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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 5:18:40 AM
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Table of Contents (18 articles)
HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO DANFORTH BUILDING FOR REPORT OF ARSENIC ‰?? FRAMINGHAM SOURCE
Tags: us_MA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
GAS PLANT EXPLOSIONS PROMPT EVACUATION NEAR BELLVILLE
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, response, acetylene, gas_cylinders
CHEMICAL LEAK: EPA SAYS NO CONTAMINATION BEYOND CONTAINMENT AREA
Tags: us_OH, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrochloric_acid
CHEMICAL SPILL CLEANED UP AT WHITNEY POINT HIGH SCHOOL
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, release, response, corrosives, nitric_acid
CHEMICAL COMPANY'S EDMONTON SITES THE SCENE OF MULTIPLE FIRES SINCE DECEMBER
Tags: Canada, industrial, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
COMPANY'S ILLEGAL PRACTICES BEHIND FATAL CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical, illegal
FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO CONTAIN CHEMICAL LEAK AT BEN GURION AIRPORT
Tags: Israel, transportation, release, response, acids
U OF A BUILDING EVACUATED BECAUSE OF ALARMING ODOR
Tags: us_AR, laboratory, release, response, natural_gas
HAZMAT INCIDENT REPORTED AT BRUSH CREEK PARK
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, response, radiation
DRDO: A LIABILITY FOR INDIA
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, death, explosives
APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DAMAGES AWARDED IN IBERIA PARISH CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION
Tags: us_LA, industrial, follow-up, environmental
CHEMICAL DESCRIBED AS SKIN AND EYE IRRITANT SPILLS, CLOSES NORTH GLASSELL STREET IN ORANGE
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
SLIME TOYS COULD HAVE 'POTENTIALLY UNSAFE LEVELS' OF BORON, SAYS WHICH?
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
HYDROCHLORIC ACID: HOUSEHOLD CLEANER AND EVACUATION-INDUCING CHEMICAL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
SPARKS FROM PLUG CAUSE EXPLOSION AT GRAND WIJAYA
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, explosion, injury, propane
MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL AT SHU CAMPUS
Tags: us_MI, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
INVESTIGATION INTO DEADLY CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST IN SW CHINA BEGINS
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
HOW EUROPE‰??S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEARNED TO LOVE REACH
Tags: Europe, industrial, discovery, environmental
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HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO DANFORTH BUILDING FOR REPORT OF ARSENIC ‰?? FRAMINGHAM SOURCE
https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2018/07/17/hazmat-team-called-to-danforth-building-for-report-of-arsenic/
Tags: us_MA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
FRAMINGHAM ‰?? A hazmat team was called to the Danforth building on Union Avenue this afternoon, July 17.
A man reported he had a poison in his vehicle parked at the Danforth building, said Framingham Assistant Fire Chief Michael Dutcher.
Firefighters were called at 1:50 p.m. to the scene, after the man walked into the Framingham Police Station and said his arsenic.
‰??We just cleared the scene at 4:10 p.m.,‰?? said the Dutcher, after discovering it was not ‰??arsenic.‰??
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GAS PLANT EXPLOSIONS PROMPT EVACUATION NEAR BELLVILLE
https://www.chron.com/local/article/Explosions-prompt-evacuation-at-Austin-County-gas-13081872.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, response, acetylene, gas_cylinders
Several explosions and fires were reported at a gas plant in Austin County Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents.
No injuries have been reported at the Western International Gas plant on Highway 159. The plant, which is the corporate headquarters of the company, is northeast of Bellville, about 63 miles northwest of Houston. According to KPRC TV, the incident was reported about 6 a.m.
Company representatives could not be reached for comment. A Louisiana operator for the company said, "Communication is down (at the corporate headquarters)."
According to the company's website, Western International Gas supplies acetylene, cylinders, valves and fuel gases. Acetylene is a high-temperature gas used for welding and cutting, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
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CHEMICAL LEAK: EPA SAYS NO CONTAMINATION BEYOND CONTAINMENT AREA
http://www.wfmj.com/story/38668402/chemical-leak-epa-says-no-contamination-beyond-containment-area
Tags: us_OH, industrial, follow-up, response, hydrochloric_acid
WEATHERSFIELD TWP., Ohio -
The clean up of a Hydrochloric acid leak that led to a nearly four-hour evacuation of homes and businesses on Monday in Weathersfield moved into its second day.
As the clean-up of nearly 2400 gallons of the flammable and potentially explosive chemical continued, 21 News has learned that there is an on-going investigation by the EPA into what happened and who, if anyone, should be held responsible.
The leak was discovered just before 7:30 Monday morning.
