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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Friday, January 4, 2019 at 7:32:48 AM
A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (11 articles)
ELKS POINT ROAD IN ROUND HILL REOPENING AFTER CHLORINE GAS LEAK
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, chlorine
OFFICIALS RESPOND TO HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAK IN CAMANCHE
Tags: us_IA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
ON-RAMP REOPENS AFTER SECOND CHEMICAL SPILL IN A WEEK
Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
MAJOR FIRE AT HOUSE-CUM-FACTORY
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, injury, flammables, gas_cylinders
NO INJURIES IN FIRE AT UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE BUILDING
Tags: us_DE, laboratory, fire, response, acids
UPDATE: EXPLOSION AT HOLSTON AMMUNITION PLANT
Tags: us_TN, industrial, explosion, response, explosives
PUTTING AN END TO GAS EXPLOSIONS
Tags: Nigeria, industrial, follow-up, environmental, gas_cylinders
TRAFFIC FLOWING AGAIN AFTER SMALL CHEMICAL SPILL ON 17 BYPASS IN MYRTLE BEACH
Tags: us_SC, transportation, release, response, acids
HAZMAT SITUATION SHUTS DOWN PART OF BEE CREEK ROAD
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, propane
LAB FIRE AT DELAWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE
Tags: us_DE, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
THREE INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION, HAZMAT SITUATION AT DETROIT TITANIUM PLANT
Tags: us_MI, industrial, explosion, injury, titanium
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ELKS POINT ROAD IN ROUND HILL REOPENING AFTER CHLORINE GAS LEAK
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/elks-point-road-in-round-hill-reopening-after-chlorine-gas-leak/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, chlorine
Elks Point Road in Round Hill will be reopening shortly following a nearly four-hour closure due to a chlorine gas leak.
The leak occurred in a research and development building at the corner of Elks Point Road and U.S. 50, Eric Guevin, fire marshal with the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, told the Tribune.
The gas, which is toxic, was confined to a safety cabinet in the building.
While nobody was exposed to the gas, the leak did warrant a response from a four-county HAZMAT team. The necessary response prolonged the road closure, which is on the portion of Elks Point Road adjacent to the Round Hill Shopping Center.
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OFFICIALS RESPOND TO HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAK IN CAMANCHE
https://www.clintonherald.com/news/local_news/officials-respond-to-hydrochloric-acid-leak-in-camanche/article_8cd225bb-35b5-5d75-b9c9-9ab8683ea28e.html
Tags: us_IA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
CAMANCHE ‰?? The Camanche Fire Department responded Thursday to a chemical spill at a local business.
The Camanche Fire Department was dispatched to Hawkins Chemical Company, 2619 Industrial Park Drive, Camanche, for a hydrochloric acid leak. Fire crews found that a railcar of hydrochloric acid, which was being unloaded, had a connection break that allowed product to leak onto the ground. Davenport Haz-Mat was notified prior to the Camanche Fire Department's arrival.
Fire crews, along with the Camanche Police Department, secured the scene, and nearby businesses were notified of the situation. Responders from Hawkins Chemical Company were able to stop the leak and contain the spill.
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ON-RAMP REOPENS AFTER SECOND CHEMICAL SPILL IN A WEEK
https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/on-ramp-reopens-after-second-chemical-spill-in-a-week/1685563043
Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
A busy on-ramp is back open after a chemical spill forced it to close for the second time in a week. The on-ramp leading from Lower Silver Road to southbound U.S. 75 Highway in Topeka was closed for more than two hours Thursday morning.
It was closed while the Topeka fire department was investigating a chemical spill. Fire officials said the materials were not a health threat. The on-ramp reopened after Kansas Department of Transportation crews cleaned up the spill.
Last Friday, another spill happened on northwest Lower Silver Lake Road just west of U.S. 75 Highway. Those chemicals were deemed hazardous and killed several animals.
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MAJOR FIRE AT HOUSE-CUM-FACTORY
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/major-fire-at-house-cum-factory/708474.html
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, injury, flammables, gas_cylinders
A major fire broke out in a house-cum-herbal products manufacturing unit at Upkar Nagar this evening. More than 12 fire engines were pressed into service. The firemen were on their toes when the reports last came in.
The factory, Herbal House HTI Experts, is owned by Dr Rajesh Thaper.
Srishti Nath, station fire officer, said the fire started around 4 pm. After the fire brigade was informed, fire engines immediately reached the spot.
He said chemicals were reportedly stored in the house-cum-factory due to which the fire could not be controlled easily. Since there were no fire-fighting arrangements at the unit, the employees failed to control the fire at the initial stage.
He said seven firemen had a close shave when there was a blast in the burning house. He had asked the factory owner if there was any cylinder or inflammable chemical lying inside the unit. Had the firemen stood close to the point where the blast took place, they would have suffered serious injuries. ‰??The exact cause of fire is still unknown,‰?? he added.
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NO INJURIES IN FIRE AT UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE BUILDING
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article223864010.html
Tags: us_DE, laboratory, fire, response, acids
NEWARK, DEL.
Authorities say no one was injured when a fire broke out inside a University of Delaware biomedical engineering building.
University spokesman Peter Bothum tells The News Journal that the only student inside the building Wednesday night was mixing hydrochloric and nitric acids when the fire started. Bothum says damage was largely contained to a water bath and a fume hood. It's still unclear what caused the fire.
