Archive for Chemical Release
2013 roundup: Reporters' backstories on the big stories – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor2013 roundup: Reporters' backstories on the big storiesChristian Science MonitorWhy not, I prodded, though I was already mentally ticking off all the risks of his job: handling mercury with his bare hands, cooking the chemical on the same kitchen stove where his family's supper was prepared, and the constant chance of being buried ... Read more [...]
Patients moved after chemical leak at ERI – BBC News
Scotland on SundayPatients moved after chemical leak at ERIBBC NewsPatients have been moved from two wards near a basement in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary that has been evacuated due to a chemical leak. Firefighters wearing chemical suits have been at the scene since 10:35. It is understood sodium chlorite solution is ...Royal Infirmary evacuated after chemical leakScotland on Sundayall 4 news articles » Read more [...]
Despite crises from salmonella outbreak to West blast, Rick Perry's pushed … – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsDespite crises from salmonella outbreak to West blast, Rick Perry's pushed ...Dallas Morning NewsIt has no statewide fire code. No single agency is charged with ensuring plant safety. There is no minimum training requirement for the volunteer firefighters who serve much of Texas. In addition, West Fertilizer and similar facilities all over Texas ... Read more [...]
Oil trains sparking concerns in small towns – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oil trains sparking concerns in small townsMilwaukee Journal SentinelNew Castle County, Del., has extensive resources and well-trained firefighters because it is home to an oil refinery and a complex of chemical manufacturing plants. County emergency management coordinator Dave Carpenter said the industry has worked ...and more » Read more [...]
Chemical leak reported at Roslyn hospital – News 12 Long Island
Chemical leak reported at Roslyn hospitalNews 12 Long IslandROSLYN - A chemical leak was reported at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn Friday night. Hospital officials said that the leak may have been caused by a backup battery from medical imaging equipment. News 12 was told that the leak may have been cyanide. Read more [...]
Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-place – Sulphur Southwest Daily News
Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-placeSulphur Southwest Daily NewsA Friday afternoon fire at the Axiall chemical plant here reportedly forced an evacuation of the facility, the closure of I-10 near the plant for a brief time and a shelter-in-place to be called for the entire area of Westlake and east Sulphur. The ...and more » Read more [...]
All clear issued following fire at Axiall chemical plant – FOX19
All clear issued following fire at Axiall chemical plantFOX19The all clear has been given following a fire at the Axiall chemical plant in Westlake on Friday. The Axiall Corporation, in a news release issued after 5 p.m., said the fire began at 1:40 p.m. "in the vinyl chloride manufacturing area" of the plant ...Local plant fire leads to evacuation, shelter-in-placeSulphur Southwest Daily NewsAll clear issued following fire at Axiall refineryKPLC-TVall 19 news articles » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at Tennessee toxic site 95 percent contained – CBS News
Washington PostOfficials: Fire at Tennessee toxic site 95 percent containedCBS NewsTennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said a crew of contractors for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began efforts to put out the blaze in rural Hickman County at around midnight. They were using ... Smoke rises from a ...Officials: Hickman County Plant Fire 95 Percent ContainedMore>>NewsChannel5.comall 269 news articles » Read more [...]
Crews contain fire, chemicals – Sapulpa Daily Herald
Crews contain fire, chemicalsSapulpa Daily HeraldThursday night area emergency crews responded to a fire call at a manufacturing plant warehouse near the Town West area. After crews contained the blaze, they ... “We knew the building contained chemicals, including a nitric acid mixture” said Sapulpa ...and more » Read more [...]
Gift of Christmas presents area families in need with presents for children – WBXH
Gift of Christmas presents area families in need with presents for childrenWBXHAn all clear was given early Tuesday morning after a suspected chemical leak overnight. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the incident happened around on Greenwell Springs Road near Aletha Drive aroundMore >>. An all clear was given early ...and more » Read more [...]
