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Table of Contents (20 articles)
HARRISON COUNTY CHLORINE LEAK RESOLVED
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
RELEASE OF "CHEMICAL IRRITANT" PROMPTS RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN COVINGTON
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, irritant
HOUSTON CHEMICAL DISASTER ZONE TOO HAZARDOUS FOR INVESTIGATORS
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, benzene, petroleum, runoff
WINDS COULD CAUSE SPIKE IN VOLATILE CHEMICALS IN AIR, COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
CHINA FACTORY EXPLOSION LEAVES 7 DEAD; FIFTH DEADLY BLAST IN 10 DAYS
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, death, metals, waste
7 DEAD, 5 INJURED IN CONTAINER BLAST IN EAST CHINA'S JIANGSU PROVINCE, EAST ASIA NEWS & TOP STORIES
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, metals, waste
MASSIVE FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACTORY IN JODHPUR, SEVERAL FIRE ENGINES AT SPOT
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CHINA TREATS POLLUTED WATER AFTER CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, response, waste
VERMONT SENATE BACKS BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS, FOAM CONTAINERS
Tags: us_VT, public, discovery, environmental, waste
ST. GEORGE FIRE RESPOND TO PUDDLE OF MURIATIC ACID ON BLUEBONNET
Tags: us_LA, public, release, response, acids, hydrochloric_acid
NO INJURIES DURING CHLORINE LEAK AT WASTEWATER PLANT
Tags: us_WV, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
FIVE KILLED IN FACTORY EXPLOSION IN EASTERN CHINA
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, natural_gas
BURNING LANDFILL OWNER GIVEN MORE TIME BY FULTON JUDGE
Tags: us_GA, public, fire, response, waste
ITC DISASTER A STAIN, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY ‰?? HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental, petroleum
CRODA FINED $246K FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND GAS LEAK THAT CLOSED DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Tags: us_DE, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_oxide
FLUORIDE SPILL AT SAWS FACILITY CLEANED UP
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, water, treatment
DRIVER ARRESTED, SIX HOMES EVACUATED AFTER CHANDLER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ACCIDENT
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, injury, phosphorus
KHOU 11 INVESTIGATES TESTS WATER IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL FOLLOWING ITC FIRE
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
EXPLOSION AT IIT-BOMBAY INJURES PROFESSOR, 2 INTERNS
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, hydrogen
FIREFIGHTERS AT HOUSTON FIRE CHEMICAL DISASTER SCRAMBLED FOR FOAM
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, other_chemical
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HARRISON COUNTY CHLORINE LEAK RESOLVED
https://wtov9.com/news/local/harrison-county-chlorine-leak-resolved
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
March 31st 2019 ‰?? Multiple departments responded to a chlorine leak Sunday at the Cadiz Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Officials on scene said a 150 gallon tank inside the plant sprung a leak.
The Jefferson County HAZMAT unit was called in as a precaution.
Officials said that they leak has been cleaned up, and that there is no danger to the public.
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RELEASE OF "CHEMICAL IRRITANT" PROMPTS RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN COVINGTON
https://local12.com/news/local/unknown-chemical-leak-possible-spill-in-west-latonia-ky
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, irritant
COVINGTON, Ky. (WKRC) - The Covington Fire Department responded to the release of a "chemical irritant" on Sunday afternoon, prompting local businesses and residents to shelter in place.
The call to the fire department came in shortly before 1 p.m. with the caller stating there was "white smoke" in the area.
The release of the chemical happened as a result of an apparent equipment failure at the Interplastic Corporation plant on Latonia Ave. in Covington. Officials believe that a pressure release valve failed or became stuck.
According to Covington Fire Chief Mark Pierce, no one was injured by the vapor cloud that was coming from the plant, blowing east, and dissipating.
Fire officials say that the chemical is a lung irritant.
The Covington Fire Department advised residents within 1,000 feet of the plant to shelter in place, meaning go inside, shut your doors and windows, and turn off any ventilation drawing air in from the outside.
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HOUSTON CHEMICAL DISASTER ZONE TOO HAZARDOUS FOR INVESTIGATORS
https://www.worldoil.com/news/2019/3/31/houston-chemical-disaster-zone-too-hazardous-for-investigators
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, benzene, petroleum, runoff
HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Intercontinental Terminal Co. is still trying to drain millions of gallons of volatile oil byproducts from tanks damaged in the four-day blaze that began on March 17. The ground around the tanks is also saturated in dangerous fluids, severely restricting access to the facility 20 mi (32 km) east of downtown Houston. On Friday, the company said they may be able to allow some access early this week.
