits in the plant's main section. Seventeen people have been disciplined over the fatal accident. Five have been ...and more » Read more [...]
Madigan sues Alsip chemical plant over explosion – SouthtownStar
Madigan sues Alsip chemical plant over explosionSouthtownStarThe explosion and fire followed a chemical release in the factory's cumene unit, which manufactures phenol and acetone. The process to produce the chemicals runs continuously, and the two reactors used to store the chemicals were not damaged, plant ... Read more [...]
Dave Barry's Review of 2013, the Year of the Zombies – Washington Post
Dave Barry's Review of 2013, the Year of the ZombiesWashington PostSuddenly this year restaurants started putting kale into everything, despite the fact that it is an unappetizing form of plant life that until recently was used primarily for insulation. Even goats will not eat it. Goats, when presented with kale, are ...and more » Read more [...]
State agency slow to protect public from toxic waste – Los Angeles Times
State agency slow to protect public from toxic wasteLos Angeles TimesThis conclusion emerges from a Los Angeles Times review of departmental inspection reports, internal memos, court records and local fire and health department documents, as well as from interviews with residents, business owners and regulators. The ...and more » Read more [...]
Sex Shop Robbery Ends In Police Shootout, Death Of Ex-Convict Matthew Clowers – Huffington Post
Sex Shop Robbery Ends In Police Shootout, Death Of Ex-Convict Matthew ClowersHuffington PostThey identified the dead suspect as Matthew Clowers, 32, who served 10 years in an Arizona prison for armed robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was released in 2009. Babeu said the safe was found unopened ..... Exploding shells set ... Read more [...]
Santa Claus Shot With Pellet Gun At Toy Giveaway In DC (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
Santa Claus Shot With Pellet Gun At Toy Giveaway In DC (VIDEO)Huffington PostA fire broke out in the unfinished Jianye Building at about 7 p.m. on Sunday with around 380 firemen attending the blaze, authorities have yet to say whether there are any casualties. (ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ... Emergency personnel respond to the ...and more » Read more [...]
One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spill – BBC News
One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spillBBC NewsTwelve people attended accident and emergency and two wards were cleared as a precaution as firefighters dealt with the incident at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The fire service said the disinfectant sodium hypochlorite was spilled near the basement of ...and more » Read more [...]
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leak – Scotland on Sunday
Scotland on SundayEdinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leakScotland on SundayEdinburgh Royal Infirmary: 12 treated after leak. The Edinburgh Royal Infirmary was partially evacuated following a chemical leak. Picture: Toby Williams. by CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL. Updated on the 24 December 2013 00:42. Published 23/12/2013 12:49.One treated after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary chemical spillBBC Newsall 15 news articles » Read more [...]
DEQ to respond on possible chemical release – KPLC-TV
DEQ to respond on possible chemical releaseKPLC-TVDEQ to respond on possible chemical release. Posted: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:39 PM EST. Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:44 PM EST. By Gerron Jordan - email. More Local NewsLocalMore>> · Crime Roundup: Vinton man accused of rape, ...and more » Read more [...]
Progress cited in chemical safety push – The Hill (blog)
Progress cited in chemical safety pushThe Hill (blog)Agencies tasked with updating the nation's chemical regulations in response to this year's deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion have made progress toward shoring up gaps in safety and security, they contend in a belated report. In the wake of the ... Read more [...]
