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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (6 articles)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 07:29:16 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 7:28:53 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO TRUCK FIRE IN CHEEKTOWAGA
Tags: us_NY, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
TRAIN DERAILMENT CAUSES MOLTEN SULFUR LEAK IN LAKELAND
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sulphur
EXPLOSION IN CHINA: AT LEAST 2 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
CANCER SCIENTISTS TO BE REUNITED AFTER FIRE AT ALDERLEY PARK
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
DEADLY CHEMICAL LEAK IN THORNTON FACTORY CHANGED WORKER‰??S LIFE
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, injury, sulfuric_acid
EXPLOSION KILLS MAN IN MIDDLESEX
Tags: us_NC, industrial, explosion, death, water_treatment
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HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO TRUCK FIRE IN CHEEKTOWAGA
Tags: us_NY, public, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) ‰?? An investigation is underway in Cheektowaga after a parked truck caught on fire between two homes.
Pine Hill fire crews tell News 4 when they arrived on the scene at Bell Road, the truck was fully engulfed, and fire was spreading to the two homes.
Crews were able to quickly put out the fire and then moved inside the houses to check for damage.
While inside, a large drum was found with an unknown substance inside.
Fire crews then called for a hazmat team to investigate after the people inside the home couldn‰??t explain what it was. The assistant fire chief says this was not a typical fire.
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TRAIN DERAILMENT CAUSES MOLTEN SULFUR LEAK IN LAKELAND
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sulphur
LAKELAND, Fla. - Authorities in Polk County are working to contain a molten sulfur leak after a train derailed, officials said.
A train carrying molten sulfur derailed early Monday near Kathleen Road in Lakeland.
Kathleen Road is closed from Galloway Road to Spivey Road, and residents are being asked to "shelter in place."
Fire officials said the Polk County Sheriff‰??s Office is going door to door notifying nearby residents to stay inside their homes, close their windows and shut off their air conditioners.
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EXPLOSION IN CHINA: AT LEAST 2 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
A loud explosion Sunday in a large city in the east of China has led to the collapse of buildings and left at least two dead and dozens injured, according to the authorities and State television.
The blast occurred around 9am local time (1am GMT) on a ‰??terrain vague‰?? of the port city of Ningbo, in Zhejiang province, and did at least ‰??two dead and two seriously injured,‰?? said the municipality on a social network.
At least 30 injured were hospitalized, stated the state television CCTV.
The public channel showed images of men helmeted bearing of the injured, cars deformed by the blast of grey smoke that rises into the sky and debris scattered over tens of meters. Witnesses also report a ‰?? large number of casualties ‰??, according to the same source.
A journalist of the chain, this on-the-spot has reported a ‰?? chaotic situation ‰??: ‰??dozens injured‰?? were sent to hospitals in surrounding areas by the emergency services, with ambulances, backed up by motorists come to lend a hand.
The explosion has caused the collapse of surrounding buildings, left gaping holes in some walls, blew the iron curtain shops and smashed the windows of dwellings within a one-kilometre radius, he said, citing witnesses.
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CANCER SCIENTISTS TO BE REUNITED AFTER FIRE AT ALDERLEY PARK
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
Christie cancer scientists left homeless by a devastating fire will be reunited at a new home in Cheshire.
The blaze at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Manchester Institute based at The Christie Hospital in April destroyed years of valuable research and key equipment.
Scientists were able to resume their life-saving research within weeks but were scattered across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country.
Now unit's collective research is to resume at the Alderley Park bioscience campus near Macclesfield.
Scientists are taking 81,000 sq ft of laboratory and office space in an agreement that will see over 300 scientists conduct research from a site.
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Investigators still don't know what caused fire at the Paterson Building in Wilmslow Road, Manchester.
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DEADLY CHEMICAL LEAK IN THORNTON FACTORY CHANGED WORKER‰??S LIFE
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, injury, sulfuric_acid
David Crellan suffered horrific leg injuries when 4,000 litres of 96 per cent strength sulphuric acid poured on him from a faulty pipe.
He was working in a ‰??pitch black‰?? area of the site when it happened, Preston Crown Court heard.
Mr Crellan, who worked as a chemical process operator, needed surgery after the incident on August 23, 2014.
He was also left with post traumatic stress disorder and has trouble walking.
His employer, AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd, based at Hillhouse International, Thornton, was fined å£300,000 over the incident.
The firm, which must also pay å£11,275.84 costs, admitted failing to ensure the health and safety of its employees working around harmful substances.
Prosecuting, Sophie Cartwright, said: ‰??David Crellan suffered significant chemical burn injuries to his foot and ankle when 4,000 litres of sulphuric acid of 96 per cent (strength) gushed out of a fractured pipeline he stood on. The hazards are widely known ‰?? direct contact with even small quantities can cause serious injury.‰??
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EXPLOSION KILLS MAN IN MIDDLESEX
Tags: us_NC, industrial, explosion, death, water_treatment
A man was killed Friday morning from a tank explosion at a water and wastewater treatment chemical plant in Nash County.
Middlesex Police Chief Mike Collins said the tank exploded around 9:30 a.m. at Pencco Inc at 10143 U.S. 264A in Middlesex. Collins said the identity of the man is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin, but he said the man was a Pencco employee and was working alone when the explosion happened.
Collins said a Middlesex police officer received a report of an explosion or loud bang coming from the plant. During the investigation, authorities found a deceased person from the explosion that occurred outside of the plant, Collins said. Authorities were able to remove the body from the scene around 2:30 p.m., Collins said.
‰??We‰??re not sure what caused the explosion, but early indication was that he was working or doing something out there on one of those tanks possibly with an electrical saw or drill and some type of spark caused the explosion,‰?? he said.
Several agencies worked the scene with the Middlesex Police Department, including the Nash County Sheriff‰??s Office, Middlesex Fire Department, Nash County Emergency Services, North Carolina Hazmat Unit and other local and state agencies.
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