Firefighters thought they were responding to a fire and quickly learned it was not smoke, but vapors from the chemical that were leaking from a tanker in back of Predator Trucking.
Captain Raymond Knepper says, "They had a couple of little hot spots that they had to dig up that still remained, but it's being treated and neutralized by the chemicals they need to neutralize it with, and it's going to be covered up with Limestone gravel."
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CHEMICAL SPILL CLEANED UP AT WHITNEY POINT HIGH SCHOOL
http://www.wbng.com/story/38663703/chemical-spill-cleaned-up-at-whitney-point-high-school
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, release, response, corrosives, nitric_acid
WHITNEY POINT (WBNG) -- Several emergency response teams rushed to Whitney Point Senior High School Tuesday after a chemical spill.
"A box of chemicals fell off a cart. We immediately evacuated the building and called the response teams," said Whitney Point Central School District Patricia Follette.
A specialist was visiting the school to organize chemicals in the chemistry lab.
A custodian accidentally spilled nitric acid, a highly-corrosive substance.
The specialist let the school know right away and seven response teams came to the scene.
"A hazardous materials incident is quite involved, so it takes multiple resources so we like to do Office of Emergency Services which is assisted by both HAZMAT teams, New York State Police and obviously the local fire departments, Whitney Point, Lisle, Chenango and Broome County Emergency Squad was here for EMS coverage," said Broome County Fire Coordinator Jeffrey Buckler.
By the time the teams made it into the building, officials said the chemicals had stopped reacting.
"They were no longer off-gassing, basically mitigated the hazard side of the situation in a very short time frame," said Buckler.
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CHEMICAL COMPANY'S EDMONTON SITES THE SCENE OF MULTIPLE FIRES SINCE DECEMBER
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-chemical-company-hexion-fire-safety-momentive-1.4749053
Tags: Canada, industrial, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
Edmonton firefighters have responded to a rash of fires ‰?? the most recent of which was last week ‰??‰?? at locations used by American chemical company Hexion Inc.
Three separate fires since Dec. 28, 2017, have caused nearly $1 million in damage to structures and products owned by the company, said Edmonton Fire Rescue Services spokesperson Maya Filipovic.
In last week's incident, fire crews responded to alarms at a complex near 154th Street and 128th Avenue. They discovered a burning vessel used to house chemicals in one of the buildings, Filipovic said.
Three hazardous materials units helped firefighters evacuate the building. The fire was brought under control and put out within three hours of the initial alarm.
One person, an associate of the company, "was taken as a precaution to the hospital for treatment," said Hexion Inc. spokesperson John Kompa.
Kompa emphasized the fire was small and said Hexion is conducting an internal investigation "to identify the causes and any necessary measures to prevent such an occurrence in the future."
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COMPANY'S ILLEGAL PRACTICES BEHIND FATAL CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/17/c_137331066.htm
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical, illegal
CHENGDU, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Emergency Management on Tuesday said that a company responsible for a fatal blast in southwest China's Sichuan Province had been involved in illegal production.
The blast killed 19 and injured 12 on July 12 at the Hengda chemical plant in an industrial park in Yibin City. Hengda, registered in June 2015, mainly produces chemical products.
Officials with the ministry said the blast was a production safety accident caused by serious violation of laws and regulations.
A preliminary investigation showed that the company lacked the conditions or ability to ensure safety in production, and production facilities were not installed with adequate safety equipment.
The investigation also showed that the local government lacked safety awareness and relevant departments failed to conduct adequate supervision.
The provincial government organized an investigation after the blast, and a number of suspects have been detained.
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FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO CONTAIN CHEMICAL LEAK AT BEN GURION AIRPORT
https://www.timesofisrael.com/firefighters-rush-to-contain-chemical-leak-at-ben-gurion-airport/
Tags: Israel, transportation, release, response, acids
Over one hundred gallons of acid spilled Monday inside a building at Ben Gurion International Airport located near Terminal 1, an auxilliary passenger terminal.
The 400-liter leak (about 105 gallons) was being monitored by experts in order to determine whether the chemicals were hazardous to the health of individuals in the area.
Firefighters and hazmat teams rushed to the scene of the spill to prevent the chemical leak from spreading and in case a mass evacuation of passengers from the terminal was necessary.
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U OF A BUILDING EVACUATED BECAUSE OF ALARMING ODOR
https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/u-of-a-building-evacuated-because-of-alarming-odor/1306626195
Tags: us_AR, laboratory, release, response, natural_gas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA) -- A University of Arkansas building was evacuated because of a smell that made people cough.
Captain Gary Crain with the University of Arkansas Police Department said Monday evening that the Nanoscale Technology Building on Dickson Street was being evacuated because of a smell making people cough.