ITC and its top executive, Bernt Netland, have been chastised by elected officials for their handling of the unfolding disaster that cast a mile-high plume of black smoke over the fourth-largest American city for days, paralyzed its eastern suburbs and severed Houston‰??s waterborne access to the Gulf of Mexico. Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen‰??s probe of the event has so far been restricted to off-site interviews.
‰??We haven‰??t been able to gain access to the site yet,‰?? said Rachel Moreno, a spokeswoman for the fire marshal. ‰??They‰??re still doing emergency operations and we need to wait until it‰??s safe for the investigators to go in.‰??
Benzene eruptions
Christensen‰??s investigators won‰??t enter the site until the remaining tanks are emptied and other hazards have been mitigated, Moreno said. Clouds of cancer-causing benzene have continued to waft over the disaster site as well as nearby factories and suburbs, including one early Friday, according to ITC.
Oil tankers and other ships headed for the manufacturing nexus along the Houston Ship Channel have been backing up in Galveston Bay and the Gulf because of runoff from ITC‰??s facility that polluted the waterway. The U.S. Coast Guard commander for the region said he doesn‰??t know when things may return to normal.
Almost 20 mi of rubber barriers have been deployed to halt the spread of the oily sheen and protect oyster beds. Ferry service in the area remains shut down and the annual re-enactment of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto that won Texas independence from Mexico has been canceled.
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WINDS COULD CAUSE SPIKE IN VOLATILE CHEMICALS IN AIR, COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/itc-fire/winds-could-cause-spike-in-volatile-chemicals-in-air-county-officials-say/285-c849d710-735b-4b02-8bff-29c1654ef672
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
LA PORTE, Texas ‰?? Brisk winds out of the north to northeast put communities near industrial areas in east Harris County at risk of more volatile chemicals in the air, according to the county's emergency management office.
The county says all of its readings as of 3:50 p.m. Sunday had "been below levels that would warrant protective actions to be taken." But the winds could cause short-lived spikes, the county says.
Meanwhile, La Porte chemical plant Nouryon Battleground had issued a shelter in place as of 1:40 p.m. for a chemical release at Intercontinental Terminals Company, where storage tanks burned on and off for about a week earlier this month.
That advisory has since been lifted.
The county's public health department still says based on air monitoring reports, "there is a low health risk for the community."
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CHINA FACTORY EXPLOSION LEAVES 7 DEAD; FIFTH DEADLY BLAST IN 10 DAYS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/7-killed-in-china-plant-explosion-fifth-deadly-blast-in-10-days_2860493.html
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, death, metals, waste
An explosion at a metal-processing plant in China‰??s Jiangsu province has killed seven people, authorities said on March 31.
This is the fourth fatal blast in China since a massive chemical plant explosion rocked an industrial park in Yancheng city, also in Jiangsu province, on March 21. That blast killed at least 78 people, left more than 600 injured, and triggered a nationwide industrial safety-inspection campaign by the Beijing regime.
Kunshan Blast
The March 31 blast involved a container of scrap metal that exploded in the outdoor yard of a metal-molding plant in a bonded area in the city of Kunshan, sparking a fire, the local government said on its official Weibo account, China‰??s version of Twitter.
‰??The cause of the incident is being investigated,‰?? it said of the blast that also injured five others, one of whom was severely injured.
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7 DEAD, 5 INJURED IN CONTAINER BLAST IN EAST CHINA'S JIANGSU PROVINCE, EAST ASIA NEWS & TOP STORIES
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/7-dead-5-injured-in-container-blast-in-east-chinas-jiangsu-province
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, metals, waste
BEIJING (AFP) - An explosion at an electronics component manufacturer in east China on Sunday (March 31) killed seven and injured five others, local authorities said.
The blast happened when a container for storing scrap metal burst into flames outside a factory in an export processing zone in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, the local government said on its official WeChat social media account.
‰??The cause of the accident outside Kunshan Waffer Technology is still under investigation,‰?? the statement said.
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MASSIVE FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACTORY IN JODHPUR, SEVERAL FIRE ENGINES AT SPOT
https://www.ndtv.com/cities/massive-fire-at-chemical-factory-in-jodhpur-several-fire-engines-at-spot-2015382
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
JODHPUR: A massive fire has broken out at a chemical factory in Jodhpur today. Several fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to contain the fire, which has reportedly spread to one or two nearby factories. However, no casualties have been reported.
The fire started at a factory in the city's Bansi Industrial area.
Huge flames and smoke were seen emanating from the factory with firefighters struggling hard to extinguish the flame. Personnel of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) also reached the spot.
