Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.
From: DCHAS Membership Chair <membership**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (10 articles)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 08:13:25 -0500
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: BD6164A1-775E-4142-A491-7D205FADB10A**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Article summaries are also available at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas
Table of Contents (10 articles)
CREEDMOOR ROAD SPILL: LIQUID ASPHALT CAUSING RUSH HOUR DELAYS
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, asphalt
HYDROCHLORIC ACID: ROAD REOPENS, RESIDENTS ALLOWED BACK IN HOMES AFTER TRAIN CRASHES INTO TRUCK HAULING ACID
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN JOPLIN CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_MO, industrial, release, response, sulfuric_acid
SABIC CHEMICAL PLANT APOLOGISES FOR UNPLANNED FLARING AT ITS WILTON SITE
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, fire, response, methane, natural_gas
PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE FOR ILLEGAL TOXIC CANISTERS DUMPER
Tags: australia, follow-up, industrial, illegal, other_chemical
LOCAL MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER TRYING TO MAKE OWN FIREWORKS
Tags: us_ga, public, fire, injury, fireworks
BUSINESS FIRE BURNS FOR MORE THAN 14 HOURS IN GAINESVILLE
Tags: us_ga, industrial, fire, response, solvents
FIRE DESTROYS CHEMICAL FACTORY IN DJ HALLI
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, fire, response, solvent
ONE PERSON KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT BEAVER DAM APARTMENT COMPLEX
Tags: us_wi, explosion, public, death, unknown_chemical
CHEMICALS CAUSE EXPLOSION AT WARREN COUNTY BUSINESS, NO INJURIES REPORTED
Tags: us_oh, explosion, industrial, response, solvents
---------------------------------------------
CREEDMOOR ROAD SPILL: LIQUID ASPHALT CAUSING RUSH HOUR DELAYS
http://www.newsobserver.com/latest-news/article203866874.html
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, asphalt
RALEIGH
Creedmoor Road will be closed until noon Wednesday after a tanker carrying 26 tons of liquid asphalt flipped and spilled its contents onto sections of the road.
The road will be closed to traffic until noon Wednesday while hazmat crews clean the road, WNCN reported.
The truck flipped over Tuesday evening just before 11:30 p.m. on Creedmoor Road, north of Norwood Road, WTVD reported, causing its contents to spill onto the road and into a nearby pond.
---------------------------------------------
HYDROCHLORIC ACID: ROAD REOPENS, RESIDENTS ALLOWED BACK IN HOMES AFTER TRAIN CRASHES INTO TRUCK HAULING ACID
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/road-reopens-residents-allowed-back-in-homes-after-train-crashes-into-truck-hauling-acid/711807985
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid
Clouds of acidic gas stymied emergency responders arriving at the scene of a violent crash between a train and tanker truck on Tuesday in Washington County.
The train, carrying diesel fuel, smashed into the truck hauling one to two thousand gallons of hydrochloric acid just before 11 a.m. in Centerville. The impact carried the truck 100 yards down the rails before it stopped.
‰??Probably half or less spilled from the truck we are estimating, between one (thousand) and two thousand gallons,‰?? said East Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Giovanelli.
The truck driver, who officials said made a left turn off of Route 88 directly in front of the train, was taken by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious traumatic injuries. Two people on the train were taken to hospitals by ambulance. Their injuries are minor.
‰??The wind was blowing in the direction the responders were coming in,‰?? said Jeff Yates, director of county public safety. ‰??They had to back off until the wind shifted.‰??
---------------------------------------------
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN JOPLIN CHEMICAL SPILL
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/no-injuries-reported-in-joplin-chemical-spill/article_f11a6166-2162-11e8-aaa6-6f7cc0044b8d.html
Tags: us_MO, industrial, release, response, sulfuric_acid
The Joplin Fire Department responded to Joplin manufacturer Ajinomoto Windsor on Monday night after a fire alarm went off, it said in a news release Tuesday.
