dchas =C2=AB earlier =09 Freon Leak Detected At Mission Valley Supermarket - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego SAN DIEGO -- Hazmat crews are responding to a freon leak reported at a Food 4 Less in Mission Valley. The leak was reported about 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Food 4 Less supermarket in the 7700 block of Hazard Center Drive. The store was fully evacuated by 4:45 p.m. and so far there is no word on when the store will be reopened. About 20 people were in the store at the time of the leak. Two people were evaluated at the scene but were not taken to the hospital. us_ca releases freon response retail 4 minutes ago Pickup hauling radioactive equipment crashes in Uintah County | The Salt Lake Tribune U.S. 40 in Uintah County was closed for several hours Sunday morning after a pickup truck carrying radioactive equipment crashed. The crash happened east of Roosevelt at about 4:20 a.m., said Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Amy Fallows. A HAZMAT team was called out because the truck was carrying equipment used to X-ray well sites, Fallows said. The equipment contained a small amount of iridium, a radioactive element, but none spilled, police said. The equipment was in "a very strong container meant to withstand impacts.=" The driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, Fallows said. The highway was reopened around 10:30 a.m. Aaron Falk us_ut transportation Illegal response radiation 10 minutes ago Huntsville International Airport Employee Treated And Released After Being Burned By Foreign Substance - WHNT HUNTSVILLE =E2=80=94 According to a Decatur Fire and Rescue official, a toll booth worker for Huntsville International Airport received treatment for chemical burns she experienced when a patron handed her some money with a foriegn white substance on it. Huntsville HAZMAT teams took samples of the substance from the toll booth and believe it is a compound commonly used as a cleaning agent. Sign up for news & weather email alerts from WHNT NEWS 19! The victim went to Decatur General Hospital, where her burns were cleaned. She has since been released. WHNT NEWS 19 crews are actively investigating this story, so tune in to WHNT NEWS 19 after CSI: Miami and WHNT.com for the very latest on this story. us_al releases injuries transportation 13 minutes ago Dock workers hospitalized from chemical spill | abc7.com PORT OF LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Three dock workers at the Port of Los Angeles have been hospitalized following a chemical spill on board a cargo ship Saturday. The chemical is called xylenol and is sometimes used in pesticides. The leak was reported around 4 p.m. aboard the APL Sweden at Berth 303. A fire department spokesman said the spill was only a couple of gallons, but three workers did have respiratory problems and were taken to the hospital. No land-based evacuations were ordered, but the ship was evacuated while a hazardous materials team investigated. us_ca spill response transportation 15 minutes ago Crews extinguish hot spots at mercury-laden house fire site | NorthWest Cable News | Idaho News BOISE -- Work continued Sunday at the site of a house and shed that burned to the ground on Warm Springs Avenue. The Environmental Protection Agency called Boise Fire crews to assist in putting out hot spots at the site. The crews were protected by chemical resistant suits and respiratory protection as a precaution after very high levels of mercury were found at the site. Saturday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Quality were on the scene to deal with concerns over those mercury levels. us_I'd fire response mercury 17 minutes ago Calif. pipeline explosion draws attention to work conditions SAN JOSE, CALIF. - The explosion of a natural gas pipeline in San Bruno, south of San Francisco, has underscored a growing concern about the capabilities of utility employees who watch over the nation's pipelines and whose errors have been linked to a number of mishaps, some of them catastrophic. The National Transportation Safety Board has said that among the questions it is investigating in the Sept. 9 explosion is whether workers at a PG&E pipeline-monitoring terminal in Milpitas, Calif., were fatigued or poorly trained. Just eight days after the blast, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration moved to speed up adoption of a rule to ensure that workers doing similar jobs at companies across the country are well-trained and rested - especially because many of those workers put in 12-hour shifts. us_ca followup explosion 18 minutes ago BBQ used as makeshift heating raises chemical incident alarm in Tooting (=46rom Your Local Guardian) A chemical incident alarm has been raised in Tooting last night after the occupants of a house lit a barbecue inside to keep warm. According to Tooting Fire station the three occupants of the house used