Fayetteville fire and hazmat crews are on the scene accessing the situation. Nothing alarming was detected with hazmat instruments, Crain said.
Emergency responders were notified about the odor at 5:06 pm.
Police originally thought it was a natural gas leak.
Dickson Street from Arkansas to Duncan avenues was briefly shut down.
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HAZMAT INCIDENT REPORTED AT BRUSH CREEK PARK
http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180716/hazmat-incident-reported-at-brush-creek-park
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, response, radiation
NORTH SEWICKLEY TWP. ‰?? A hazmat team was called Monday afternoon to Brush Creek Park for an undisclosed incident.
Officials at the Beaver County 911 Center confirmed that the hazmat team, as well as the North Sewickley Township fire and police departments, were called to the park, but dispatchers would not release more details.
Crews were called to the park at about 3:45 p.m., officials said.
The incident is the second situation requiring a hazmat team on Monday. A two-vehicle crash at about 9 a.m. at the intersection of Route 65 and Eighth Street in Ambridge required the team. Two cans of radiation matter flew from one vehicle out into the street, but the cans did not open.
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DRDO: A LIABILITY FOR INDIA
https://dailytimes.com.pk/267285/drdo-a-liability-for-india/
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, death, explosives
It is no secret that India aspires to be a regional power. However, ambition must be backed by responsibility.A spate of accidents in the sensitive Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), have left Indians wondering whether its scientists can be trusted with weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
According to Indian media, on June 19 2018, a blast took place while workers were handling explosive material at DRDO laboratory in Pune‰??s Hinjawadi area. Resultantly, one worker was killed and another injured. The incident occurred at the High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL), a premier unit of the DRDO. The workers were cutting and dividing explosive material into samples when it exploded.
HEMRL is dedicated to research and development on high energy materials like propellants and high-power explosives as well as pyrotechnics. The laboratory has played a key role in development of Indian missile systems, including Prithvi, Agni, Akash and Nag. The lab is also used to test missile prototypes to check their propellants. The laboratory is spread over 800 acres of the land in Pashan and Sutarwadi area.
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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DAMAGES AWARDED IN IBERIA PARISH CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION
https://louisianarecord.com/stories/511488038-appeals-court-upholds-damages-awarded-in-iberia-parish-chemical-plant-explosion
Tags: us_LA, industrial, follow-up, environmental
LAKE CHARLES ‰?? Louisiana's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal recently upheld a ruling by the 16th Judicial District Court in Iberia Parish concerning damages related to a chemical fire in Iberia Parish on June 14, 2011.
In the appeals court decision earlier this month, Judge Marc T. Amy declared that ‰??... We find support for the trial court‰??s awards for general damages to each of the bellwether plaintiffs as well as for its award of special damages to a number of plaintiffs.‰??
This lawsuit was filed by Robert J. Broussard and other residents who claimed they suffered serious health effects from the explosion at the Multi-Chem plant in New Iberia. According to local authorities, residents within a five-mile radius of the plant were ordered to evacuate, but later the order was issued to only those living in a one-mile radius.
Although the appeals court upheld most of the awards Iberia Parish court, it reversed a few of the awards concerning mental anguish. ‰??We further maintain the trial court‰??s award for mental anguish resulting from fear of developing cancer made to seven of the bellwether plaintiffs, but reverse the five awards for which there was no evidentiary basis,‰?? Amy said.
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CHEMICAL DESCRIBED AS SKIN AND EYE IRRITANT SPILLS, CLOSES NORTH GLASSELL STREET IN ORANGE
https://ktla.com/2018/07/16/chemical-described-as-skin-and-eye-irritant-spills-closes-north-glassell-street-in-orange/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
A chemical described as a skin and eye irritant was spilled Monday and resulted in the closure of the north and south lanes of North Glassell Street in Orange, authorities said.
A call was received about 12:25 p.m. about a "hazardous release" or spill from a truck, which carried the chemical Isocyanate, that was stopped in a parking lot, said Ian MacDonald of the City of Orange Fire Department.
The spill was described as a "limited amount of liquid" and part of the truck's cargo, MacDonald stated.
Isocyanate is a skin and eye irritant that is reactive with water and flammable, MacDonald said.
North Glassell Street was closed between Meats and Grove Avenue, the City of Orange Police Department said in a Twitter message.
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SLIME TOYS COULD HAVE 'POTENTIALLY UNSAFE LEVELS' OF BORON, SAYS WHICH?
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44852913
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
Some children's slime toys contain potentially unsafe levels of a chemical which can cause vomiting and impair fertility, according to Which?.