Katy Gallagher defends delay in Mitchell fire report – The Canberra Times
The Canberra TimesKaty Gallagher defends delay in Mitchell fire reportThe Canberra Times... response to the Mitchell chemical fire. The independent report found that authorities failed to test for two toxic substances after the 2011 inferno at the Energy Services Invironmental chemical plant. ... "Open government is releasing information ... Read more [...]
Company fined $45k for failing to prevent chemical leak – Gladstone Observer
Company fined $45k for failing to prevent chemical leakGladstone ObserverA GLADSTONE earthmoving company was slapped with a $45,000 fine in Gladstone Magistrates Court, for failing to prevent leaking contaminants. Streeters Earthmoving Pty Ltd appeared to face two charges of contravening a development condition of a ...and more » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at Hickman Co. plant nearly extinguished – WSMV Nashville
WZTVOfficials: Fire at Hickman Co. plant nearly extinguishedWSMV Nashville"There are no chemical concerns with the gas or with the smoke because it's been burned off by the fire," said Jeremy Heidt with TN Emergency Management. "It's going to come down as soot. It's going to be something that could be inhaled and would be an ...Officials: Hickman County Plant Fire 95 Percent ContainedNewsChannel5.comLarge fire at Hickman County plastics plant now mostly containedWATE-TVall 21 news articles » Read more [...]
Officials: Fire at Hickman Co. plant is 65 percent contained – WAFF
WZTVOfficials: Fire at Hickman Co. plant is 65 percent containedWAFF... around the plant to monitor air quality, but officials say there are no chemical concerns at this time. "There are no chemical concerns with the gas or with the smoke because it's been burned off by the fire," said Jeremy Heidt with TN Emergency ...Large fire at Hickman County plastics plant now mostly containedWATE-TVOfficials: Hickman County Plant Fire 95 Percent ContainedNewsChannel5.comall 21 news articles » Read more [...]
No tests for toxins after Mitchell fire – The Canberra Times
The Canberra TimesNo tests for toxins after Mitchell fireThe Canberra TimesThe ACT government failed to properly test for two toxic substances in the aftermath of the 2011 Mitchell chemical fire disaster, an independent report has found. ... The report also suggests the government develop contingency arrangements for ...and more » Read more [...]
Hickman Co. Plant Fire 65 Percent Contained; Evacuations Remain – NewsChannel5.com
Hickman Co. Plant Fire 65 Percent Contained; Evacuations RemainNewsChannel5.comThe fire at Industrial Plastics Recycle on Plant Road has been burning since 10 a.m. Wednesday. A four-mile radius of the plant ... There are not chemical concerns with the gas or with the smoke because it's been burned off by the fire," said Jeremy ...and more » Read more [...]
Officials say rise of oil trains is fueling concerns about preparedness in … – The Republic
San Francisco ChronicleOfficials say rise of oil trains is fueling concerns about preparedness in ...The Republic"It's a grave concern," said Dan Sietsema, the emergency coordinator in northeastern Montana's Roosevelt County, where oil trains now pass regularly through the county seat of Wolf Point. "It has the ability to wipe ... New Castle County, Delaware, has ...Oil trains raise concerns in small towns, citiesWorcester Telegramall 45 news articles » Read more [...]
2011 Mitchell fire: Government failed to properly test, report finds – The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times2011 Mitchell fire: Government failed to properly test, report findsThe Canberra TimesThe ACT government failed to properly test for two toxic substances in the aftermath of the 2011 Mitchell chemical fire disaster, an independent report has found. ... The report also suggests the government develop contingency arrangements for ...and more » Read more [...]
Worker burned in West Lynn plant 'doing very well' – Daily Item
Worker burned in West Lynn plant 'doing very well'Daily ItemLYNN — A West Lynn chemical factory worker is “in reasonably good shape,” according to his boss, after a flash fire in a mixing tank Wednesday burned the 62-year-old man's hands and face. Emergency medical workers took the man to Massachusetts ...and more » Read more [...]