charcoal, and lighting fluid to start a fire in a property in Ashvale Road. They were called at 12.48am today (October 24) to the address where they found the barbecue in the front room and were informed by one of the residents it had been lit to keep them warm. All three people were taken to St George=E2=80=99s Hospital, two suffering from carbon monoxide intoxication, but have since been released. Three fire engines, other six supporting vehicles and two senior officers were required at the scene as the incident had been classified as "chemical=". An officer from Tooting said: "It is understandable that people would like to keep warm as temperatures go down, but the important thing to remember with things like that is if you=E2=80=99re lighting a fire inside the house you should do it in the appropriate way - you should have a fireplace.=" uk home carbon_monoxide response 21 minutes ago Train car burns north of Silver Lake | CJOnline.com Fire and hazardous materials handling crews on Saturday responded to a railroad-car fire near N.W. 86th and Davis Road, north east of Rossville, authorities said. Shawnee County Emergency Dispatchers received information about 9 p.m. about a possible railcar was on fire. Silver Lake firefighters and HAZMAT crews with the Topeka Fire Department were summoned to the fire. Crews responding to the fire said the train was carrying various materials, including some chemicals. Authorities late Saturday didn't say what material was on board the burning car. us_ks transportation response fire yesterday Georgetown students arrested for turning dorm into drug lab (NECN/WJLA) - A Georgetown University dorm was evacuated for hours Saturday after a chemical lab was discovered. Authorities say they arrested two students and a visitor in connection with the suspected drug lab. The three men face charges of possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say it all started early Saturday morning when they got a call about a foul odor at the Harbin Hall dorm. Initially they thought the lab was for making meth. Later, they said it was for making a hallucinogenic drug known as "DMT," an illegal substance. "Our Hazmat teams were able get in, evaluate the situation," said Pete Piringer of DC Fire & EMS. "It was potentially very explosive. The Metropolitan Police brought in their EOD or explosive experts as well. We stabilized it somewhat. Again, it was made safe for explosive folks to come in. Again, the dangers are explosives and inhalation." us_dc meth_lab higher_ed response illegal yesterday Fire razes warehouses in Kosambi | The Jakarta Post TANGERANG: Fire razed at least five warehouses on Friday at Block D No. 29 of the Mutiara warehousing complex in Kosambi district, Tangerang regency. Fire engines from the Tangerang regency and Tangerang municipality fire departments quickly arrived to put out the fire Friday afternoon. The fire first began at about 3 p.m. at a warehouse storing chemical substances, eyewitness Agus Suprianto said. "The burning chemicals in the warehouse caused repeated explosions and spread flames to other warehouses,=" he said, adding that there were some 15 daily workers employed by the chemical warehouse. Casualties or fatalities have not yet been determined. =E2=80=94 JP indonesia fire industrial response yesterday Campus Overload - Georgetown isn't first college to find drug lab When I worked as a reporter in the Midwest, there was routine news about methamphetamine lab busts -- usually in isolated rural areas lacking neighbors who might smell or suspect something. Then early Saturday morning, this news out of Georgetown University in the heart of Washington: Police discovered a suspected meth lab inside a freshman residence hall and evacuated the building. Later in the afternoon, officials said the drug being produced in the dorm was actually Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a hallucinogen. My colleague Dan de Vise was on campus this morning and talked with a few of the 400 students who were forced to leave their warm beds in Harbin Hall early on a chilly fall morning. You can read his reporting, here. Drug labs can be highly dangerous places, as the combination of chemicals used can lead to explosions -- which is why police at Georgetown say they immediately evacuated the dorm. And Georgetown isn't the first university to find a drug-making laboratory on or near campus. us_dc meth_lab higher_ed Illegal response yesterday Parents and Students React to Hazmat Situation at Local High Sch - Omaha, Nebraska OMAHA, NE - A hazmat scare forces a high school to close early Friday and cancel evening activities. Investigators find mercury in three places at Burke High School; a drinking fountain and two bathrooms, and they say the dangerous metal came from a student. Paramedics rushed ten students from the school to the hospital. Officials tell KMTV Action 3 News that the students have since been treated