Firefighters said plant employees told them of a possible leak in the wastewater treatment building. After inspection, the fire department found that about 5 to 10 gallons of sulfuric acid were spilled onto the ground.
Officials said the spill did not pose a threat to workers or the public. The Joplin Police Department and METS Ambulance Service assisted with the response to the incident.
Once the building was ventilated, plant staff handled the cleanup, the fire department said.
---------------------------------------------
SABIC CHEMICAL PLANT APOLOGISES FOR UNPLANNED FLARING AT ITS WILTON SITE
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/sabic-chemical-plant-apologises-unplanned-14376212
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, fire, response, methane, natural_gas
A chemical company has apologised for unexpected flaring which is causing large flames to appear over Teesside.
The process, whereby natural gas that cannot be recycled or recovered by the plants‰?? processes is burned off, is believed to have started at SABIC on Tuesday afternoon.
Those living near the Wilton International site, near Redcar , have received an apology over the issue.
Redcar and Cleveland Council tweeted: ‰??SABIC apologise for the flaring currently taking place on Olefins 6.
‰??This is due to loss of steam which is beyond our control, we are trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
---------------------------------------------
PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE FOR ILLEGAL TOXIC CANISTERS DUMPER
https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/cause-exploding-chemical-canisters-identified/3353511/
Tags: australia, follow-up, industrial, illegal, other_chemical
UPDATE: The person responsible for illegally dumping toxic chemical canisters which exploded and caused the closure of the Chinchilla Waste and Recycling Centre could be prosecuted.
The Western Downs Regional Council believes it has identified the source of the collected waste in which was 20 canisters containing aluminium phosphide.
Each 300g canister holds 90 pellets which can explode when in contact with moisture or water, releasing very toxic gases that can be fatal.
RELATED ITEMS
Reports of chemical drums exploding at waste facility
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Dalby Command Acting Inspector Cameron Ashmore said the rubbish truck's compaction had crushed the canisters which mixed the pellets with moisture causing them to heat and later ignite, then explode.
He said the load was dumped in the industrial bin and when facility crews saw the fire they tried to extinguish it with water, exacerbating the situation with the phosphine gas which is "extremely flammable and toxic".
---------------------------------------------
LOCAL MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER TRYING TO MAKE OWN FIREWORKS
http://cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=64309
Tags: us_ga, public, fire, injury, fireworks
A Columbus man was hospitalized Sunday night after he apparently tried to make fireworks in his own living room.
First responders with Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire and Rescue responded to a call about a chemical injury at a home on 12th Street North at about 7:30 p.m., city spokesperson Joe Dillon said. The 27-year-old victim was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle with non life-threatening chemical burns to his stomach, Dillon said.
The man apparently was working with fireworks' chemicals when some of the material caught fire, causing the burns. Two other people in the residence drove the victim to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Columbus officials called in the Tupelo Police Department Bomb Squad for help searching the residence for hazardous materials. CPD Chief Fred Shelton said the Tupelo agents removed a "small amount of fireworks chemicals," according to a CPD press release.
Both Shelton and CFR Public Information Officer Anthony Colom confirmed there was never a fire in the residence, and Shelton added there was no danger to the public.
CPD is investigating the case. No charges have been filed at this time.
---------------------------------------------
BUSINESS FIRE BURNS FOR MORE THAN 14 HOURS IN GAINESVILLE
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/hall-county/business-fire-burns-for-more-than-14-hours-in-gainesville/711280024
Tags: us_ga, industrial, fire, response, solvents
HALL COUNTY, Ga. - Investigators are working to determine what started a massive fire at a Hall County business.
Flames broke out inside the AFCO business on Monroe Drive at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Channel 2's Audrey Washington was at the scene Monday, where she saw flames spark up through a window just before noon.
She learned the building is used to make cleaning products, so chemicals inside were only helping grow the fire.
The building had been burning for more than 15 hours when firefighters told her they did not want to put more water on the fire and risk any chemical runoff.