Oil trains raise concerns in small towns, cities – Houston Chronicle
Oil trains raise concerns in small towns, citiesHouston Chronicle"It's a grave concern," said Dan Sietsema, the emergency coordinator in northeastern Montana's Roosevelt County, where oil trains now pass regularly through the county seat of Wolf Point. "It has the ability to wipe out a ... New Castle County, Del ...and more » Read more [...]
A little shop of hazards? – Chinook Observer
A little shop of hazards?Chinook ObserverFor example, when an explosion at a fertilizer plant leveled the town of West, Texas, killing 15 people last spring, investigators later learned that the plant's operators had downplayed the risk of a fire or explosion, and had last been cited for ... Read more [...]
Attempted theft at mining waste treatment site caused a substantial chemical leak – HNN Huntingtonnews.net
Attempted theft at mining waste treatment site caused a substantial chemical leakHNN Huntingtonnews.netCHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two men who participated in a scheme to steal anhydrous ammonia from an eastern Kanawha County mining waste water treatment site in October 2008 in order to make methamphetamine were sentenced to federal prison, U.S. ...Two Men Sentenced for Ammonia Theft that Led to Shelter in PlaceWSAZ-TVall 2 news articles » Read more [...]
Crews give all clear after suspected chemical leak – WAFB.com
Crews give all clear after suspected chemical leakWAFB.comAn all clear was given early Tuesday morning after a suspected chemical leak overnight. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the incident happened around on Greenwell Springs Road near Aletha Drive aroundMore >>. An all clear was given early ... Read more [...]
Fire crews called to deal with a chemical leak in Ascot Drive, Derby, during … – Derby Telegraph
Derby TelegraphFire crews called to deal with a chemical leak in Ascot Drive, Derby, during ...Derby TelegraphFIREFIGHTERS were called to the scene of a chemical leak in Ascot Drive involving a heavy-goods lorry last night. A 20-metre cordon was put in place around the area in Thirsk Place while fire crews from Ascot Drive and Kingsway station dealt with the ...and more » Read more [...]
BREAKING: Chemical leak on Ascot Drive in Derby – Derby Telegraph
BREAKING: Chemical leak on Ascot Drive in DerbyDerby TelegraphFIREFIGHTERS are at the scene of a chemical leak in Ascot Drive involving a heavy-goods lorry. A fire service spokesman confirmed a 20m cordon was in place and officers from two different stations were at the scene, which is close to Thirsk Place. Read more [...]
State EPA calls for review of Alsip chemical plant blast – Chicago Sun-Times
State EPA calls for review of Alsip chemical plant blastChicago Sun-TimesThe 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 ...Two Hurt in Illinois Chemical Plant ExplosionJEMS.comall 2 news articles » Read more [...]
Hot peppers bring emergency crews to Zeeland plant – HollandSentinel.com
Hot peppers bring emergency crews to Zeeland plantHollandSentinel.comThe Zeeland Fire Department was called to the semi-automated manufacturing company at 471 E. Roosevelt Ave. about 1:15 this afternoon after some workers were having sore eyes and difficult breathing. Turned out the cause was not a toxic chemical or ... Read more [...]
Penticton and South Okanagan – Castanet.net
Castanet.netPenticton and South OkanaganCastanet.netMP Dan Albas was in Summerland Monday to announce an investment that will help farmers turn traditional crops into new revenue streams by extracting natural chemicals from plants materials for use in foods and cosmetics. Area dignigataries, including ...and more » Read more [...]
Two Hurt in Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion – JEMS.com
Two Hurt in Illinois Chemical Plant ExplosionJEMS.comMoffat said the 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 ... Read more [...]
Jersey City firefighters respond to chemical leak Newark Avenue warehouse – The Jersey Journal – NJ.com
Jersey City firefighters respond to chemical leak Newark Avenue warehouseThe Jersey Journal - NJ.com... December 15, 2013 at 11:05 AM, updated December 15, 2013 at 11:06 AM. Journal news photographer Joe Shine reports there was a chemical leak at a Newark Avenue warehouse on Saturday. Firefighters from the Jersey City Fire Department responded. Read more [...]