and released but a very un-nerving end to the week. After paramedics rush ten students to the hospital worried parents rush to the school to pick up their teens. "I got the call and I ran," says Grandmother Kathi Zart. Many parents and family members shocked to hear several students were exposed to mercury. us_ne mercury school response releases 2 days ago 3 Sickened in West Side Carbon Monoxide Leak Chicago - Three people were taken to area hospitals in serious condition after a carbon monoxide leak in a West Side apartment building Thursday night. A Level 1 HazMat was called to the building about 8:40 p.m. at 3345 W. Fulton Blvd. after residents of the three-story apartment building complained of feeling sick, Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva said. Firefighters found a CO leak and high levels of carbon monoxide, Roccasalva said. us_il co response injuries home 2 days ago 25-Year-Old Man Suffers Minor Injuries In Small Chemical Explosion In Oakland - kdka.com PITTSBURGH (KDKA) =E2=80=95 A 25-year-old man was treated for minor injuries after a small chemical explosion inside of a building in Oakland. According to emergency officials, it happened around 12:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Mellon Institute at the corner of Fifth and Bellefield Avenues. There is no word yet on what caused the small amount of chemical to explode. The man was treated at the scene for some minor injuries. us_pa explosion injuries higher_ed response 2 days ago Chemical device closes Teewah Beach to traffic | Courier Mail ACCESS to Teewah Beach is currently closed following the discovery of a chemical device which may be dangerous to the public. The phosphorus position device appears to have washed up onshore. Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Chemical Unit is on route to decontaminate the device at the scene. 4WD motorists and members of the public have been advised that Teewah Beach, north of Noosa, is closed pending the unit's findings. australia explosives response 2 days ago 17 Possibly Exposed To Mercury at Burke High School - Action 3 News - Omaha, Nebraska News, Weather, and Sports | Omaha, NE - A chemical scare ended class early Friday at Burke High School. Omaha Public Schools spokesperson Luanne Nelson says a student brought Mercury to school in a fast food cup and poured it down the drain of a water fountain near the cafeteria. 10 students and seven teachers were possibly exposed to the chemical. The teachers refused medical treatment. The students were taken to the hospital for precautionary measures, but weren't exhibiting symptoms of Mercury in their system. Those symptoms are similar to the flu: fever, nausea, and vomiting, according to the Poison Control Center. The school was on a partial lock down, as Haz-Mat crews cleaned up the chemical in the building. Burke High School closed just after noon Friday. us_ne mercury response school spill 2 days ago 2 injured in chemical reaction at Kennecott | Deseret News MAGNA =E2=80=94 Two men suffered non life-threatening injuries Friday following a chemical reaction at Kennecott. The incident occurred about 10 a.m. at the power plant at 9150 W. 2600 South, said Unified Fire Capt. Clint Smith. A delivery truck driver was unloading sodium hypochlorite or bleach. The driver thought he was unloading the chemical into an empty tank. Instead, he put it into a tank that already contained hydrochloric acid, creating chlorine gas, said Kennecott spokeswoman Jana Kettering. =46rom the archive Kennecott worker burned in workplace accident =E2=80=93 July 27, 2010 Tractor-trailer crashes into Bear River =E2=80=93 July 16, 2010 The driver and a Kennecott employee breathed in the gas fumes, causing chest pains, burning lungs and coughing, she said. Both people affected by the spill were flown to area hospitals as per Kennecott protocol for any hazardous materials incident =E2=80=94 one was taken to University Hospital and the other to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. us_ut reaction response injuries industrial 2 days ago Chemical Spill Bogged Down Traffic On I-595 - cbs4.com DAVIE (CBS4) =E2=80=95 All lanes were closed at Pine Island Road around 8 a.m. after a pool cleaning truck was involved in an accident with two other vehicles. As a result of the crash 30 gallons of chlorine and acid that were in the pool cleaner's truck spilled onto the highway. The accident happened between South Pine Island Road and Nob Hill Road. Moments later, other vehicles were involved in a crash trying to avoid the first crash. No serious injuries were reported. us_fl transportation pool_chemicals releases response 2 days ago Hazmat crews respond to Milwaukee fire - chicagotribune.com MILWAUKEE =E2=80=94 Firefighters and hazardous materials handlers have responded to a fire at a metal plating factory in Milwaukee. Artistic Plating uses a lot of chemicals at its electroplating and metal