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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 1:28:27 PM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
TANKER CARRYING ACID OVERTURNS, EVACUATIONS ORDERED
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, sulfuric_acid
FIRE PROMPTS EVACUATION OF BEND RESEARCH
Tags: us_OR, laboratory, fire, response, flammables
FOUR HURT IN CHEMICAL FIRE
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, injury, mek
AMMONIA LEAK IN MICHIGAN
Tags: us_MI, industrial, release, response, ammonia
OFF DUTY OFFICER SMELLS METH LAB ON JOG
Tags: us_IN, public, release, response, illegal, meth_lab
7 HOSPITALIZED IN PRESCOTT VALLEY HAZMAT INCIDENT
Tags: us_AZ, education, fire, injury, oxygen
HAZMAT TEAM INVESTIGATING ODOR AT NOKESVILLE, VA. AUTO REPAIR SHOP
Tags: us_VA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
CREWS DOUSE LAKELAND BLAZE
Tags: us_FL, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
3 TEENS CHARGED AFTER BRADLEY COUNTY EXPLOSION
Tags: us_TN, education, explosion, response, bomb
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TANKER CARRYING ACID OVERTURNS, EVACUATIONS ORDERED
http://www.wyff4.com/news/north-carolina-news/Tanker-carrying-acid-overturns-evacuations-ordered/-/9695846/10192418/-/dih4tlz/-/index.html
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, sulfuric_acid
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. - The Henderson County Sheriff's office says both directions of Interstate 26 in Henderson County are closed following an accident involving a tanker Tuesday night.
A Sheriffs dispatcher tells News 4 the tanker that was carrying sulfuric acid when it crashed and caught fire near East Flat Rock and mile marker 56.
Hazmat crews are on scene and working to secure the area, but that process could take hours.
Officials say the road may be open again by noon.
Evacuations were order for homes within a mile and half of the accident. The Western Carlolinas chapter of the Red Cross set up a shelter at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville. Red Cross officials say 2 people showed up to the shelter so it has been closed.
Drivers headed out on Interstate 26 in Henderson County are asked to use the following detour:
Westbound: Use Exit 59, and proceed onto US 176 West. Motorists with then take US 25 North and back onto I-26 West at exit 54.
Eastbound:Use Exit 54 onto US 25 South and proceed into South Carolina. Motorists will then take South Carolina Highway 11 East back onto I-26 East.
The Highway Patrol said the Green River bridge will need to be inspected for damage before it is reopened.
Continue to refresh this page for updates.
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FIRE PROMPTS EVACUATION OF BEND RESEARCH
http://www.ktvz.com/news/30829904/detail.html
Tags: us_OR, laboratory, fire, response, flammables
BEND, Ore. -- Bend Research employees were evacuated and fire crews were called in when a chemical drum with a carbon filter ignited Tuesday afternoon, but workers used a fire extinguisher to contain the blaze, fire officials said.
Firefighters responded to an alarm around 1:40 p.m. at the medical research firm at 63045 Corporate Place (off Empire Avenue), said Deputy Fire Marshal T.J. Johannsen.
Arriving crews found the building had been evacuated and workers were gathered away from the building on an adjoining parking lot, she said.
The fire began in a drum, about 55 gallons in size, located in a small room off the northwest corner of the building, easy to reach from an outside door, Johannsen said.
The filtering system of the drum uses activated carbon to filter various solutions, the fire official said. A highly flammable chemical was being processed by the system when the fire broke out, Johannsen explained.
Because the container malfunctioned, a pocket of concentrated air in the drum was able to reach an ignition source, she said.
The resulting fire was able to heat the drum, causing it to break down, but the blaze was contained in the area of origin, Johannsen said.
Workers used a fire extinguisher to slow the fire's progress, keeping it contained before firefighters arrived, wearing breathing apparatus as a precaution.
Johannsen said the quick actions of workers who activated emergency plans had the building evacuated in minutes.
"This is a good reminder for everyone to never ignore an alarm," Johannsen said in a news release. "Always take smoke and the alarms seriously. They may one day save your life."PrintEmail
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FOUR HURT IN CHEMICAL FIRE
http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Four-hurt-in-chemical-fire,189131
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, injury, mek
A small chemical fire inside a Wise Alloys plant injured four people Tuesday afternoon.
