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TRAIN DERAILS IN TAMA COUNTY | KCRG-TV9 | CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA NEWS, SPORTS, AND WEATHER | LOCAL NEWS, http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Train-Derails-in-Tama-County-1179 02969.html

TAMA COUNTY, Iowa - Cheese and Yogurt spilled when a train jumped the tracks Sunday morning in Tama County.

The Tama County Sheriff's Office says it happened between Montour and Le Grand. About 10 cars derailed, spilling the dairy products.

A Hazmat team also cleaned up some diesel that leaked from the train. No one was hurt.

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GAS LEAK SCARE AT AGE REFINERY - SAN ANTONIO &AMP; TEXAS NEWS STORY - KSAT SAN ANTONIO, http://www.ksat.com /news/27177354/detail.html

SAN ANTONIO -- Witnesses said a strong odor accompanied a spewing gas leak at the AGE refinery on the city's South side late Saturday afternoon.
San Antonio fire, police, hazmat and CPS Energy crews rushed to the scene. The refinery was shut down and vehicular access to South Presa Street was blocked near the intersection of Southeast Military Drive.
CPS crews were able to shut the line down and secure the area. After about an hour, South Presa was re-opened and the area was given the all clear.
In May 2009, an even larger area surrounding the refinery was evacuated, after an 18-wheeler explosion on the property.
It took 100 firefighters several hours to extinguish the fire. A hazardous materials team moved inside the building to turn off the valves fueling this fire.

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EXPLOSION, FIRE ROCK MIDDLETON CHEMICAL PLANT - BOSTON NEWS STORY - WCVB BOSTON, http:// www.thebostonchannel.com/news/27183553/detail.html

MIDDLETON, Mass. -- An explosion and fire rocked the Bostik Inc. chemical plant in Middleton Sunday night. Fire officials said there was significant damage to the building, but no danger to the surrounding community.
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said the four-alarm fire broke out at the company=92s factory at 211 Boston Road late Sunday. Four people were reported injured.
Coan said crews were able to contain a small fire at the plant after an initial explosion. The plant manufactures adhesives, but officials could not immediately say which chemical had exploded.
Nearby residents were urged to stay in their homes with doors and windows closed, but no evacuations were ordered.
The explosion was heard miles away. Residents of Peabody and Danvers reported hearing a loud boom and said they could feel the earth shake.

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REASON BEHIND SPILL IS STILL UNCLEAR (FROM ECHO), http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/8906584.Mercury_spillage_on _residential_street/

A STREET in Southend had to be cordoned off after a mysterious mercury spill.

Police had to shut off Chelmsford Avenue at 12pm on Saturday after the chemical, which is highly poisonous, was found on the road.

One fire crew from Rayleigh Weir attended the scene and had to wear special protective masks and clothing to suck up the mercury, which was scattered over a two foot section of the street.

A specialist waste disposal team was also at the scene to take away the chemical before the road was reopened shortly after 1.10pm.

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AUTHORITIES PROBE ALLEGED DRUG LAB IN DOWNTOWN LA - SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, http ://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_17603121?nclick_check=1
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LOS ANGELES=97Authorities have discovered what they believe is a methamphetamine lab and marijuana growing operation in downtown Los Angeles, spurring the evacuation of some residents and the shutdown of freeway off-ramps.
Police and fire officials say they found the operation on Santa Fe Avenue near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Interstate 110 on Saturday afternoon.
Police say the California Highway Patrol has shut down several off-ramps and there have been no reports of any arrests or injuries.
Los Angeles fire spokesman Erik Scott says a hazardous materials team has been sent to the scene to assist the LAPD in a chemical investigation, but had no further details.

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METH LAB EXPLODES IN DUDLEY MOTEL :: WRAL.COM, http://www.wral.com /news/local/story/9255785/

DUDLEY, N.C. =97 The front of a Dudley motel blew out early Friday when a methamphetamine lab inside one of the rooms exploded, authorities said.

The explosion occurred at about 4:15 a.m. at the Old Goldwater Motel, 3428 U.S. Highway 117 Alternate. The Mar-Mac Fire Department responded to the motel, but authorities said the building sustained little or no fire damage.

