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OFFICIALS: NO SIGNIFICANT CONTAMINATION FROM STURGIS R
OAD FIRE =C2=BB VENTURA COUNTY STAR
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ag_chems, pesticides
HYDROCHLORIC ACID SPILLS IN SWITCHYARD DERAILMENT
Tags: us_WA, transport
ation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
BAD CHEMICAL REACTION IN NORTON - THE
SUN CHRONICLE ONLINE - NEWS
Tags: us_MA, public, release, injury, chlorine
CHEMICAL LEAK A
T CALNE LEISURE CENTRE (FROM THIS IS WILTSHIRE)
Tags: United, Kingdom, public, releas
e, response, chlorine
FIREFIGHTERS STILL INVESTIGATING CAUSE OF PLANT FIRE | <
a href="http://TODAYSTHV.COM/" x-apple-data-detectors="true">TODAYSTHV.COM Tags: us_AR, waste, fire, environmental, u
nknown_chemical
ROUTE 43 REOPENS 13 HOURS AFTER SEMI ROLLOVER - NEW PHILADELPHIA, O
H - THE TIMES-REPORTER Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, environmental, a
ntifreeze
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sportation, release, environmental, grease
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us_NC, public, fire, injury, flammables, meth_lab
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es
A d
ay after a fire burned through a storage yard at an agricultural supply busi
ness near the edge of Oxnard, authorities have found no indications of signi
ficant chemical exposure.
The Ventura County Environmental Health Division today w
as continuing to investigate the effects of the blaze at Mugu Farm Supplies,
3481 Sturgis Road, but officials said their initial investigation turne
d up no major problems.
Fertilizer and pesticides burned off during the fire, and off
icials worked to prevent runoff, said Greg Smith, manager of the county Envi
ronmental Health Division's Hazardous Materials program. He said it's less o
f a problem for such materials to burn than to run off into the surrounding e
nvironment.
"No smoke from a fire is safe, but this is not more hazardous than what
you would find in a typical fire," Smith said.
The building where the fire began was destro
yed, but no one was injured in the fire. Pacific Coast Irrigation, which is s
eparated from Mugu Farm Supplies by a chain-link fence, was not affected, Oa
tman said.
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID SPILLS IN SWI
TCHYARD DERAILMENT, http://www.masoncountydaily
news.com/news/news-page/6661-regional-news-51611Tags: us_WA, transportation, release
, response, hydrochloric_acid
A railroad official says several cars have derailed
in a switching yard and thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical spilled. B
urlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas (mel-OWN'-us) says the tra
in was moving at less than 5 mph in the Pasco yard when seven cars went off t
he tracks about 5 p.m. Sunday. He says a valve on a tanker car was dama
ged, causing the leak. By 9:30 p.m. about 12,500 gallons of hydroc
hloric acid had spilled. Melonas says there were no injuries. He says offici
als have determined there was no threat to the public with the spill occurri
ng in a remote area of the yard, far away from any homes or businesses. The c
hemical can cause respiratory problems and skin and eye irritation. Melonas s
ays crews expected to be able to seal the leak tonight and put the
cars back on the tracks Monday. The derailment has not affected operations o
n the mainline, which handles about 30 trains daily.
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s: us_MA, public, release, injury, chlorine
NORTON - Two homeowners were transpor
ted to a local hospital late Sunday afternoon after they were over
come by a chlorine-type gas created when one tried to clear a clogged sink.<
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Fire C
hief Richard Gomes said rescue crews were called to the Norton Estates Mobil
e Home Park on Mansfield Avenue around 5 p.m. for a report of an e
lderly man who was having trouble breathing. The man and his wife were trans
ported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro for treatment, Gomes said.
A neigh
bor, who was walking the couple's small dog, said the man was fitted with an
oxygen mask, and his wife was breathing on her own. The names and condition
s of the victims were not available Sunday night. According to Gomes, the ma
n mixed two chemicals while attempting to clear a clogged sink, creating a c
hemical reaction that resulted in a chlorine gas.
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elease, response, chlorine
Ten swimmers from the over 50s early morning group had t
o be evacuated from Calne Leisure Centre this morning after staff discovered
a chlorine leak.
The swimmers, still in their swimming costumes and trunks, were t
aken to the nearby John Bentley School, along with eight members of staff.
The lei
sure centre is now cordoned off while fire crews await specialist pumping eq
uipment from Bristol but it is hoped it may re-open this afteroon.
Firefighters an
d ambulance crews were called to the leisure centre just after 7am today aft
er reports of a chlorine leak.
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Tags: us_AR, waste, fire, environmental, unknown_chemica
l
PULAS
KI COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) -- Pulaski County fire crews are still inve
stigating a huge chemical recycling plant fire that started late Sunday nig
ht.
Lt. Carl Minden with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department says the fire s
tarted at the L and W Environmental Facility at 9611 Ironton Road
.
Mi
nden says smoke from the fire blocked visibility along I-530 -- making it di
fficult for drivers.
No one was injured.
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Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, environmental, antifreeze
State R
oute 43 near Amsterdam reopened to traffic Monday morning after be
ing closed more than 13 hours after a semi truck hauling well equipment over
turned.
Myron C. Anderson, 43, of Vienna, W.Va., was southbound on state Route 43 i
n Loudon Township when the 2004 Mack Standard he was driving went off the ri
ght side of the roadway and overturned at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Anderson wa
s not injured.
EMA Director Tom Cottis was called to the scene because about 100 g
allons of fuel was leaking from the wreckage. Cottis said Monday another iss
ue arose after 100 gallons of antifreeze also was spilled.
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K, transportation, release, environmental, grease
Tulsa Police, Fire and HAZMAT a
re busy Monday morning cleaning up a large grease spill on Tulsa's n
orth side.
According to Tulsa Fire, a truck loaded with cooking grease, headed for r
ecycling, spilled out are large amount of grease along Apache Street.<
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Two l
ocations have been affected. Apache at North Sheridan and on Apache at
Erie.
At last check HAZMAT crew were able to clean up a good portion of the greas
e spill but are now having to wait on a steam cleaner to arrive to power cle
an the roadway.
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Tags: us_NC, public, fire, injury,
flammables, meth_lab
BREVARD - Emergency crews were at the scene of a possible met
hamphetamine lab fire in Transylvania County on Saturday.
The blaze occurred on Mo
untain Glen Road in Brevard at about 5 p.m., FOX Carolina News reported
.
When p
olice, who were there on a disturbance call, confronted the three people ins
ide the home, someone sprayed the officers in the face with an unknown subst
ance, deputies said.
The residents then set the apartment on fire, police said.
Firefig
hters were able to put the fire out quickly, but one firefighter and three o
fficers were injured.
The three people in the home were taken into custody with cha
rges pending, police said.
Brevard City Manager Joseph Moore told FOX Carolina News
that a hazmat team did not find any substances at the scene, so they assume
that the chemical was some sort of flammable liquid.
According to Moore, three of t
he four first responders taken to an area hospital were released.
Investigators h
ave reopened all the apartment units at the scene except the apartment where
the fire occurred.
Primary Agency: Brevard Fire Department
