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Table of Contents (20 articles)
CHEMICAL SPILL LEADS TO EVACUATION OF LINCOLN TECH BUILDING
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, release, injury, chlorine
HAZMAT TEAM ASSISTS IN ACID SPILL CLEAN UP IN WAIAKEA
Tags: us_HI, industrial, release, response, HCl
SUSPECTED PROPANE LEAK FORCES EVACUATION OF HONOLULU HARBOR BUILDING
Tags: us_HI, public, release, response, propane
MASSIVE CALIFORNIA POWER OUTAGE TRIGGERS CHAOS IN SCIENCE LABS
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTOR IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA EVACUATED FOR CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_MN, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
FRESNO, CA COLLEGE HAZMAT SITUATION; CLASSES CANCELED
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, acids
BOSTON POLICE, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO TREAT FENTANYL AS A BIOWEAPON
Tags: us_MA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
FIVE WORKERS TREATED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK AT SIEMENS PLANT IN PETERBOROUGH
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, epoxy
BREXIT: RISKS OF STOCKPILING CHEMICALS COMMUNICATED TO BUSINESSES
Tags: Ireland, industrial, discovery, environmental, flammables
VAPING WITH JUUL DAMAGED NJ WOMAN'S LUNGS, LEFT HER HOSPITALIZED
Tags: us_NJ, public, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
GUJARAT: FIRE BREAKS OUT IN AJI GIDC FACTORY, MACHINERY GUTTED
Tags: India, transportation, fire, injury, naphtha
WEST PALM BEACH HOTEL EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL SMELL
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
1 INJURED, HAZMAT CREW RESPONDS AFTER TANK TRUCK TIPS AT NORTH JUNCTION
Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, injury, ammonia
UNEXPECTED CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSES HAZMAT RESPONSE
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, acids
BERKELEY LABS FACE POWER OUTAGE AMID WILDFIRE THREAT
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, discovery, environmental
TWO WAREHOUSE WORKERS BURNED IN CHEMICAL ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, dust
A ‰??BREAKING BAD‰?? POP-UP BAR LETS FANS ‰??EXPERIENCE WALT‰??S WORLD‰??: PHOTOS
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental
40 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL SPILLED AT YORKTOWN 7-ELEVEN DURING REFUELING BY TANKER
Tags: us_WA, transportation, release, response, diesel
WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT STAFF BUYS EQUIPMENT TO STOP PFOA SPREAD
Tags: us_NY, industrial, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
DUNKLIN FIRE FIGHTS BLAZE AT DDP IN PEVELY
Tags: us_MO, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
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CHEMICAL SPILL LEADS TO EVACUATION OF LINCOLN TECH BUILDING
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/chemical-spill-leads-to-evacuation-of-lincoln-tech-building
Tags: us_TN, laboratory, release, injury, chlorine
ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) ‰?? Several people were exposed to chlorine and other chemicals after a chemical spill at Lincoln Tech on Gallatin Avenue.
The building was evacuated Thursday morning as hazmat crews work to stabilize the incident.
The Nashville Fire Department said some have reported having difficulty breathing and nausea. Medics are on scene treating patients who are complaining of respiratory illnesses. At least eight others have been transported to separate hospitals, with four going to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, three to TriStar Skyline Medical Center, and one to Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital.
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HAZMAT TEAM ASSISTS IN ACID SPILL CLEAN UP IN WAIAKEA
https://www.kitv.com/story/41168441/hazmat-team-assists-in-acid-spill-clean-up-in-waiakea
Tags: us_HI, industrial, release, response, HCl
Thursday the Hawaii County Fire Department (HFD) responded to an acid spill in Waiakea.
Fire officials say hydrogen chloride acid spilled from containers at a freight forwarding company on Maka'ala Street.
Nine total units were on scene, including a Hazmat, ladder and four engines. Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) were used to perform an initial survey and confirm the product and spill area.
Personnel used absorbant and a base to neutralize the acid.
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SUSPECTED PROPANE LEAK FORCES EVACUATION OF HONOLULU HARBOR BUILDING
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/10/10/breaking-news/suspected-propane-leak-forces-evacuation-of-honolulu-harbor-building/
Tags: us_HI, public, release, response, propane
The Honolulu Fire Department responded this afternoon to a gas leak at Uncle‰??s Fish Market and Grill at Pier 38.
A hazmat team with 11 personnel and two other units responded to an employee reported as a hissing sound from a 500-gallon propane tank outside the building, said HFD Capt. Scot Seguirant.
The first unit arrived at 12:27 p.m.
Fire personnel isolated the propane tank and evacuated those in the building, where Uncle‰??s, Great Fish Company, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are located.