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CHINA TREATS POLLUTED WATER AFTER CHEMICAL PLANT BLAST
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/30/c_137936678.htm
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, response, waste
XIANGSHUI, Jiangsu, March 30 (Xinhua) -- About 18,000 cubic meters of polluted water from the site of a deadly blast in eastern China's Jiangsu Province had been transported to sewage treatment facilities of two nearby chemical factories for temporary storage by Saturday noon, according to the rescue headquarters.
The acidic wastewater was from a pit formed after the explosion, which measures about 120 meters in diameter and 1.7 meters in depth.
The polluted water was first neutralized with alkaline substances and then transported through pipelines to the said facilities, before being treated later, said the rescue headquarters.
The headquarters said it would use lime to neutralize and solidify the acidic pollutants at the bottom of the pit. They will be treated as dangerous waste together with polluted soil.
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VERMONT SENATE BACKS BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS, FOAM CONTAINERS
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2019/03/29/vermont-senate-backs-ban-on-single-use-plastic-bags-foam-containers
Tags: us_VT, public, discovery, environmental, waste
The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval Friday to legislation that would ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags, foam containers and plastic straws, with some exceptions.
The 27-3 vote followed a short debate that largely focused on a 10-cent fee on single-use paper bags included in the bill. Some senators voiced concern that the fee would be a hardship for low-income Vermonters.
Mostly, though, senators spoke in support of the bill, S.113, which would also establish a study committee to examine the effects of plastic on Vermont‰??s waste stream and other policies that might help reduce plastic waste.
Sen. Chris Bray (D-Addison), the bill‰??s lead sponsor, said Vermont needs to address plastic waste ‰??without bring the street sweeper following the parade ‰?? always cleaning up.‰??
In order to encourage Vermonters to bring reusable bags to the store, the legislation also proposes to require retailers to charge customers at least 10 cents for each paper bag distributed.
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ST. GEORGE FIRE RESPOND TO PUDDLE OF MURIATIC ACID ON BLUEBONNET
http://www.wbrz.com/news/st-george-fire-respond-to-puddle-of-muriatic-acid-on-bluebonnet/
Tags: us_LA, public, release, response, acids, hydrochloric_acid
BATON ROUGE- St. George fire crews responded to a scene at Bluebonnet and Perkins after a couple of five-gallon cans of muriatic acid spilled in the streets.
The call came in just before 9pm, Friday night.
Authorities aren't sure where the fluid came from, but spent at least 30 minutes cleaning it up.
Hazmat crews from Baton Rouge and St. George were on scene.
Traffic had to be redirected during the cleanup.
All lanes were reopened and back to normal by 9:30.
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NO INJURIES DURING CHLORINE LEAK AT WASTEWATER PLANT
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2019/03/no-injuries-during-chlorine-leak-at-wastewater-plant/
Tags: us_WV, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
SHADYSIDE ‰?? Firefighters and a hazmat unit were called in Friday to contain a chlorine leak inside the Shadyside Wastewater Treatment Plant.
OR&W Fire District Assistant Fire Chief John Shaver said employees discovered a detection alarm going off before 7 a.m. and called 911 for help. The small leak was caused by a chlorine regulator malfunctioning. Although a backup regulator began to work, a small amount of the chlorine did escape into the room.
Belmont County Emergency Management Agency Director Dave Ivan said the chlorine was in a gas form. A hazmat team from Belmont County was called in to help determine the cause of the leak.
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FIVE KILLED IN FACTORY EXPLOSION IN EASTERN CHINA
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/five-killed-in-factory-explosion-in-eastern-china/article/546501
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, natural_gas
Five workers were killed and three injured in a factory explosion caused by a gas leak in eastern China, local authorities said Saturday.
The blast happened Friday night at a perlite workshop in Shandong province, city officials said in a statement.
All five victims were night shift workers inside the Qingzhou city factory during the explosion. Three others outside the workshop suffered mild injuries and are still in hospital under observation.
"The cause of the accident was initially found to be a liquefied natural gas leak, and the specific cause is under further investigation," the statement said.
A company official from the Yongli Perlite Plant has also been detained by local authorities, it added.
Perlite is a form of volcanic glass that it mined and processed, often used in horticulture, insulation and plastics production.
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BURNING LANDFILL OWNER GIVEN MORE TIME BY FULTON JUDGE
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/owner-burning-landfill-gets-more-time/Mp2yw8wTdGnv5qMaii80xK/
Tags: us_GA, public, fire, response, waste
A man who has been arrested three times for letting an unlicensed landfill burn for six months has been given yet another reprieve by a Fulton County judge and two more months to extinguish the flames.
