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RESCUERS TREAT 47 FLA. EMPLOYEES SICKENED BY FUMES - FLORIDA AP - MIAMIHERALD.COM, http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/09/1815706/rescuers-t reat-43-fla-employees.html

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hazmat teams have determined fumes from a room painted overnight sickened dozens of employees at an Orlando business.

Office workers were vomiting and dizzy when Orange County Fire Rescue crews arrived Thursday morning.

Of 350 workers evacuated from the building, 47 were treated on the scene. Three were taken to a hospital.

Authorities say weather conditions helped spread the fumes from a room on the building's second floor that had been painted Wednesday night.

Large fans cleared the fumes, and the building was reopened later Thursday morning.

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EXPLOSION IN CARY LAB FORCES EVACUATION - TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL, http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/09/06/daily36.html

The Cary fire department has cleared the scene of an explosion that occurred inside a lab at Natland International Corp., and employees and other businesses in the building have been given permission to return to their offices, the town said late Thursday afternoon.

The explosion reportedly occurred while an employee was routinely mixing chemical compounds, including trimethyl fluoro sulfuric anhydride, sodium nitride and water, the town said in a written statement. Initial investigations found damage to ceiling tiles and lab cabinets but no significant structural damage, the town said.

Natland, which is located at 2700 Gateway Centre Blvd., is an organic chemical company.

There has been no word on whether fines will be levied, but the town said Natland may be held responsible for emergency response costs.

No injuries were reported as a result of the explosion.

Raleigh HazMat, OSHA and Wake County Department of Environmental Services also responded to the call, the town said

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CHEMICAL LEAK IN MIAMI TWP. REPAIRED - CINCINNATI NEWS STORY - WLWT CINCINNATI, http://www.wlwt.com /news/24927745/detail.html

Firefighters said they prevented what could have been a catastrophic chemical leak Wednesday along the Ohio River in Hamilton County.
Crews were sent to the DuPont plant on Brower Road near Shawnee Lookout Park just about 1 p.m. after a small leak was reported in a tank of sulfuric acid. Fire Chief Stephen Ober said the leak was a gas that was 30 percent oleum.
Oleum, also called disulfuric acid, is used in several manufacturing processes, including creating explosives. It's considered highly corrosive and can be an airborne health hazard under certain circumstances.

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2 BUILDINGS EVACUATED AFTER HAZMAT SPILL - WJZ.COM, http:/ /wjz.com/local/hazmat.baltimore.spill.2.1902138.html

A highly toxic spill prompted the evacuation of two Baltimore office buildings.  Right now, crews are still working to clean up the dangerous spill.

The buildings were evacuated for a hydrofluoric acid spill.

The process of dealing with the acid is extremely dangerous because even one drop can lead to serious health problems.

Eleven workers in two businesses were evacuated.

"Just had to get out.  They didn't tell us any information other than we had to leave," said Michael Wooten.

Crews first thought they were only dealing with a few gallons of acid but quickly realized they were wrong.

"Evaluation by our hazmat task force revealed closer to 50 to 65 gallons spilled in an approximately 20 by 30 area," said Chief Kevin Cartwright.

Employees use acid to make etchings into stone.

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METH LAB FOUND NEAR SCHOOL | CINCINNATI.COM | CINCINNATI.COM, http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100909/NEW S010701/309090009/Meth-lab-found-near-school

SEDAMSVILLE - A man is accused of operating a methamphetamine lab and growing marijuana near an elementary school.

Paul Bryant, 44, was booked into the Hamilton County jail about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on multiple drug-related charges. He is scheduled to appear Thursday before a municipal court judge.

He was taken into custody shortly after Cincinnati police went to his home in the 3100 block of River Road Wednesday. Officers summoned a Hazmat team and Cincinnati firefighters as a suspected meth lab was dismantled.

The residence is located within 1,000 feet of Riverside Academy, an elementary school, court records show.

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ODOR FORCES EVACUATION, http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20100909/NEWS01/9090318

VINELAND -- A sickening odor forced evacuation Wednesday afternoon of a medical office building at the former Newcomb Medical Center complex off East Chestnut Avenue and State Street.

Firefighters were called out at 4:51 p.m.

No one was hurt in the incident, which was declared contained shortly after 8 p.m.

Vineland firefighters, including the inter-municipal Hazmat Team, cleaned up an unidentified liquid.

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HAZMAT Team Responds To Health Center
Fire Chief Robert Pagnini said the initial report was that people in the Adult Medical &amp; Specialty Care Center had heard a bang and spotted a yellowish liquid on a floor.

The spill was in a supply closet on the east end of the first floor of the building, located at 1038 E. Chestnut Ave.

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WSVN-TV - OFFICIALS: POWDER FOUND AT NOVA NOT HARMFUL, http://ww w.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21002165624671/

DAVIE, Fla. (WSVN) -- After a mysterious powder caused a scare on the campus of Nova Southeastern University all day Tuesday, officials determined the substance posed no threat.

Hazmat crews, along with fire crews and three different police departments rushed to the administrative offices of Nova after the suspicious material was found, late Tuesday morning.

More than 40 people had to be evacuated from the building near Southwest 36th Street and South University Drive and quarantined on buses. They sat on the buses into the evening, as officials tested the substance.

After initial testing at a lab, officials determined the powder was not harmful. It will take a few days before the substance can be identified.

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UPDATED 12:35 P.M.: ULM CLEARS CHEMISTRY AND NATURAL SCIENCE BUILDING AFTER FIRE ALARM GOES OFF | THENEWSSTAR.COM | THE NEWS STAR, h ttp://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100908/UPDATES01/100908009< /div>

The Chemistry and Natural Science Building at the University of Louisiana at Monroe was evacuated this morning and classes dismissed because a fire alarm was activated about 10:30 a.m.

The call to the Monroe Fire Department said there had been a chemical spill, but university spokeswoman Laura J. Woodard said at about noon the reason the alarm went off had not been determined

University police went to the scene and contacted the Monroe City Fire Department, which responded with the Hazmat team.


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