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MASSIVE CALIFORNIA POWER OUTAGE TRIGGERS CHAOS IN SCIENCE LABS
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03086-2
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
California‰??s largest utility company shut off power to more than a million people across the northern part of the state on 9 and 10 October. The outage sent scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, scrambling to save specimens and experiments.
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), based in San Francisco, California, planned the outages to reduce the risk of wildfires. The utility cited forecasts of warm, strong winds of the sort that have fanned devastating blazes across the region in recent years. PG&E has acknowledged that its equipment likely sparked the catastrophic Camp Fire, California‰??s deadliest known wildfire, which killed 86 people in 2018. The company has said that the power outage could last several days, frustrating residents ‰?? including some researchers.
‰??Our federal grants require campus to have facilities to support our work when the damn power goes out. It‰??s ridiculous,‰?? tweeted Noah Whiteman, an evolutionary biologist at UC Berkeley. The university cancelled classes on 9 and 10 October in light of the power outage, and told faculty members not to come to campus.
The neighbouring Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) closed its main site on 10 October. It will remain shuttered until further notice, according to a notice on the LBNL website. Officials estimate the earliest they could reopen the lab is 14 October.
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CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTOR IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA EVACUATED FOR CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.fox9.com/news/chemical-distributor-in-st-paul-minnesota-evacuated-for-chemical-spill
Tags: us_MN, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Authorities evacuated a building in St. Paul, Minnesota late Thursday morning after employees noticed a chemical was leaking from a 55-gallon drum.
St. Paul Fire Department Deputy Chief Roy Mokosso said crews responded to a hazardous materials call at 11:30 a.m. from Univar Solutions, a chemical and ingredients distributor, on the 800 block of Terrace Court.
They evacuated the building and a medical team evaluated the employees who were in close proximity to the spilled chemical. No employees reported any ill effects.
The fire department's chemical assessment team is inside the building evaluating the spill. Mokosso said there is no threat to the public at this time.
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FRESNO, CA COLLEGE HAZMAT SITUATION; CLASSES CANCELED
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article235995678.html
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, injury, acids
A chemical spill on Thursday morning forced cancellation of classes at the Math and Science Building at Fresno City College for the remainder of the day.
The spill reportedly took place in a chemistry lab about 9 a.m. Fresno firefighters arrived at the scene near East McKinley and North Glenn avenues with a hazardous materials team to secure the incident.
Fire department spokesman Robert Castillo said the incident took place as a class of about 30 students were asked to identify acids among seven different materials.
One of the students dropped a container, and splashed four students, Castillo said.
That prompted a hazardous materials protocol, and students were ordered out of the building. The four students splashed with the material ‰??self-decontaminated,‰?? according to Castillo, then were taken to a hospital for routine check-ups.
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BOSTON POLICE, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO TREAT FENTANYL AS A BIOWEAPON
https://saraacarter.com/boston-police-public-health-officials-to-treat-fentanyl-as-a-bioweapon/
Tags: us_MA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
The fuel to the burning fire of America‰??s opioid epidemic continues to be fentanyl. It‰??s tied to nearly 130 deaths in America each day. Last year, Sara A. Carter produced a documentary titled ‰??Not in Vein‰?? to showcase exactly how the highly potent synthetic opioid is making its way across the U.S. Mexico border and into American communities. It‰??s the reason Carter testified before the Ohio state legislature to urge local lawmakers to push the federal government to designate the Mexican drug cartels Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).
Boston, MA is one city that is ground zero for the epidemic. The local NPR affiliate WBUR reported Thursday morning that public health officials are testing a new system of to help detect the presence of fentanyl in drug mixtures found on the streets. The technology, MX908 was originally designed to detect agents of chemical warfare. It was marketed ‰??to the military and hazmat crews fighting bioterrorism or explosions.‰?? Now, it is being tested to aid public health and law enforcement officials in identifying the presence of fentanyl in local communities.
Former Director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Special Operation‰??s Division Derek Maltz told this reporter that the move is a step in the right direction, however he warned that ‰??the vast majority of users will not utilize this device since all they care about is feeding their addiction.‰?? Maltz was also featured in ‰??Not in Vein‰?? and testified before the Ohio legislature to push state officials to implement the FTO designation.
‰??Since we are experiencing chemical warfare in America as these poisonous chemicals are all over the country, I‰??m glad to see technology companies are trying to develop solutions to save lives.‰?? said Maltz, ‰??They should work closely with the law enforcement experts who deal with these issues on the street daily and try to build cost effective capabilities that will actually work.‰??