It could happen again – Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning NewsIt could happen againDallas Morning NewsAs the fire at the plant grew, Chief George Nors and Assistant Chief Emanuel Mitchell were worried about the smoke blowing over a nearby neighborhood, Nors recalled. They were even more concerned about the numerous tanks of .... Only after The News ... Read more [...]
Two hurt in blast at Alsip chemical plant – WLS
VoicesTwo hurt in blast at Alsip chemical plantWLSThe explosion occurred about 11:30 a.m., triggering a major emergency response from up to 40 fire departments. ... Moffat said the explosion and fire followed a chemical release in the factory's cumene unit, which manufactures phenol and acetone.Firefighters battle blaze at Alsip chemical plantBloomington Pantagraphall 46 news articles » Read more [...]
Alsip Refinery Explosion: Blue Island Phenol Fire Reported in Illinois – The Epoch Times
Alsip Refinery Explosion: Blue Island Phenol Fire Reported in IllinoisThe Epoch TimesThe plant is currently on fire. It is unclear if there were any injuries. The Chicago Sun-Times said that there might be some people who suffered burns following the reported blast. ABC reported that smoke was pouring out of the chemical plant ...
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Two people injured in Alsip plant explosion – nwitimes.com
Two people injured in Alsip plant explosionnwitimes.comALSIP, Ill. | Emergency workers are on the scene at a suburban Chicago chemical plant, battling a fire that was apparently sparked by a gas leak. Blue Island Phenol plant manager Bill Moffatt says two people were injured as a result of the fire, which ...
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From Russian warheads to megawatts – Baltimore Sun
From Russian warheads to megawattsBaltimore SunThe shipment, bound for a processing plant in Kentucky, marked the end of a 20-year collaboration to convert weapons-grade uranium from roughly 20,000 dismantled Russian warheads into fuel for commercial power plants in the United States. But the event ...and more »
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2 hurt in explosions, fire at south suburban chemical plant – Chicago Tribune
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2 hurt in explosions, fire at south suburban chemical plantChicago TribuneBlue Island Phenol was the site of a chemical release and fire in 2008. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan ordered the plant to keep a phenol manufacturing unit shut down until the cause of that fire was determined; the company also was ordered to ...Explosion, Fire At Alsip PlantCBS Localall 44 news articles »
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Firefighters battle blaze at Alsip chemical plant – Belleville News Democrat
Firefighters battle blaze at Alsip chemical plantBelleville News DemocratALSIP, Ill. — Emergency workers are on the scene at a suburban Chicago chemical plant, battling a fire that was apparently sparked by a gas leak. Blue Island Phenol plant manager Bill Moffatt says two people were injured as a result of the fire, which ...
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Kansas Airport Terror Plot Busted, Authorities Say – Huffington Post
Kansas Airport Terror Plot Busted, Authorities SayHuffington PostEmergency personnel respond to the scene of a Metro-North passenger train derailment in the Bronx borough of New York Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. The train derailed on a curved section ... Park boardwalk on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Seaside Park, N.J. The ...and more »
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Fire erupts at suburban Chicago chemical plant, injuring 2 workers – The Republic
Fire erupts at suburban Chicago chemical plant, injuring 2 workersThe RepublicALSIP, Illinois — Emergency workers are on the scene at a suburban Chicago chemical plant, battling a fire that was apparently sparked by a gas leak. Blue Island Phenol plant manager Bill Moffatt says two people were injured as a result of the fire ...
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Flintshire firms fined £120000 for exposing staff to chemicals – BBC News
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Flintshire firms fined £120000 for exposing staff to chemicalsBBC NewsEuticals took over the Sandycroft site from Archimica but Mold Crown Court heard that both firms have gone bust. One worker, Nigel Verdon, was left with brain damage in the chemical leak. He said his "life has been turned upside down" since he fell ill.and more »
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