Aenta Hose Hook and Ladder Deputy Chief Jeff Sands says the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Hazmat teams were called in as a precaution.
Hazmat crews were previously called to the campus in September, when two graduate students were injured in a chemical lab explosion.
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UPDATE: EXPLOSION AT HOLSTON AMMUNITION PLANT
https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/local/update-explosion-at-holston-ammunition-plant/article_90e57768-0f6e-11e9-b709-b7264ac0ee1d.html
Tags: us_TN, industrial, explosion, response, explosives
UPDATE: A building that caught fire early Thursday morning is being allowed to burn to the ground and caused an afternoon explosion felt as far away as Abingdon.
Justine Barati, BAE spokesman and Director of Public and Congressional Affairs Joint Munitions Command said there were no injuries and there is no danger to the community.
PREVIOUS STORY:
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. ‰?? A fire broke out at Holston Army Ammunition Plant Thursday morning but has since been contained.
At approximately 8 a.m., an alarm sounded near a building at the plant, which supplies explosive materials to the U.S. Department of Defense. The onsite safety, health and environment teams responded to the scene and secured the building, according to a company spokesman.
‰??No workers were in the building at the time of the incident,‰?? said Justine Barati, BAE spokesman and Director of Public and Congressional Affairs Joint Munitions Command. ‰??Smoke was observed at the building and one worker in proximity to the building was transported to a local emergency room for observation.‰??
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PUTTING AN END TO GAS EXPLOSIONS
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/01/04/putting-an-end-to-gas-explosions/
Tags: Nigeria, industrial, follow-up, environmental, gas_cylinders
Despite the recent warning by the Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA) on the need for stringent enforcement of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) standards in the country, the harvest of death continues as more and more Nigerians fall victims to gas explosions. In October of the year just ended, no fewer than 11 persons in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion. A month earlier in Lafia, Nasarawa State, dozens were left dead with hundreds injured when a gas tanker exploded and started a blaze.
Three years ago there was a gas explosion when a chlorine cylinder exploded at the Plateau State Water Board treatment plant at Lamingo, Dogon Karfe, Jos South Local Government Area, leaving eight people dead, among them a pregnant woman and children. Dozens of others sustained varying degrees of injuries. Dr. Philemon Golwa, the Chief Medical Director of Plateau State Specialist Hospital, said that a leakage at the plant was responsible for the deaths as residents around the area inhaled the poisonous gas which enveloped the entire neighbourhood.
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TRAFFIC FLOWING AGAIN AFTER SMALL CHEMICAL SPILL ON 17 BYPASS IN MYRTLE BEACH
https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/traffic-flowing-again-after-small-chemical-spill-on-17-bypass-in-myrtle-beach/1683145984
Tags: us_SC, transportation, release, response, acids
MYRTLE BEACH (WBTW) - Traffic is flowing on the Highway 17 Bypass again after it was briefly shutdown Wednesday morning because of a small chemical spill.
Both north and southbound lanes of the 17 Bypass were closed south of Farrow Parkway and north of Palmetto Pointe Boulevard.
The Myrtle Beach Fire Department got the call shortly before 9 a.m. They say a gallon of some sort of acid fell of a truck. Their hazmat united diluted the chemical with 500 gallons of water.
Traffic was re-opened around 45 minutes later.
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HAZMAT SITUATION SHUTS DOWN PART OF BEE CREEK ROAD
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/hazmat-situation-shuts-down-part-of-bee-creek-road
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, propane
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) - First responders were on scene of a rollover commercial vehicle that may have contained large amounts of propane. It leaked onto the roadway before it was plugged.
According to the Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, first responders were called to the 4220 block of Bee Creek Road on Wednesday around 2 p.m. for a hazmat situation. When units arrived on scene they discovered a commercial vehicle that was involved in a rollover accident.
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LAB FIRE AT DELAWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK PROMPTS HAZMAT RESPONSE
https://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/lab-fire-at-delaware-technology-park-prompts-hazmat-response/article_f50956ec-dccc-5fdf-90ce-62dee837375f.html
Tags: us_DE, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
A small lab fire at the Delaware Technology Park drew a large response from area fire departments and hazardous material teams Wednesday night.
The fire broke out just before 8 p.m. in the unit block of Innovation Way, part of the DTP complex off Wyoming Road. The complex is owned by the University of Delaware and houses a number of start-up companies.
The fire was contained to a fume hood, according to officials at Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company.
However, as a precaution, the fire department called in the New Castle County Hazmat Team, as well as UD‰??s Office of Environmental Health and Safety.
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THREE INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION, HAZMAT SITUATION AT DETROIT TITANIUM PLANT
https://www.wxyz.com/news/crews-battle-hazmat-fire-at-titanium-factory-on-detroits-west-side
Tags: us_MI, industrial, explosion, injury, titanium
DETROT (WXYZ) ‰?? Detroit fire crews are on scene of a HAZMAT fire at a titanium factory on the city's east side. The fire started just after 2:30 a.m. at Global Titanium on Fier Ave., which is near the intersection of Mt. Elliott and 7 Mile.
We're told there was a fire and explosion in the building and one wall was blown out. Fire officials tell us there were people inside the plant working when the explosion happened.
Officials say three people were injured and taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries is not known.
According to the company's website, Global Titanium "offers a variety of titanium metallurgical products including ferrotitanium, titanium scrap, and titanium powder."
The building is being considered a complete loss with all of the walls blown out. It's not clear what caused the fire but they are continuing to investigate.
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