Valentine Morales, who lives at the motel with his family, said the explosion awakened him as he slept on a sofa. He said his first thoughts were for his wife and three children sleeping in the next rooms.

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TWO FEDEX EMPLOYEES RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AFTER HAZMAT INCIDENT - MEDFORD, MA PATCH, http://medford.patch.com/articles/two-fede x-employees-receive-medical-care-after-hazmat-incident

Two FedEx employees in Medford received medical care last night after inhaling suspicious materials from a package they were transporting, according to Medford fire officials.

The 911 call came in about 8 p.m. from a passerby who noticed a FedEx delivery driver on the ground at Meadow Glenn Mall on Mystic Valley Parkway, Deputy Fire Chief Martin Cunniff said.

Cunniff said the driver had opened the door of his truck to retrieve a package when he was overcome by fumes from another package. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford.

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MYSTERY FUMES HIT RECYCLERS - LOCAL NEWS - NEWS - GENERAL - THE DAILY ADVERTISER, http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/news/l ocal/news/general/mystery-fumes-hit-recyclers/2101466.aspx

A WAGGA hazmat team was left stumped yesterday about the source of noxious fumes which left four employees of Kurrajong Waratah Recyclers in hospital.
Initially believed to be a chemical spill, the incident brought police, a hazmat team, firefighters and paramedics to the facility around 1pm, after the employees were overcome by fumes.

The building was evacuated while the fire brigade and paramedics were called.

Fire and rescue duty commander for the Wagga area Duncan White said an unknown chemical had escaped from a steel can while it was being crushed and baled.

"It became apparent a can had erupted with some sort of chemical escaping which left five workers overcome. Four were taken to hospital, with one who refused transport," he said.

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FERTILIZER SPILL - MESSENGERNEWS.NET, http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detai l/id/537467/Fertilizer-spill.html?nav=5010

An ammonia solution pouring out of a wrecked tanker truck caused a section of Fifth Avenue South and the Kenyon Road Bridge to be shut down for a few hours Thursday afternoon.

No one was injured in the crash, and the ammonia solution wasn't poisonous.

''It's more of an environmental problem,'' said Fire Department Capt. Steve Hergenreter. ''We're trying to stop it from getting in the river.''

Some of the chemical entered the storm sewers and flowed to the Des Moines River before emergency personnel arrived, Hergenreter said.

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CHEMICAL FACTORY NEAR CITY GUTTED - THE TIMES OF INDIA, http://timesofindia.indiatimes .com/city/coimbatore/Chemical-factory-near-city-gutted/articleshow/7689698 .cms

COIMBATORE: A major fire broke out in a chemical factory at Sengalipalayam near Periyanaickenpalayam in the city outskirts on Saturday morning. The three-storeyed chemical factory and about 1.5 tonnes of adhesive chemical manufactured at the factory were destroyed in the blaze. 

Around 4am on Saturday, four workers at the factory noticed an electric short circuit near the containers where the chemical adhesives were stored. The short circuit triggered a fire in the factory and the adhesives blew up. 

About 50 staff of the Fire and Rescue Services fought the blaze for over two hours. But the chemicals and most part of the building were destroyed. "If the blaze had spread to neighbouring buildings, it would have been a major tragedy," a police official said.

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CHEMICAL LEAK REPORTED AT THE VICTORIA HOSPITAL IN WIMBORNE | TOPNEWS UNITED STATES, http://topnews.us/content/236659-chemical-leak-reported- victoria-hospital-wimborne

A chemical leak in a Dorset hospital resulted in the evacuation of the facility with patients being transferred to other places. Following the leak, authorities at the hospital called for fire and rescue crews to the Victoria Hospital in Wimborne.

The incident took place on Friday at 1800 GMT; rescue teams arriving at the facility wore gas-tight suits to investigate the reason behind the chemical leak. There were 18 patients receiving treatment at the facility at the time of the incident and were transferred to the St Leonards hospital.

According to the investigation carried out by facilities, it was found that the leak was a result of an ammonia coolant leaking from a fridge that was removed after a period of five hours after the leak.


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