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Table of Contents (9 articles)
TOXINS LEAK FROM SECOND PIPE AT NC COAL PLANT DUMP
Tags: us_NC, public, release, environmental, paints, waste
WELDING ACCIDENT MAY HAVE SPARKED WEST BIRMINGHAM COMMERCIAL FIR
Tags: us_AL, industrial, explosion, response, gas_cylinders
POOL CHEMICAL REACTS WITH ASPHALT, CAUSES CLOSING ON ULMERTON ROAD
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid, pool_chemicals
FIRE TACKLED AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S CAVENDISH LABORATORY
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT TEAM REMOVES MATERIAL FROM 2600 BLOCK OF AVENUE X
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, waste
NATURAL GAS LEAK IN CHARLOTTE
Tags: us_NC, public, release, response, methane, natural_gas
STEAM SOURCE OF STRANGE ODOR AT MEDICAL FACILITY
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical, autoclave
HAZMAT INCIDENT REPORTED AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY?S CAMPUS
Tags: us_PA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
3 HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING HAZMAT SITUATION AT WAFFLE HOUSE
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, bleach, cleaners
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TOXINS LEAK FROM SECOND PIPE AT NC COAL PLANT DUMP
Tags: us_NC, public, release, environmental, paints, waste
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ? Waste water that contains toxic levels of arsenic, flowing from a coal plant ash dump, is now flowing into a North Carolina river that's already contaminated from a massive spill two weeks ago, authorities said Tuesday.
The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources ordered Duke Energy on Thursday to stop the waste water coming from a pipe running under a coal ash dump at its power plant. A nearby pipe at the dump collapsed without warning Feb. 2, coating the bottom of the Dan River with toxic ash as far as 70 miles downstream.
State regulators expressed concern the second pipe could fail, triggering a second spill. Water coming from the pipe contains arsenic at levels 14 times that considered safe for human contact.
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WELDING ACCIDENT MAY HAVE SPARKED WEST BIRMINGHAM COMMERCIAL FIR
Tags: us_AL, industrial, explosion, response, gas_cylinders
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -
A large commercial fire has been contained in west Birmingham, but crews will likely continue battling the blaze for another couple of hours, according to fire officials.
The two-alarm fire is at the ABM Auto Parts building near Lomb Avenue and 15th Street. The FOX6 Towercam on Red Mountain has captured large amounts of black smoke billowing over west Birmingham.
The black smoke is caused by burning 50 gallon oil drums, which are the biggest concern at this time, deputy battalion chief C.W. Mardis said. They are using foam to extinguish the burning oil.
Fire officials also believe propane and acetylene cylinders inside the building have exploded inside the building.
Six employees were inside the ABM Auto Parts building when the fire erupted around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and everyone was able to escape. No one was injured.
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POOL CHEMICAL REACTS WITH ASPHALT, CAUSES CLOSING ON ULMERTON ROAD
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid, pool_chemicals
A portion of Ulmerton Road was closed for over an hour Tuesday after an overturned bucket of pool chemical ate a hole in the asphalt.
Largo Fire Rescue Chief Kelly Callahan said a five gallon bucket of muriatic acid spilled its contents into the road about 7:40 a.m.. Firefighters aren't sure where the bucket came from, but say it could have fallen out of a vehicle of any size.
The acid mixed with the petroleum in the road and created a small amount of smoke, gas and heat to rise up. It also bubbled up the road's surface, firefighters said.
Ulmerton Road was closed for about 90 minutes between Belcher and Starkey roads Tuesday while fire rescue, hazardous materials and Department of Transportation teams cleaned the spill and checked the road's safety, Callahan said.
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FIRE TACKLED AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY'S CAVENDISH LABORATORY
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
A fire broke out at Cambridge University?s Cavendish Laboratory.
Firefighters were called to the physics department off Madingley Road shortly after 7.30am today but the flames were out on their arrival.
A laboratory spokeswoman said no evacuation had been required.
She said: ?It was a minor electrical fire and was extinguished before the fire brigade got here.?
A fire service spokeswoman said: ?We were called to reports of smoke in an air handling unit but it was out on our arrival.?
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HAZMAT TEAM REMOVES MATERIAL FROM 2600 BLOCK OF AVENUE X
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, waste
Lubbock?s Hazmat team removed a barrel of hazardous waste near the 2600 block of Avenue X on Monday afternoon.
No injuries have been reported from exposure to the material.
An on-site sample test showed that the 55-gallon drum of fluid contained a chemical commonly used in printing ink.
Municipal sanitation crews noticed the leaking barrel and hazmat was called to investigate.
Fire department officials said they suspect the barrel was left in the alley to avoid costs associated with the proper disposal of the material, but the investigation is ongoing.
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NATURAL GAS LEAK IN CHARLOTTE
Tags: us_NC, public, release, response, methane, natural_gas
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
Hazmat crews with the Charlotte Fire Department are investigating a gas line breach in uptown Charlotte.
According to firefighters, crews were called to the intersection of South Caldwell and East 4th Street to the report of a natural gas line breach. This is near the governmental complex in uptown.
Crews from Charlotte Fire and Piedmont Natural Gas are working to control the leak.
WBTV has learned that one lane around the leak will be closed as they work to make repairs, but all other lanes have reopened. They were shut down for nearly three hours.
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STEAM SOURCE OF STRANGE ODOR AT MEDICAL FACILITY
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical, autoclave
Condensed steam from a piece of equipment created an odor that sparked an eight-hour investigation Monday at a Lancaster medical facility.
Fire units were called to the Surgery Center of Lancaster, 810 Plaza Blvd., around 6 a.m. after a female employee detected a strange smell and began to feel ill, according to Lancaster city fire Capt. David Longenecker.
....As the morning progressed, haz-mat crews entered the facility several times but equipment measured nothing toxic in the air.
....It was determined that condensed steam exhausted from an autoclave ? a device used to sterilize surgical utensils ? was the source of the unusual odor.
Longenecker said the smell mimicked that of several different hazardous materials.
"Ultimately, it's not unusual. But no one had smelled it before," he said.
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HAZMAT INCIDENT REPORTED AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY?S CAMPUS
Tags: us_PA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) ? Chopper 3 over the scene as crews responded to a hazmat situation on the campus of Temple University.
The incident was reported around 6:30 p.m. on the 1900 block of N. 13th Street in North Philadelphia.
CBS 3 is told there was a chemical spill on the fourth floor of Beury Hall, home to the school?s chemistry department.
The fourth floor was evacuated as a precaution.
Students were advised to use caution and avoid the area.
It?s unclear if anyone was injured.
Further details were not immediately available.
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3 HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING HAZMAT SITUATION AT WAFFLE HOUSE
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, bleach, cleaners
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. ?Orange County fire rescue was called to a Waffle House on East Colonial Drive on Monday because of a hazmat situation.
According to authorities, someone put drain cleaner and bleach down a drain to unclog it. The combination of chemicals caused a powerful odor.
Officials said nine people were assessed by fire crews and then decontaminated. Three of those were taken to a hospital, but their conditions are not serious or life-threatening.
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