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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (4 articles)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:24:35 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, February 16, 2015 at 7:24:24 AM
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ALERT OVER TOXIC ORANGE CHEMICAL BLAST CLOUD ENDS IN SPAIN
Tags: Spain, industrial, follow-up, injury, other_chemical
HAZMAT, WILDLIFE CREWS INVESTIGATING FUEL SPILL IN CREEK AT SOUTH SALT LAKE PARK
Tags: us_UT, public, release, environmental, oils
EAST TULSA APARTMENTS EVACUATED IN CHEMICAL TRASH FIRE
Tags: us_OK, transportation, fire, response, chlorine, oxidizer, waste
22 MARINES EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICAL IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE TRAINING EXERCISE
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, fire_extinguisher, halon
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ALERT OVER TOXIC ORANGE CHEMICAL BLAST CLOUD ENDS IN SPAIN
Tags: Spain, industrial, follow-up, injury, other_chemical
MADRID (AP) -- Spanish authorities early Friday lifted all restrictions for all 60,000 people urged to stay indoors after a chemical explosion a day earlier at a warehouse sent a large, toxic orange cloud floating above six towns. Catalonia's regional civil protection department ended the alert about 15 hours after the accident in northeastern Igualada, when products being delivered to a warehouse were somehow mixed and exploded. Six people received light injuries but only one remained hospitalized Friday with leg burns. The blast prompted authorities to order 60,000 people in Igualada and five surrounding towns to stay inside, and roads were closed leading into Igualada, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of Barcelona. Those restrictions were lifted for most people a few hours after the cloud emerged. But authorities kept in place until early Friday morning the order to stay inside for the elderly, small children, pregnant women and people with respiratory problems. I!
gualada Mayor Marc Castells said human error apparently caused the accident at the warehouse of the chemical plant. The civil protection department said the chemicals included nitric acid and ferric chloride. Investigators were trying to determine if the low-lying cloud produced by the explosion was nitrogen dioxide, said a department spokeswoman who spoke on condition of anonymity because of rules preventing her being quoted by name. Nitrogen dioxide has the same color as the cloud that was seen over the towns, can be produced with explosions involving nitric acid and is toxic when inhaled.
Read More at: http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Alert-over-toxic-orange-chemical-blast-cloud-ends-in-Spain-78562.shtml">http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Alert-over-toxic-orange-chemical-blast-cloud-ends-in-Spain-78562.shtml
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HAZMAT, WILDLIFE CREWS INVESTIGATING FUEL SPILL IN CREEK AT SOUTH SALT LAKE PARK
Tags: us_UT, public, release, environmental, oils
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah ‰?? Authorities are investigating a fuel spill in a creek at a park in South Salt Lake.
Officials said oil spilled or leaked and HAZMAT crews were called to investigate near 3300 S. and 700 E. Friday morning.
Officials worked to contain the spill in Mill Creek at Fitts Community Park.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources was also called in to ensure the safety of wildlife in the area.
Authorities have not confirmed how the oil got into the water. They said they are investigating three inlets to see if they can locate the source of the oil. Fire officials said the oil spilled is a ‰??minimal amount‰??.
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EAST TULSA APARTMENTS EVACUATED IN CHEMICAL TRASH FIRE
Tags: us_OK, transportation, fire, response, chlorine, oxidizer, waste
TULSA, Oklahoma - A hazmat situation forced dozens of people to evacuate an east Tulsa Apartment Complex Friday afternoon.
The source of the flames was one thing firefighters say you're not supposed to throw away.
Things slowed down Friday night at the Lakeside Apartments, where - earlier in the day - the air filled with potentially harmful fumes turning a trash fire into a Hazmat situation.
"It smells really bad really,‰?? said resident Miguel Colin. ‰??I was close to there and they said go back from there because it's all smoky and it's going to be bad for you."
Colin and around 40 residents that live at the Lakeside Apartments were forced to evacuate by firefighters. He said he came home to find a mess outside his door.
‰??I was coming from the store and I saw all this smoke and cars so I didn't know what was happening," he said.
Firefighters said it all started when the garbage truck picked up chlorine tablets during one of its stops, and when the tablets got in with the rest of the load it reacted.
"It's an oxidizer, so mixing that and putting a piece of paper, cardboard, a towel, could start a fire," said TFD Hazmat Coordinator, Paul Ator.
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22 MARINES EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS CHEMICAL IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE TRAINING EXERCISE
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, fire_extinguisher, halon
According to Fox News, at least 22 Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, were hospitalized after they were accidentally exposed to halon. A malfunction inside their assault amphibious vehicle caused the fire extinguishing system to go off during a routine training exercise:
‰??[Base spokesman] Marks said there was no fire or explosion, but 22 Marines were taken to the base hospital. All but three were later released to resume training, while the others were kept overnight for observation.‰??
Halon is a chemical used in fire extinguishers, which the EPA banned in 1994, due to concerns over its effect on the ozone. Halon still remains in use today, but only in recycled form. Though it isn‰??t especially toxic, inhalation can be harmful.
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