finishing plant. Firefighters are concerned about what they're breathing. Deputy Fire Chief Randall Zingler says the fire is in an area where there are large vats of acid and the ventilation system is affected. us_wi fire industrial unknown_source 3 days ago 6 sick in Hazmat incident - CharlotteObserver.com Six people, including three firefighters, got sick today after being exposed to a fumigating agent in the Hampshire Hills neighborhood in Charlotte. Emergency crews and more than 20 firefighters responded to an incident involving hazardous materials just before 3 p.m. on Cove Creek Drive, off The Plaza near Eastway Drive. The ill firefighters were taken to Presbyterian Hospital for evaluation. Two paramedics and another person also became ill and went to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Charlotte Fire Department spokesman Capt. Mark Basnight could not be reached for more details or explanation about what chemicals appear to have been involved. us_nc exposures response injuries pesticides 3 days ago Lehigh County HazMat helps clean up 39,000 pounds of apple juice from overturned tractor-trailer - UPDATE | lehighvalleylive.com The Lehigh County HazMat team along with other state environmental agencies mopped up 39,000 pounds of concentrated apple juice in Lower Saucon Township after a tractor-trailer carrying the sweet beverage overturned on Route 33 Wednesday evening, police say. No one was injured in the crash that prompted a more than three-hour cleanup, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. Driver Emir Causevic, 43, of Fort Wayne, Ind., failed to slow down as he tried to take the Route 33 exit from Interstate 78 about 6:13 p.m., police say. The fruity cargo in the truck shifted during the sharp turn and flipped the trailer, according to police. us_pa transportation releases apple_juice 3 days ago Southbound K-96 to eastbound Kellogg back open - kwch.com The ramp from southbound K-96 to eastbound Kellogg is back open after being closed most of the day. A semi rolled over this morning, closing the ramp. Investigators say the truck was carrying florescent lightbulbs. While the bulbs stayed inside the cargo area, they broke and spilled a potentially hazardous chemical inside. us_ks transportation response spill cfl 3 days ago Gas Main Leak Causes Traffic Headache On Route 355 In Gaithersburg | WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA) -- Hazmat crews responded to the scene of a gas leak that shut down a portion of Route 355 in Gaithersburg early Thursday morning. A spokesperson for Washington Gas says a paver ran over a valve in a gas main causing a leak in the area of Route 355 and Professional Drive. It happened around 2:20 a.m. Fire officials say the damage occurred in a six-inch main. A Washington Gas repair crew is still on the scene addressing the problem. According to Montgomery County Police officials, all lanes of Route 355 were closed for a time, however, the southbound lanes were reopened fairly quickly, and one lane of northbound traffic began to move around 6:30 a.m. us_md transportation leak natural_gas response 3 days ago Explosion Causes Evacuations In Vancouver - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A chemical explosion forced more than 100 people out of their homes as authorities evacuated a Vancouver apartment complex Wednesday evening. The explosion happened around 7:30 p.m. at a building located on Southeast Evergreen Boulevard According to investigators, a maintenance man mixed several chemicals together, which caused the explosion. He was treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries. FOX 12 has also learned that explosion may have something to do with a piece of equipment that introduces chlorine into a pool. canada explosion pool_chemicals 3 days ago Koyali fire an eye-opener: Indian Oil to step up security at refineries Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will enhance security at all its refineries following the fire at the borough pit in Koyali refinery this June. Sources said though the damage was negligible, the fire near Vadodara drew attention as it was the second in a row after the fire at IOCL=E2=80=99 s Jaipur installation. India industrial response fire followup 3 days ago Haryana Live - Panipat Refinery Chemical Storage Vessels Catches Fire Panipat(Haryana Live):A major tragedy averted when the chemical storage vessels in Panipat refinery caught fire on Saturday. According to information a junior engineers, Kuteshwar, and employee Chander Bhan sustained burn injuries in the incident. The incident occurred in the afternoon when leakage in the vessel containing triethylaluminum catches fire after coming in contact with atmospheric air. The disaster management cell (DMC) of the refinery swung into action and bring the fire under control. India fire industrial response injuries 3 days ago
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