An investigation by the consumer group into 11 popular slime products found eight contained higher than recommended levels of a chemical called boron.
One product had more than four times the EU safety limit, the tests found.
Which? is advising parents to "approach slime with caution" and said retailers and the government must do more.
It also urged parents to be careful when choosing to make "homemade slime", adding that some ingredients used to make slime - such as some contact lens solutions - contain borax, which is made up of boron.
Slime became one of 2017's biggest crazes, with millions of people sharing pictures on Instagram and watching DIY slime-making videos on YouTube.
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID: HOUSEHOLD CLEANER AND EVACUATION-INDUCING CHEMICAL
https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/hydrochloric-acid-household-cleaner-and-evacuation-inducing-chemical/1306945973
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WYTV) - There were big problems along N. State Street in Weathersfield on Monday after 2,500 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled. People had to leave their homes and businesses had to close but now the real clean-up can begin.
The chemical did not travel off of Predator Trucking's property and no waterways were affected. Still, a mandatory evacuation was put in place.
The acid itself is corrosive and concentrated forms release acidic mists that are dangerous, especially in large quantities.
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SPARKS FROM PLUG CAUSE EXPLOSION AT GRAND WIJAYA
https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2018/07/12/055919920/Sparks-from-Plug-Cause-Explosion-at-Grand-Wijaya
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, explosion, injury, propane
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The police revealed gas leak allegedly caused the explosion at Grand Wijaya Center complex, South Jakarta, on Thursday, July 12. The blast damaged a car, broke window glasses of five buildings in the area, and injured a person.
South Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Indra Jafar suspected the gas leak came from a regulator of a 12-kilogram LPG canister. The gas kept leaking and filled the air up to the third floor of business and management consulting firm PT Provalindo Nusa‰??s building.
A spark from an electrical plug then triggered the explosion. ‰??It allegedly triggered a big explosion,‰?? said Indra at the scene on Thursday, July 12.
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MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL AT SHU CAMPUS
http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20180715/minor-chemical-spill-at-shu-campus
Tags: us_MI, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
A minor chemical spill Thursday night at Siena Heights University required services by the county hazardous materials, but did not disrupt campus activity.
SHU officials reported Friday a container filled with chemicals was found leaking by a custodian in one of the biology classrooms in the science building.
The Adrian Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 8:48 p.m., said Capt. Aric Massengill. Adrian Fire Department‰??s interim fire chief. The chemical was not identified, prompting fire and university officials to call the county hazmat team to assist in cleaning up the small spill.
‰??The hazmat team determined the spill was not hazardous to anyone outside the room and posed no immediate risk to the campus,‰?? Massengill said.
There were no reported injuries and campus life continued as normal, university officials reported.
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INVESTIGATION INTO DEADLY CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST IN SW CHINA BEGINS
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7741444f78457a6333566d54/share_p.html
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
Authorities have started investigating the cause of the deadly blast of a chemical plant in southwest China‰??s Sichuan Province as supervision loopholes emerge.
The Sichuan provincial work safety department heads the investigation team. Those responsible for the tragedy will be held to account based on solid and clear investigation results, said a statement released by the department.
The blast occurred at about 6:40 pm Thursday in an industrial park of Jiang‰??an County in the city of Yibin, which claimed the lives of 19 people and injured another 12.
Buildings of the chemical plant caught fire after the blast. /Photo from Jiang‰??an County TV Station
‰??We will actively cooperate with the investigation team to find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible and reflect on our oversight,‰?? Zhu Li, head of the county, said during the news conference on Friday.
Though it‰??s not known when a conclusion can be made, local officials acknowledged that loopholes have existed in the supervision of the Hengda Technology Company that ran the plant.
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HOW EUROPE‰??S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEARNED TO LOVE REACH
https://cen.acs.org/business/economy/Europes-chemical-industry-learned-love/96/i29
Tags: Europe, industrial, discovery, environmental
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Europe‰??s leading chemical industry association, has made a U-turn in its view of REACH, Europe‰??s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals legislation. After years of kicking and screaming to resist REACH‰??the biggest and most expensive body of chemicals regulation ever introduced‰??Cefic has emerged as its biggest advocate.
Cefic Director General Marco Mensink and his colleagues now argue that if chemical firms around the world buy into a REACH-style system, which requires safety data on individual substances, then European chemical firms will be able to show that their products are among the safest and should face fewer barriers to trade.
This attitude marks an about-face in Cefic‰??s approach to REACH, industry critics say. REACH was conceived in the 1990s as a way to regulate chemicals in the European Union and encourage substitution of dangerous substances. It entered into force on June 1, 2007, and is administered by the European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA.
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