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Table of Contents (6 articles)
MISSOURI S&T ‰?? NEWS AND EVENTS ‰?? CLEANUP CONTINUES AFTER MINOR FIRE AT S&T‰??S MCNUTT HALL
Tags: us_MO, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
OVERTURNED TRUCK LEAKING CHEMICALS CLOSES ROUTE 18 IN MONMOUTH COUNTY
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL-FUELED EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE AT MARIJUANA FACILITY
Tags: us_AZ, public, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
EARLY MORNING EXPLOSION RELATED TO TRUCK FIRE IN CARPINTERIA
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
ALL LANES OF I-75 REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, flammables, resin
MAN KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT UK MILITARY PLANT
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
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MISSOURI S&T ‰?? NEWS AND EVENTS ‰?? CLEANUP CONTINUES AFTER MINOR FIRE AT S&T‰??S MCNUTT HALL
http://news.mst.edu/2018/08/cleanup-continues-after-minor-fire-at-sts-mcnutt-hall/
Tags: us_MO, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Crews are cleaning up today after a small fire broke out in a second-floor laboratory in McNutt Hall on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus.
The fire started at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, and automatically triggered the building‰??s sprinkler system. The sprinkler system suppressed the fire, and Rolla firefighters extinguished the remaining fire. The lab was not occupied at the time, and no one was injured.
Damage was confined to a desk area with no fire damage to the building. Due to the activation of the sprinkler system, there was isolated water damage.
Because of the water damage and cleanup, S&T closed the north section of the second floor of McNutt Hall until cleanup is completed.
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, but investigators have not found anything suspicious related to this fire.
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OVERTURNED TRUCK LEAKING CHEMICALS CLOSES ROUTE 18 IN MONMOUTH COUNTY
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2018/08/overturned_truck_leaking_chemicals_closes_route_18.html
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
An overturned truck leaking chemicals has closed the southbound side of on Route 18 in Monmouth County.
The truck flipped over near exit 22 (Route 537) in Colts Neck, according to 511nj.org, the state department of transportation's traffic website.
The truck has a chemical leak, according to a tweet from the Robertsville Fire Department in nearby Marlboro.
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CHEMICAL-FUELED EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE AT MARIJUANA FACILITY
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2018-08-14/chemical-fueled-explosion-causes-fire-at-marijuana-facility
Tags: us_AZ, public, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
COOLIDGE, Ariz. (AP) ‰?? Authorities are investigating a fire that happened at Arizona Development Services, a marijuana cultivation facility.
The Casa Grande Dispatch reports the Coolidge Fire Department responded to the facility around 6:51 p.m. on Sunday.
Fire Chief Mark Dillon says the call initially came in as a fire caused by a lightning strike, but crews later discovered that the fire was actually coming from an internal source.
Fire officials say the materials led to an explosion within the building.
No one was inside the building at the time of the incident.
Crews managed to put out the fire shortly after 7:30 p.m., but that was not before it managed to do significant damage to the structure.
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EARLY MORNING EXPLOSION RELATED TO TRUCK FIRE IN CARPINTERIA
https://www.edhat.com/news/early-morning-explosion-related-to-truck-fire-in-carpinteria
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
Carpinteria residents heard an explosion early Tuesday morning that was related to a semi-truck fire.
The California Highway Patrol reported a hazardous chemical spill due to a vehicle fire at 2:34 a.m. at Via Real and Santa Ynez Avenue. Local residents reported evacuations due to hazardous chemicals.
As hazmat crews investigated the chemical spill, which was later deemed to be non-hazardous, traffic was severely congested in the area this morning due to construction on Highway 101 on and off ramps.
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ALL LANES OF I-75 REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2018/08/13/traffic-alert-75-closed-bayshore-road-tuckers-grade-due-possible-hazmat-incident/975556002/
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, flammables, resin
A 15-mile stretch of Interstate 75 in Lee and Charlotte counties was reopened Monday night after being shut down for nearly 12 hours due to a truck leaking a poisonous chemical.
Florida Highway Patrol closed the southbound lanes at Tuckers Grade (Mile Marker 158) and the northbound lanes at Bayshore Road (Mile Marker 143) at around 10 a.m. Southbound lanes of I-75 at Tuckers Grade reopened shortly before 2 p.m.
The northbound lanes of I-75 remained closed until 9:55 p.m., due to containers having to be inspected and offloaded onto a second refrigeration truck, the FHP said.
During a traffic stop, troopers smelled an odor coming from the truck and saw
something leaking from the right rear door.
It was determined that the truck was transporting over 15,000 pounds of a highly flammable resin solution.
The FHP said the carrier involved was Insituform Technologies LLC out of Chesterfield, Montana. The company was cited for a violation of 49 Hazmat regulations covering securing packages in a motor vehicle.
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MAN KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT UK MILITARY PLANT
https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/man-killed-in-explosion-at-uk-military-plant/
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
ONE man has been killed and another seriously injured in an explosion at a military hardware plant near Salisbury, UK.
The incident occurred at around 17:00 on 10 August at a facility run by Chemring Countermeasures that manufactures military flares. Wiltshire Police have confirmed that a 29- year old man died in the explosion. A second man aged 26 was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
"We are working closely with the Health and Safety Executive on this investigation to determine the cause of the explosion,‰?? said detective inspector Simon Pope. Six fire crews attended the incident at the plant in Netton.
"We would like to reassure the public that this incident was contained as soon as possible and there is no risk to those living in the local area.‰??
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