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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (2 articles)
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 07:43:34 -0400
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Monday, July 8, 2019 at 7:43:18 AM
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WE WERE FIRST TO SMELT CHROMIUM. AND THEN THE FIRE HAPPENED
Tags: Canada, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
POSSIBLE MIXING OF CHEMICALS CAUSES GREAT LAKES CHEESE TO EVACUATE
Tags: us_WI, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
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WE WERE FIRST TO SMELT CHROMIUM. AND THEN THE FIRE HAPPENED
https://www.sootoday.com/columns/remember-this/we-were-first-to-smelt-chromium-and-then-the-fire-happened-1551069
Tags: Canada, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
Sault Ste. Marie‰??s Chromium Mining and Smelting Corporation plant was located on Queen Street West between Huron and Hudson, in the area of what is now the city‰??s transit facility.
The plant first began smelting chromium in in the 1930s, when it was the first instance of chromium smelting in the British Empire. From there, the plant quickly expanded to meet demand.
And then, in 1947, a fire roared through part of Sault Ste. Marie, originating from the plant.
Initial reports in the Globe and Mail described a ‰??terrific blast‰?? that ‰??rocked the city,‰?? shaking buildings as far away as eight blocks. However, it was soon determined that there was no explosion at all: instead, it was a chemically-fed, incredibly violent fire.
The chemical in question was D-Sulf-X, a substance presumably used in the plant‰??s experimental laboratory, where the fire initially started. D-Sulf-X was ‰??believed to burn with greater intensity in water,‰?? proving a challenge for firefighters. The fire chief was quoted in the Sault Star as saying that, ‰??It was impossible to put the fire out . . . and all we could do was to prevent the flames from spreading.‰??
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POSSIBLE MIXING OF CHEMICALS CAUSES GREAT LAKES CHEESE TO EVACUATE
https://wxow.com/news/top-stories/2019/07/05/possible-mixing-of-chemicals-causes-great-lakes-cheese-to-evacuate/
Tags: us_WI, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
LA CROSSE, Wis. ‰?? The La Crosse Fire Department responded to a call at Great Lakes Cheese for a chemical incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Crews responded to a pull activation fire alarm at Great Lakes Cheese on Enterprise Ave. in La Crosse. When they arrived, employees were evacuating the building. Tri-State Ambulance evaluated two individuals on scene who reported symptoms associated with a chemical released. Hazmat team members made entry to investigate the release and found no active chemical reaction or chemical related problem. No one was hospitalized, and no other damage was reported.
The fire department says an employee may have mixed the wrong chemicals during a routine maintenance and cleaning procedure. La Crosse Police and the Great Lakes Cheese plant safety managers assisted.
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