---------------------------------------------
FIRE DESTROYS CHEMICAL FACTORY IN DJ HALLI
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/663026/fire-destroys-chemical-factory-dj.html
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, fire, response, solvent
A massive fire broke out in a three-storey building in DJ Halli's Sugar Mandi, East Bengaluru, on Monday evening, police said.
Constructed on a 20x40 plot, the building stocked barrels and containers of paint thinner, polish, varnish and glues used in the furniture fabrication, a local resident said.
Twelve fire tenders are at work to douse the blaze that broke out around 6 pm and continued to rage even after 11.30 pm. The second floor and a shed on the terrace are still ablaze. Since the locality is thickly populated and the roads are narrow, firefighting from the adjacent structures proved quite a task.
Firefighters have evacuated local residents and are drilling holes in the adjacent structures to access the building on fire. At the time of going to press, firefighters didn't come across any casualty.
The cause of the fire remains unclear but firefighters suspect a short circuit.
A local resident said the building housed a furniture fabrication unit where several people worked. The factory closes by 6 pm and all the employees leave. Local BBMP officials and the police are looking into the factory's trade licence and registration certificates and whether the building owner complied with fire safety regulations.
---------------------------------------------
ONE PERSON KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT BEAVER DAM APARTMENT COMPLEX
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/03/05/one-person-killed-explosion-beaver-dam-apartment-complex/397816002/
Tags: us_wi, explosion, public, death, unknown_chemical
Beaver Dam police and the Dodge County Sheriff‰??s Office are investigating an explosion at an apartment complex Monday that killed one person and forced the evacuation of nearby residents.
The explosion occurred at 109 Knaup Drive on the north side of Beaver Dam about 1 p.m., according to a Sheriff's Office news release.
Police Chief John Kreuziger told the Beaver Dam Daily Citizen that the blast "had an unknown chemical origin."
Law enforcement agencies determined there could still be materials present that posed a danger and ordered the evacuation of several nearby apartment buildings.
Residents were advised to report to the Watermark community center, 209 S. Center St., until arrangements for temporary lodging could be made.
The explosion blew out the windows of Apt. 11 in the complex, the Daily Citizen reported.
---------------------------------------------
CHEMICALS CAUSE EXPLOSION AT WARREN COUNTY BUSINESS, NO INJURIES REPORTED
http://www.wlwt.com/article/chemicals-cause-explosion-at-warren-county-business-no-injuries-reported/19089570
Tags: us_oh, explosion, industrial, response, solvents
CARLISLE, Ohio ‰??
In 2011, when Mar-Flex Waterproofing and Building Products called Madison Township in Butler County home, the company caught fire and burned for hours.
"I started worrying about my kids, worrying about me, worrying about the neighborhood," Madison Township resident Jessica Hicks told WLWT at the time. "It was bad."
Seven years ago, a chemical called Xilene, which is found in gasoline, was most concerning, along with multiple explosions and thick black plumes of smoke.
On Monday morning, there was a fire at the company's new home in Carlisle in Warren County.
While the damage from Monday's fire may be tame by comparison with the 2011 fire, employees were still told to evacuate.
"When crews arrived, we had a large hole in the backside of the building," said Dustin Perry with the Franklin Township Fire Department. "And the company was advising that they had an explosion of some sort."
Nobody was hurt Monday, which may be due, in part, to the chemical that caught fire.
"They were batch mixing a chemical called S500 for sealant," Perry said. "During that process, they had an explosion that blew out part of the building, and then the container that holds the S500 started to catch fire. ... The S500 was not really a concern. It's a flammable liquid that you can use Class B foam on, which is what we did. We capped the container off, which contained it to the 800-gallon tank that it was involved in."
By Monday afternoon, Mar-Flex workers had returned to the plant and resumed operations.
In addition to Monday's fire and the massive fire in 2011, Mar-Flex also experienced a chemical fire in 2004.
---------------------------------------------
---
For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
Previous post | Top of Page | Next post