Sandra Scarbrough, senior vice president for human resources at Wise Alloys, said the fire was in the coating line area of the plant.
"We had four people, who were contract workers and not Wise employees, doing routine maintenance in the coating line area," Scarbrough said. "All four were injured."
Emergency crews at the scene said three of the workers were taken to Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, where they were being treated for minor burns. A fourth worker was flown to UAB Hospital's burn center.
Officials said the man flown to UAB could have sustained inhalation injuries. Medical personnel at the scene said the man was talking and conscious before the flight to Birmingham.
The accident was reported at 1:54 p.m. to Colbert 911.
The Muscle Shoals Fire Department was called to Wise, along with Keller EMS and the Colbert Emergency Management Agency.
The Colbert County Hazmat unit was not called into action, officials said.
EMA officials said the fire involved the chemical MEK (methyl ethyl keytone), which is basically paint thinner.
"Apparently it was a quick flash fire that could have come from a spark that hit the chemical," Muscle Shoals Fire Marshal Donald Ray Coons said.
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AMMONIA LEAK IN MICHIGAN
http://www.wgvu.org/wgvunews/index.cfm?id=sdetail&sty=15901
Tags: us_MI, industrial, release, response, ammonia
April 3, 2012 | AP Authorities say an ammonia leak forced the evacuation of a business in southwestern Michigan. The leak happened Tuesday morning inside a freezer at a Total Logistic Control facility near Holland. No injuries were reported. Authorities say the leak was contained to the freezer at the facility, which is used for cooling and distribution of fruit that's grown in the area.
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OFF DUTY OFFICER SMELLS METH LAB ON JOG
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/crime/off-duty-officer-smells-meth-lab-on-jog
Tags: us_IN, public, release, response, illegal, meth_lab
NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) A sergeant with the Noble County Sheriff's Department came across a chemical odor, which led to a one pot meth lab inside a home. The off duty officer made the discovery while jogging Sunday night.
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7 HOSPITALIZED IN PRESCOTT VALLEY HAZMAT INCIDENT
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=105030
Tags: us_AZ, education, fire, injury, oxygen
Seven Prescott Valley students and staff were taken to Yavapai Regional Medical Center Monday morning after a chemical smell apparently sickened them and led to a partial evacuation.
Students were evacuated Monday morning from Prescott Valley Charter School after students and staff smelled a "strong odor in the boys' bathroom," said Central Yavapai Fire Capt. Rick Chase, acting fire marshal.
At 8:45 a.m., firefighters from Central Yavapai Fire District and Prescott Fire, Prescott Valley Police and Life Line Ambulance responded to a call about a chemical odor at the school in the 9500 block of E. Lorna Lane.
As the hazardous materials team used their monitors to determine there were no chemicals present and that oxygen levels were all right, the students were moved to another school building, Chase said.
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HAZMAT TEAM INVESTIGATING ODOR AT NOKESVILLE, VA. AUTO REPAIR SHOP
http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/199919/158/Hazmat-Situation-Leaves-1-Hospitalized
Tags: us_VA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
NOKESVILLE, Va. (WUSA) - A hazardous materials incident has left one person hospitalized, according to InsideNoVa.
The incident took place at an auto repair shop in Nokesville on Monday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and a spokesperson said there is an odor coming from a service bay at the auto shop in the 12800 block of Fitzwater Drive.
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CREWS DOUSE LAKELAND BLAZE
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/polk/lakeland-chemical-fire-040312
Tags: us_FL, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Crews douse Lakeland blaze
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012, 5:47 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012, 5:47 PM EDT
LAKELAND - A fire in Polk County sent black smoke billowing into the air this afternoon before firefighters got the flames under control.
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3 TEENS CHARGED AFTER BRADLEY COUNTY EXPLOSION
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/17323926/3-teens-charged-after-bradley-county-explosion
Tags: us_TN, education, explosion, response, bomb
(AP) - Three students have been sent to a juvenile detention center after setting off a homemade explosive device in a school cafeteria in Bradley County.
No one was injured in the incident Tuesday morning at Lake Forest Middle School. Two 14-year-old students and a 15-year-old were charged with possession of a weapon on school property and reckless endangerment.
Investigators said two students brought household chemicals and a plastic bottle to school, combined the items in the bottle and gave it to a third student who tossed it into a trash container. A chemical reaction caused the device to explode.
The students said they learned about the device in a YouTube video.
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