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Chemical Safety Headlines =46rom Google
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:32:48 AM

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Table of Contents (10 articles)


Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, response, meth_lab

METH LAB EXPLOSION
Tags: us_TN, public, explosion, injury, meth_lab

EXPLOSION IN MIRAFLORES LEAVES 1 PERSON INJURED, SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED
Tags: Peru, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical

WORKER KILLED IN BLAST AT GAINESVILLE PLANT
Tags: us_GA, industrial,explosion, death, unknown_chemical

CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT TRIGGERS FIRE ALARM AT BONNEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL


UPDATE: UW BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING MOSTLY REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical

CHEMICAL SPILL SHUTS DOWN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL ER
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, formaldehyde

FIVE FAMILIES AWARDED $1.5 MILLION IN OSHA VIOLATION CASE
Tags: us_CO, industrial, fire, death, paints

RESIDENTS RETURN HOME FOLLOWING TOXIC GAS SCARE
Tags: Australia, public, release, response, unknown_chemical

LIFEGUARD BURNT IN POOL CHEMICAL BLAST
Tags: Australia, public, explosion, injury, chlorine


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LONGMONT POLICE FIND SUSPECTED METH LAB IN MOTEL
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_19584984Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, response, meth_lab

LONGMONT - An Allenspark man arrested twice before in Longmont on suspicion of buying supplies to create drug labs apparently overdosed on cough syrup Tuesday morning and told police about a lab he was building in a Longmont motel room, according to police.

Trevan Lake was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of violating probation after he was treated and released from Longmont United Hospital, said Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur. Lake spoke with detectives at the hospital and told them he was constructing a lab in a room at the motel.

Police responded to the Lamplighter Motel on


Trevan Lake. (Longmont Police)
Tuesday morning and found the chemicals needed for a methamphetamine lab in room 214, Satur said. Most were still in original containers, but he said some were in the early stages of processing to make the drug. Police broke out windows to the second-floor unit for ventilation and were working on Tuesday to inventory, collect, and remove the chemicals in the lab.
Lake has been arrested twice before in Longmont at the ACE Hardware store after employees there noticed that he was buying the ingredients necessary for methamphetamine. The byproducts of the drug's production are highly toxic and labs canexplode.

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THE LEAF CHRONICLE - CLARKSVILLE, TENN., AND FORT CAMPBELL
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20111221/NEWS01/112210321
Tags: us_TN, public, explosion, injury, meth_lab

A 22-year-oldman was injured and four families displaced after a methamphetamine lab exploded in a Lexington Drive apartment building.

Tuesday at about 12:18 a.m,emergency medical personnel found a man outside screaming for help, according to a news release from Officer Jim Knoll.

Clarksville Police responded to 205 Lexington and found a man outside withburns to his face and upper body.

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EXPLOSION IN MIRAFLORES LEAVES 1 PERSON INJURED, SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-1217-Explosion-in-Miraflores-leaves-1-person-injured-several-homes-damaged/
Tags: Peru, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical

An explosion in a warehouse districtof Miraflores injured at least one person early Tuesday morning.

Eleven homes, one condominium and eight vehicles were damaged after a strong explosion at 2:30 am.
The explosion happened in a house that served as a deposit for ElDucado hotel, and was caused by chemical emissions and a gas leak, firefighters said.

Juan Brice=C3=B1o Public Safety Manager at the Municipality of Lima said the blast affected a radius of 200 meters.

The blast destroyed doors, windows and shutters, and even brought down parts of old homes built out of adobe.

"We thought it was an earthquake or even a bomb," one resident said to Andina.

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WORKERKILLED IN BLAST AT GAINESVILLE PLANT
http://www.ajc.com/news/worker-killed-in-blast-1266231.html
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical

An employee of a Gainesville business was killed Tuesday afternoon in an explosion touched off when chemical fumes apparently ignited in a piece of equipment used to clean filters.

The incident happened at MyCelx Technologies Corp. Gainesville and Hall County firefighters responded.

"It looks like (a chemical) solution created the explosion," GainesvilleDeputy Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough told the Gainesville Times.

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CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT TRIGGERS FIRE ALARM AT BONNEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
http://bonneylake-sumner.patch.com/articles/fire-crews-called-to-bonney-lake-high-school-after-woodshop-experiment-goes-wrong
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical

It was all smoke and no fire this morning at Bonney LakeHigh School, according to East Pierce Fire and Rescue and the Sumner SchoolDistrict.

Well, not even smoke, really.

Two fire engines responded to the campus after an alarm was set off in a chemistry lab.