Fulton County Superior Court judge Constance Russell on Wednesday gave Tandy Ross Bullock until May 20 to put out the uncontrolled fire, even though the state already withdrew $500,000 from Georgia‰??s tire clean-up fund to hire a contractor for just that purpose. Neighbors have been dealing with the smoke since September coming from the landfill that Bullock owns.
Background | Fulton residents tired of 5-month landfill fire, emergency funds coming
The state Environmental Protection Division first made a deal with Bullock in 2013 to reduce the amount of solid waste on the property, according to a court filing. Then EPD brought Bullock to Fulton Superior Court in December to get him to put out the fire.
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ITC DISASTER A STAIN, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY ‰?? HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/bauer-business-focus/2019/03/29/327094/itc-disaster-stain-but-also-opportunity-for-petrochemical-industry/
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental, petroleum
The fire at the ITC chemical storage facility in Deer Park put Houston and the petrochemical industry in the national spotlight.
‰??I think it absolutely has an impact on the perception of the industry itself,‰?? said Rachel Meidl, fellow of energy and environment at Rice University‰??s Baker Institute for Public Policy. ‰??And I think it is the obligation of the organization to strengthen and protect the public and the environment in which it operates.‰??
Meidl was previously the deputy associate administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
She said it‰??s going to be difficult for the industry to regain the public‰??s trust, but that it also provides an opportunity to improve government regulations and for the industry to strengthen its safety protocols.
She said lessons were learned from the Arkema plant incident in Crosby during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, when toxic chemicals were found in the water after the plant flooded, caught fire and partially exploded.
‰??We have made changes in understanding flood site vulnerability and flood risk assessment and strengthening flood resiliency,‰?? Meidl said.
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CRODA FINED $246K FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND GAS LEAK THAT CLOSED DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/croda-fined-k-for-thanksgiving-weekend-gas-leak-that-closed/article_9327b8d7-c914-5673-a76b-76d596e985ad.html
Tags: us_DE, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_oxide
Delaware environmental regulators have fined a chemical manufacturer $246,000 for permit violations that led to the release of more than a ton of a highly flammable gas in November and forced the closure of the Delaware Memorial Bridge for seven hours Thanksgiving weekend.
The release of nearly 2,700 pounds of ethylene oxide occurred on one of the busiest travel days of the year, the Sunday after the holiday. The leak also forced many residents of the nearby New Castle area to stay in their homes. The company‰??s system to prevent fire or explosions also spilled more than 700,000 gallons of deluge water into the ground and a wooded area.
The accident occurred at Croda Inc.‰??s Atlas Point plant at the base of the twin span connecting Delaware and New Jersey. Croda Inc. is part of Croda International, headquartered in Great Britain.
The Delaware plant, which is now closed pending the state‰??s approval to resume operations, makes ethylene oxide, which is used to produce compounds that promote mixing of oil- and water-based ingredients in consumer products such as pharmaceuticals and shaving cream.
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FLUORIDE SPILL AT SAWS FACILITY CLEANED UP
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/politics/article/Fluoride-spill-at-SAWS-facility-cleaned-up-13727554.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, water, treatment
San Antonio Water System workers transferring fluoride at the utility‰??s North East Operations Center on Friday spilled about 4,100 gallons of the chemical, officials said.
The spill was caused by malfunctioning valves, SAWS spokeswoman Anne Hayden said.
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‰??As a result, some of the fluoride was lost into the secondary containment area,‰?? she said. ‰??We have all sorts of protocol of how we manage fluoride and chlorine, the two biggest chemicals we work with.‰??
SAWS‰?? protocol includes calling in the San Antonio Fire Department‰??s hazardous materials team and notifying the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The spill occurred when SAWS employees were receiving a delivery of fluoride at the facility at 13655 O‰??Connor Road. No one was injured in the incide
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DRIVER ARRESTED, SIX HOMES EVACUATED AFTER CHANDLER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ACCIDENT
https://www.azfamily.com/news/driver-arrested-six-homes-evacuated-after-chandler-hazardous-material-accident/article_21ce3838-526c-11e9-8fb3-3be6118119bc.html
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, injury, phosphorus
CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS5) -- Six homes in a Chandler neighborhood were evacuated after a truck carrying hazardous materials crashed on Arizona Avenue north of Queen Creek road.
A commercial vehicle carrying phosphorus was involved in an accident Friday afternoon, causing 60 gallons of the highly-reactive material to leak from the truck.
Chandler Police Department spokesman, Officer Kevin Quinn, said the commercial truck was traveling north on Arizona Avenue when the driver ran a red light at Queen Creek Road hitting a westbound vehicle.
The driver of the commercial truck ran away from the accident scene, said Quinn, but he was quickly located and arrested.
