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Monday, June 17, 2013 7:19:29 AM
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
LOUISIANA CHEMICAL BLAST GETS OSHA PROBE
Tags: us_LA, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL FIRE ERUPTS AT RALEIGH FACTORY
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
UK ALERT ISSUED OVER CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_KY, education, release, response, nitric_acid
ELEVEN UNITS OF DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE CALLED TO FIRE AT TRINITY MEDICAL LAB
Tags: Ireland, laboratory, fire, response, diethyl_ether, ether
GAS THIEVES CAUSE HAZMAT SITUATION IN DETROIT
Tags: us_MI, public, release, response, gasoline
5 HOSPITALIZED FROM FUMES IN NORTHEAST PHILLY
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, chlorine
CREWS CALLED OUT TO CHEMICAL LEAK IN PASADENA
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, corrosives
POISON RIVER: CHEMICALS POUR INTO WATER AT MILNROW AFTER LORRY BLAST ON MOTORWAY
Tags: United_Kingdom, transportation, release, environmental, unknown_chemical
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LOUISIANA CHEMICAL BLAST GETS OSHA PROBE
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Louisiana-chemical-blast-gets-OSHA-probe-4603195.php
Tags: us_LA, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed a worker at a chemical plant - the second such blast in the area in as many days.
State Police Trooper Jared Sandifer said Saturday that officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are coming to the CF Industries facility as soon as the site is deemed safe. Sandifer said the state police's hazardous materials unit was at the plant overnight.
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CHEMICAL FIRE ERUPTS AT RALEIGH FACTORY
http://www.wncn.com/story/22604610/hazmat-teams-respond-to-raleigh-company
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
RALEIGH, N.C. -
A chemical fire started Sunday at a Raleigh business, sending potentially dangerous smoke into the air.
Hazmat teams were part of the response at the Surtronics facility at 4001 Beryl Road.
The area was blocked off for hours, as police and fire officials tried to determine the safety of the air, as well as put out the fire.
Its believed stored chemicals were ignited, but its unclear exactly how it started or why. It also wasn't known Sunday night, how many, if any, employees were inside the building at the time of the fire.
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UK ALERT ISSUED OVER CHEMICAL LEAK
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/UK-Alert-issued-over-chemical-leak-211676161.html
Tags: us_KY, education, release, response, nitric_acid
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The University of Kentucky issued an alert for the Veterans Drive area Saturday morning.
The Lexington Fire department and several crews including Hazmat were on the scene at 1095 Veterans drive for a chemical spill.
The Lexington Fire department tells WKYT that the UK Police Department placed a call shortly before 11am involving a spill in one of their research labs.
When fire crews arrived they found two gallons of diluted nitric acid had been spilled. They were able to clean it up with the help of Hazmat.
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ELEVEN UNITS OF DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE CALLED TO FIRE AT TRINITY MEDICAL LAB
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/eleven-units-of-dublin-fire-brigade-called-to-fire-at-trinity-medical-lab-29347605.html
Tags: Ireland, laboratory, fire, response, diethyl_ether, ether
Eleven units of Dublin fire brigade were called out and part of Dublin city centre closed down for hours after a fire broke out at a medical laboratory in Trinity College this afternoon.
Two chemical and biological units were called to deal with any potential hazardous effects of the fire which broke out just after lunch. The laboratory contained ether, fire brigade sources said. One member of staff working in the laboratory at the time was unhurt.
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GAS THIEVES CAUSE HAZMAT SITUATION IN DETROIT
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/detroit/gas-thieves-cause-hazmat-situation-in-detroit
Tags: us_MI, public, release, response, gasoline
DETROIT (WXYZ) - More than 200 gallons of gas spilled out onto the road creating a hazardous situation after gas thieves struck a station in Detroit early Friday morning.
Detroit Police say two men tried to rob a fuel tank driver around 3:30 a.m. at the Clark gas station on the corner of 7 Mile Road and Schoenherr on Detroit's east side.
"The only thing they did distracted the driver and unhooked the hose from the truck that's connected to the truk to the gas fill," says a source who asked to remain anonymous.
The hose from the tanker that was filling the underground tank started spewing gas all over the parking lot and road.
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5 HOSPITALIZED FROM FUMES IN NORTHEAST PHILLY
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/5_hospitalized_from_fumes_at_Philly_grocery_store.html
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, chlorine
Five people were taken to hospitals Friday afternoon after they became sick from chlorine fumes at a gym pool, according to the Philadelphia fire department.
There was too much chlorine in the pool at LA Fitness on the 2500 block of Grant Avenue. Authorities initially said hazmat crews were at the Giant grocery store next door.
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CREWS CALLED OUT TO CHEMICAL LEAK IN PASADENA
http://www.click2houston.com/news/crews-called-out-to-chemical-leak-in-pasadena/-/1735978/20568578/-/wm58jy/-/index.html
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, corrosives
Crews with the Pasadena Fire Department and Harris County Hazmat arrived at the Schutz Container Systems Plant on Underwood and Fairmont Parkway around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
They found several small containers that were leaking a highly corrosive chemical that was traveling into the drainage system. Crews had to call for an environmental cleanup crew.
Some employees complained about being exposed to the leak.
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POISON RIVER: CHEMICALS POUR INTO WATER AT MILNROW AFTER LORRY BLAST ON MOTORWAY
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/poison-river-chemicals-pour-water-4314385
Tags: United_Kingdom, transportation, release, environmental, unknown_chemical
Aerosols and detergents released from an exploding lorry on the M62 have polluted the River Beal at Milnrow, killing hundreds of fish.
An investigation has now been launched by the Environment Agency after the chemical spill killed 350 fish.
Residents rang the Environment Agency after they noticed a strong smell coming from the river which was "like fabric softener."
The agency said it believed a crash on the M62 on Tuesday caused substances to leak into the river.
It is believed the blazing lorry had been carrying 400 litres of cleaning products such as detergent and fabric softener. The driver managed tio escape before the vehicle exploded
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Secretary
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society
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