There was no fire and appears that chemical vapors set off the sensitive classroom detector. Students had to evacuate the building while fire units cleared the scene, which was just before 10 a.m.

"It's a pretty low-level, non-incident," said communications director Ann Cook. "The detector that was triggered is pretty sensitive, due to it's location."

Students are back in class, but not without a bit of discomfort.
"There's a weird smell there now, because of what they were doing," said Cook.

Related Topics: Bonney Lake High School and fire at bonney lake high school

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UPDATE: UW BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING MOSTLY REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/hazmat-team-called-to-scene-of-chemical-spill-in-uw/article_e37459e4-2a6b-11e1-a0e7-001871e3ce6c.html
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical

Linden Drive and most of a UW-Madison biochemistry building are back open again after being closed down Monday for a chemistry spill, accordingto UW police.
One person suffered a minor injury and the Madison hazardous materials team was called to the scene Monday morning, authorities reported. Only the fifth floor of the building remained closed at around 3:45 p.m., where the final remnants of the spill were still being cleaned.
The spill of an unknown chemical was reported at 10:13 a.m. in a lab in a biochemistry department building near Henry Mall, according to Madison Fire Department spokesman Eric Dahl.
"The building was evacuated," Dahl told madison.com. "We are still workingon identifying the material and absorbing it."
Firefightersset up ventilation equipment to clear fumes from the building.
Linden Drive on campus was closed near the building.
Theinjured person had been in the lab and suffered a cut. The injury was considered minor, Dahl said.

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CHEMICAL SPILL SHUTS DOWN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL ER
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&amp;id=8472056
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, formaldehyde

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A chemical spill at St. Joseph's Hospital prompted officials to shut down its emergency room Monday !
The incident happened just after 8am. According to authorities, someone noticed a puddle inside a closet next the emergency room.

As a precaution, hospital officials shut down the ER and called the Houston Fire Department.

HFD officials determined about a half gallon of formaldehyde had leaked in the closet. They cleaned the mess and checked out three people who came in close contact with the chemical.

There is no word on what caused the spill.

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FIVE FAMILIES AWARDED $1.5 MILLION IN OSHA VIOLATION CASE
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/20/us-colorado-fire-compensation-idUSTRE7BJ00220111220
Tags: us_CO, industrial, fire, death, paints

(Reuters) - The company that employed five workers killed in a 2007 fire at a Colorado hydroelectric plant was ordered on Monday by a federal judge to pay more than $1.5 million to the victims' surviving family members.

The compensation was part of the sentence imposed on RPICoating Inc. in U.S. District Court for its guilty plea to five counts of violating a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation,one for each worker's death.

The sentence also requires the Santa Fe Springs, California-based company to pay a $100,000 penalty to OSHA and places the firm on probation for five years.
The five workers who perished were relining a tunnelat the Georgetown, Colorado hydro plant, about 45 miles west of Denver, when chemical vapors were ignited in the tunnel, and the fire blocked their escape.

The owner of the plant, public utilityXcel Energy Inc., and an Xcel subsidiary that operated the facility, were acquitted in June after a 16-day trial of the same charges.

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RESIDENTS RETURN HOME FOLLOWING TOXIC GAS SCAREhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-20/chemical-spill-prompts-evacuations/3739324?section=vic
Tags: Australia, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
The company responsible for a toxic gas cloud at Wangaratta, in north-eastern Victoria, says it has engaged a number of experts to investigate the cause of the incident.

At least 100 people were evacuated from their homes overnight and a number of people became ill when a combination of paint-making chemicals produced the cloud.
Nuplex Resins has reassured staff and local residents the area is now safe.

The regional president of Nuplex, Sam Bastounas, says operations at the site have been suspended pending a full investigation.

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LIFEGUARD BURNT IN POOL CHEMICAL BLAST
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/12/20/279101_ntnews.html
Tags: Australia, public, explosion, injury, chlorine

A TERRITORY lifeguard copped burns to his face and one arm after the chlorine mix he was making exploded, and caused the pool to be evacuated.

The 25-year-old man was taken to Alice Springs Hospital after police, firies and ambulance crews received reports of the incident about 10.30am Sunday.

St John Ambulance's Simon Cooper said the man sustained minor injuries, consistent with chemical burns.

Alice Springs fire station officer John Pyper said there'd been a chemical reaction with chlorine that was being mixed to go into the 50m pool at the town's aquatic centre.

"The amount of product that wasinvolved was very small. We had two fire fighters in breathing apparatus - they dropped the product into the Olympic-sized pool."
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