Quinn says the 42-year-old man who ran from the scene had two unrelated warrants out for his arrest. He will now also be charged with hit and run, driving on a revoked license and a red light violation, said Quinn.
Six homes were evacuated because of the leak, which happened on the pavement adjacent to Arizona Avenue along East Roadrunner Drive, where the truck came to rest.
Quinn says one officer was taken to a hospital for precaution due to exposure. That officer is reported to be fine and has already been released.
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KHOU 11 INVESTIGATES TESTS WATER IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL FOLLOWING ITC FIRE
https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/khou-11-investigates-tests-water-in-houston-ship-channel-following-itc-fire/285-b15bf0d2-5c3c-457a-ae6c-b56fa1e59120
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
HOUSTON ‰?? KHOU 11 Investigates had water samples from the Houston Ship Channel tested by professionals to find out whether public parks and local beaches were contaminated after the ITC fire.
Our team spent two days last week taking samples.
When several schools closed after the ITC chemical fire, locals flocked to Sylvan Beach, but not everyone was quick to get in the water.
‰??We are staying away from it. We don't really know what's in it,‰?? Kindel Stubblefield said.
KHOU 11 Investigates wanted to know, too. We mapped out eight locations, including public beaches, parks and fishing holes. We collected water around the Ship Channel.
We started downstream at Sylvan Beach, Morgan's Point and Baytown. We then moved closer to ITC, just across the channel at the Lynchburg Ferry, River Terrace Park and Vince Bayou. We even went farther upstream to Buffalo Bayou.
We turned over our samples to chemists at Envirodyne Laboratories, Inc. Lab manager Laura Bonjonia reviewed the data.
‰??We were looking for a group of compounds called Volatile Organic Compounds, which includes benzene,‰?? Bonjonia said.
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EXPLOSION AT IIT-BOMBAY INJURES PROFESSOR, 2 INTERNS
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/explosion-at-iit-bombay-injures-professor-2-interns/story-i8UkvjMhnKnDeLyjKUj8iM.html
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, hydrogen
Three people sustained burn injuries on Friday afternoon when an experiment led to a minor explosion at the aerospace department of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B). A part-time professor Tushar Jadhav and two interns, Prashant Singh and Rajat Kumar, received first aid on campus for their injuries and were later admitted to the National Burns Centre in Navi Mumbai.
‰??The incident took place in the main building of the aerospace department at around 12.30 pm when Tushar Jadhav and two of his interns [who are not IIT-B students] were running an experiment on a lighter-than-air airship. The airship, which was already filled with hydrogen [a combustible gas], was being further pressurised when this incident occurred,‰?? said a spokesperson for IIT-B.
Dr SM Keswani, director of National Burns Centre, said the three were admitted around 4pm.
Jadhav and Singh suffered 16% burns and are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Kumar suffered 4% burns and is in the general ward. ‰??We have applied artificial skin to the injuries and all three of them are stable now. Those who are in ICU have suffered lung injuries too. They will be kept there for four days and will be shifted after that,‰?? said Dr Keswani. Jadhav is a former dual-degree student of IIT-B and a part-time professor in the chemical engineering department. The airship experiment was part of a project by Jadhav‰??s firm, Manastu Space, incubated at the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT-B. The two interns were working with Jadhav and were on campus as part of a government-sponsored project.
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FIREFIGHTERS AT HOUSTON FIRE CHEMICAL DISASTER SCRAMBLED FOR FOAM
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/firefighters-at-houston-chemical-disaster-scrambled-to-find-foam
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, response, other_chemical
Firefighters confronted with the worst Gulf Coast industrial disaster in 14 years had to call on outside sources to augment their supply of the special foam required to extinguish chemical blazes.
Intercontinental Terminal Co. confirmed it appealed to other companies for foam during the fire that erupted on March 17 and ravaged its chemical storage complex in Houston‰??s eastern suburbs for four days. Almost two weeks after the calamity began, local officials are questioning whether ITC had the proper equipment and personnel in place to handle such an event.
‰??It just seems that they had an incredible amount of difficulty doing something they should have been prepared to do,‰?? said Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, whose precinct encompasses the disaster site. ‰??They have been operating at the minimum requirements. They are only required to have so much foam. This fire proved to be more than the foam they were required to have.‰??
ITC, a unit of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., sought additional foam from third-party sources ‰??for the entire event,‰?? Brent Weber, the senior vice president of sales and marketing who‰??s been the face of the company‰??s response effort.
However, Weber said ITC never ran short of foam. The entities ITC called upon included Channel Industries Mutual Aid, a Houston-area cooperative that lends rescue trucks and other gear when a member company has an emergency.
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