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Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 7:24:47 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
FOUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AFTER DEADLY BOLOGNA TRUCK EXPLOSION
Tags: Italy, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
FIREFIGHTERS CONTACTED AFTER BUCKET OF RAGS AT PAINT STORE STARTS SMOKING
Tags: us_la, public, fire, response, cleaners
3 PEOPLE OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM BURST PIPE AT DETROIT FACTORY
Tags: us_mi, industrial, release, injuries, ammonia
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN LABORATORY ROOM AT TOM RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
Tags: us_pa, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
STUDENTS DESIGN BRACELET TO MEASURE POISON AIR FROM WILDFIRES
Tags: canada, education, discovery, environmental, carbon_monoxide
ARKEMA INDICTED FOR FIRES, CHEMICAL RELEASES FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM HARVEY•ČŔ
Tags: us_tx, followup, industrial, environmental, illegal
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FOUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AFTER DEADLY BOLOGNA TRUCK EXPLOSION
https://www.thelocal.it/20180807/questions-answers-bologna-italy-truck-explosion
Tags: Italy, transportation, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
A tanker truck exploded after a collision with another truck on Monday afternoon, sending a fireball flying across a busy motorway.
It took place in the Borgo Panigale area, close to Bologna airport, and the entire area was filled with flames and black smoke, with the high temperatures and heavy debris destroying cars at a nearby dealership and smashing windows of nearby buildings.
"I was here (at a nearby restaurant) for work... at a certain point we heard a violent blast, i thought it was a terrorist attack," Marco Rosadini, whose car was trapped under the flyover, told the daily La Repubblica. "After the explosion the roof of the restaurant started to collapse. I looked outside and I felt like I was looking at a wall of fire."
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FIREFIGHTERS CONTACTED AFTER BUCKET OF RAGS AT PAINT STORE STARTS SMOKING
http://www.wafb.com/story/38818404/emergency-crews-respond-to-reported-fire-at-paint-store
Tags: us_la, public, fire, response, cleaners
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
Emergency crews are on the scene of a reported fire that turned out to be a minor incident Monday morning.
It happened at the Sherwin Williams paint store on Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge.
The store said a bucket of rags used to wipe up paint started smoking, so workers took it outside and contacted authorities.
The St. George Fire Protection District and a hazmat team responded to the scene.
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3 PEOPLE OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM BURST PIPE AT DETROIT FACTORY
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/3-people-overcome-by-fumes-from-burst-pipe-at-detroit-factory
Tags: us_mi, industrial, release, injuries, ammonia
DETROIT (WJBK) - A burst chemical pipe at a Detroit factory caused a HAZMAT situation Monday.
Three people including two Detroit police officers were rushed to the hospital because of fumes.
"We were scared, we got dressed and we were ready to go," said Charmaine Ford. "Especially when we saw it was a HAZMAT 2 situation."
At about 9 a.m. Monday there was an explosion at Intrastate Distributors right across the street from Ford's house on Exeter Street near State Fair on Detroit's east side.
"It's a distribution company, so you have dry products that come in and then transfer those products from one location to another location," said Lt. Clarence Watts, Detroit Fire Department.
One of those products is Towne Club Soda. The burst pipe caused ammonia to leak at high levels and employees were evacuated.
Two Detroit policers and a 57-year-old male employee taken to an area hospital due to fumes.
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FIRE BREAKS OUT IN LABORATORY ROOM AT TOM RIDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
http://www.erienewsnow.com/story/38815133/fire-breaks-out-in-laboratory-room-at-tom-ridge-environmental-center
Tags: us_pa, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Firefighters were called to the Tom Ridge Environmental Center to put out a fire in a laboratory room Sunday morning.
It was reported around 5:41 a.m.
An aquarium system caught fire, creating smoke in the east wing of the building, according to West Lake Fire Department.
The fire activated a sprinkler, but firefighters had to extinguish what was left of the fire, the fire department said.
Several turtles and a garpike were rescued.
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STUDENTS DESIGN BRACELET TO MEASURE POISON AIR FROM WILDFIRES
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/community/students-design-bracelet-to-measure-poison-air-from-wildfires/
Tags: canada, education, discovery, environmental, carbon_monoxide
A group of high school students attending the SHAD program at the University of P.E.I. this summer came up with a carbon monoxide bracelet that could save lives in the face of a wilfdfire.
It‰??s only a prototype, but the design, theory and potential for it was enough to win the top prize for the SHAD product design challenge.
Matias Totz of St. Michaels University School was on the team that came up with the invention, part of the prestigious SHAD residence that promotes academic studies, and careers, in sciences and technology.
The beauty of the bracelet is how simple it is. If you breathe on it, it changes colour to show the user much of the poison is in their body.
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ARKEMA INDICTED FOR FIRES, CHEMICAL RELEASES FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM HARVEY•ČŔ
https://cen.acs.org/safety/industrial-safety/Arkema-indicted-fires-chemical-releases/96/web/2018/08
Tags: us_tx, followup, industrial, environmental, illegal
A grand jury in Houston indicted Arkema and two of its executives Friday on criminal charges that they ‰??recklessly‰?? failed to prevent fires and releases from a chemical plant near Houston last year during catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey.
Reactive organic peroxides decomposed and caught fire after floodwaters knocked out power and disabled refrigeration at Arkema‰??s Crosby, Texas, plant. The chemicals must be kept cool to remain stable.
In addition to the company, the indictment names Richard Rowe, CEO of Arkema‰??s North America operations, as well as plant manager Leslie Comardelle. If convicted, Arkema could face $1 million in fines and the executives could face five years in prison.
‰??Companies don‰??t make decisions, people do,‰?? Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, whose office sought the indictment, said in a statement. ‰??Responsibility for pursuing profit over the health of innocent people rests with the leadership of Arkema.‰??
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