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Wednesday, August 14, 2013 7:21:05 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
DEADLY CYANIDE POISON FOUND BURIED UNDER BERKELEY HOME
Tags: us_ca, public, discovery, response, cyanide
VICTIMS OF GREGG COUNTY INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, injury, other_chemical
VICTIMS OF HAZMAT SITUATION INCLUDED 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, epoxy
DOH SAYS CLEAN-UP OF MERCURY SPILL AT FABELLA HOSPITAL COMPLETED
Tags: Philippines, public, release, injury, mercury
RECOMMENDED SHELTER IN PLACE FOR DOWNTOWN BR LIFTED AFTER CHEMIC
Tags: us_LA, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
CHEMICALS TEAM DEAL WITH EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT HEALTH CLUB (FROM SOUTH WALES ARGUS)
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, explosion, response, other_chemical
FIRE DAMAGES ST. CHARLES FURNITURE STRIPPING COMPANY
Tags: us_MO, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
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DEADLY CYANIDE POISON FOUND BURIED UNDER BERKELEY HOME
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2013/08/13/deadly-cyanide-poison-found-buried-under-berkeley-home/
Tags: us_ca, public, discovery, response, cyanide
Pest control workers on Friday excavated three old containers under a North Berkeley home, one of which was labeled ?deadly poison,? authorities said.
The exterminators were doing termite work under a home near Colusa Avenue and Thousand Oaks Boulevard on Friday afternoon when they came across the vessels buried in the soil, said Acting Deputy Fire Chief Avery Webb.
?There?s no telling how long they had been down there in the dirt,? said Webb. ?They dug up the jars and they were intact. They weren?t leaking.?
One of the vessels, a glass jar, was marked 1927, and had a handwritten label that read ?Sodium Cyanide Deadly Poison.? Two metal containers, both empty, also were found along with the jar, the homeowner told Berkeleyside.
The Berkeley Fire Department?s hazardous materials team responded, and conducted air monitoring and thermal imaging tests to ensure that the containers were stable. When it was determined that they weren?t leaking, they were turned over to the homeowner to dispose of. Webb said the homeowner was instructed to call a chemical disposal company for further instructions.
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VICTIMS OF GREGG COUNTY INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
http://www.ktre.com/story/23110375/v
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, injury, other_chemical
REGG COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -
On Saturday afternoon, Gregg County Deputies, Longview Fire Department and the Gregg County Fire Marshal responded to the scene of an industrial accident at 1010 Cox Dairy Road.
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Three people injured in industrial accident
Three individuals contracted by Exxon Mobil; 54 year old Kenneth Shahan of Center; 26 year old Brent Ellison of Hawkins and 25 year old Antonio Exner of Hawkins were injured by an explosion at an oil field site.
The explosion was apparently caused by welding on a pipe believed to be clear of hydrocarbons.
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VICTIMS OF HAZMAT SITUATION INCLUDED 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL
http://www.kens5.com/news/Victims-of-HazMat-219315891.html
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, epoxy
SAN ANTONIO -- The mother of a 3-year-old who became sick after breathing hazardous epoxy fumes told KENS 5 her daughter showed symptoms of nausea several hours after the family had been evacuated from their apartment.
"As soon as we stepped out of the building she was trying to fall asleep -- literally fall asleep in the back of the truck -- which is not OK," Edlin Elizondo said.
Her daughter was one of three people treated early Monday morning outside the Richland Apartment Homes in the 7700 block of Woodchase Drive.
San Antonio firefighters evacuated 13 people from eight units, then called hazardous material teams to investigate a downstairs apartment.
An SAFD spokesperson told KENS 5 the source of the dangerous fumes was a can of epoxy resurfacing material left open.
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DOH SAYS CLEAN-UP OF MERCURY SPILL AT FABELLA HOSPITAL COMPLETED
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/68488/doh-says-clean-up-of-mercury-spill-at-fabella-hospital-completed
Tags: Philippines, public, release, injury, mercury
MANILA, Philippines - The Hazardous Material Unit (Hazmat) of the Bureau of Fire Protection has completed the clean-up of the mercury spill at the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
The DOH claimed that 80 hospital personnel and Hazmat members underwent blood tests for mercury contamination as part of the standard operating procedure during a chemical spill. Results, however, were not made available.
?Patients were not included in the monitoring because they had no exposure. The hospital staff were those who may have been in and around the storage areas where the chemical spill occurred,? the DOH said.
All patients? areas were also examined for ambient mercury after the clean-up but they tested negative for the chemical.
The DOH said all supplies and materials in the storage areas where the mercury spill occurred last Thursday will be disposed of if found to be significantly contaminated with mercury.
?The affected areas will only be used again by hospital employees only after the Hazardous Material Unit declares them safe for occupation,? the DOH assured. These affected areas were in a separate building far from other patients? areas.
Last Saturday, 40 patients at the Pediatric Ward were transferred after unacceptable levels of ambient mercury were found in an adjacent storage room where mercury-containing amalgam spilled.
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RECOMMENDED SHELTER IN PLACE FOR DOWNTOWN BR LIFTED AFTER CHEMIC
http://www.wafb.com/story/23115496/possible-chemical-leak-at-wbr-plant-shuts-down-la-1-and-river-road
Tags: us_LA, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
PORT ALLEN, LA (WAFB) -
Louisiana State Police say the recommended shelter-in-place for those in Downtown Baton Rouge has been lifted.
The shelter-in-place was a recommendation not mandatory for those in the downtown area. This happened about two hours after lightning struck a plant in Port Allen, LA and the chemical Butadiene was released in a vapor cloud above the plant.
Department of Environmental Quality officials went to the Capitol in Downtown Baton Rouge and did not detect a presence of Butadiene.
Louisiana State Police say the recommended shelter-in-place was announced because of the direction of the winds that were blowing from Port Allen to Downtown Baton Rouge.
Hazmat crews went into the plant around 5 p.m. to manually shut down the valve that was leaking Butadiene. Just before 6 p.m., officials reported that the leak has been sealed.
Authorities say a lightning
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CHEMICALS TEAM DEAL WITH EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT HEALTH CLUB (FROM SOUTH WALES ARGUS)
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10605981.Chemicals_team_deal_with_explosion_at_Newport_health_club/?ref=nt
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, explosion, response, other_chemical
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Newport health club yesterday evening following a small chemical explosion.
One person suffered from chemical fume inhalation following the explosion, which involved bromide, at Greenhouse health club, Church Street, Pill.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at 9.02pm. The explosion happened in a plant room and the area was made safe.
Head of control at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Jennie Griffiths said on Twitter that the health club had been fully evacuated and that firefighters using chemical suits and breathing apparatus had been at the scene for more than four and a half hours.
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FIRE DAMAGES ST. CHARLES FURNITURE STRIPPING COMPANY
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fire-damages-st-charles-furniture-stripping-company/article_c72917eb-13fc-5287-bd02-22293f22738a.html
Tags: us_MO, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
ST. CHARLES ? A fire Monday damaged a furniture stripping company in Frenchtown and left one firefighter with chemical burns, officials said.
Firefighters were called to the Dip N Strip, 911 N. Second Street, about 10:40 a.m. The fire damaged the business' roof and an interior area where the furniture is stripped, believed to be where the fire began.
The cause of the fire is still undetermined, said St. Charles Fire Chief Rick Daly.
Because of the hazardous nature of the chemicals, firefighter were on scene until about 3:45 p.m.
One firefighter suffered chemical burns around his face mask and was treated for his injuries and released, Daly said.
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