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FIVE WORKERS TREATED AFTER CHEMICAL LEAK AT SIEMENS PLANT IN PETERBOROUGH
https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news-story/9639819-five-workers-treated-after-chemical-leak-at-siemens-plant-in-peterborough/
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, injury, epoxy
Five employees at Siemens were taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for treatment after a pipe burst, releasing a chemical compound, at the Technology Drive factory in the industrial park in the southeast end of Peterborough.
Peterborough firefighters were called to the plant before 9 a.m. Thursday after it was reported that some employees were exposed to an epoxy.
Siemens communications spokesperson Laura Heidbuechel said the incident was minor.
"This morning the Siemens Peterborough facility experienced a minor incident in its factory in which a pipe burst and a small amount of chemical compound leaked," Heidbuechel stated.
"Five employees received medical attention. The Peterborough Fire Department has been through the entire building and has determined that there is no further risk to employees."
The Peterborough Siemens plant designs and makes measurement instruments for process industries in the oil and gas, environmental, chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and mining sectors.
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BREXIT: RISKS OF STOCKPILING CHEMICALS COMMUNICATED TO BUSINESSES
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/brexit-risks-of-stockpiling-chemicals-communicated-to-businesses-1.4046891
Tags: Ireland, industrial, discovery, environmental, flammables
Companies stockpiling chemicals in preparation for Brexit have been warned about the safe storage of flammable, explosive or toxic chemicals and the risk of breaching regulations for holding higher quantities.
The Health and Safety Authority has urged companies to ensure they meet their legal obligations and review risk assessments for the storage of hazardous chemicals on their sites as they stockpile.
HSA assistant chief executive Yvonne Mullooly said that as the ‰??clock ticks down‰?? to the UK‰??s departure from the EU on October 31st, the regulator was aware that some companies had been increasing their stocks of raw materials for manufacturing components or finished goods on premises and in warehouses.
The safety regulator said the use and storage of hazardous chemicals presented ‰??one of the highest hazards in warehouses and storehouses‰??.
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VAPING WITH JUUL DAMAGED NJ WOMAN'S LUNGS, LEFT HER HOSPITALIZED
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/10/10/vaping-juul-damaged-nj-woman-lungs-left-her-hospitalized/3932942002/
Tags: us_NJ, public, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
Chonsky, of Englishtown, started smoking cigarettes when she was 17 or 18, she said. Hoping to find a ‰??safer alternative‰?? ‰?? one that wouldn‰??t leave a smell ‰?? she picked up a Juul, a popular electronic cigarette device, and began vaping.
‰??I always thought it was kind of stupid, honestly,‰?? Chonsky said. ‰??I picked it up because I was quitting cigarettes. There are kids who just picked it up to pick it up.
‰??I don‰??t see why you pick up an addiction for no reason,‰?? she added. ‰??It‰??s just silly.‰??
Chonsky began using vaping devices more and more, eventually taking hits almost every 10 minutes, she said. She first had other people purchase her vapes, and she began buying them from stores and unregulated dealers as soon as she was old enough.
Two years later, what doctors first thought was pneumonia turned out to be chemical burns on her lungs ‰?? injuries that sparked shaking and cold sweats, eventually sending her to the hospital last month.
‰??The damage to my lungs was similar to if I had been near a chemical fire,‰?? Chonsky said.
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GUJARAT: FIRE BREAKS OUT IN AJI GIDC FACTORY, MACHINERY GUTTED
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/fire-breaks-out-in-aji-gidc-factory-machinery-gutted/articleshow/71530889.cms
Tags: India, transportation, fire, injury, naphtha
RAJKOT: A major fire broke out in a chemical factory of Aji GIDC in Rajkot on Thursday afternoon. Chief fire officer of Rajkot fire brigade sustained burn injuries during the firefighting operation.
According to Rajkot fire brigade officials, the fire erupted in Mascot Colour Manufacturing Factory.
‰??The fire broke out while a truck was offloading naphtha. We are yet to ascertain the real cause of the fire. The fire turned into an inferno as there were highly inflammable chemicals stored inside the factory,‰?? said chief fire officer B J Theba who received burn injuries on his hands while carrying out the operation.
Machineries inside the factory, three cars and two bikes were completely gutted in the fire.
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WEST PALM BEACH HOTEL EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL SMELL
https://www.wpbf.com/article/west-palm-beach-hotel-evacuated-after-chemical-smell/29419860#
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ‰??
A West Palm Beach hotel was evacuated Wednesday because of a strange smell that made a handful of people sick.
Firefighters and police responded to the Springhill Suites hotel on Metrocenter Boulevard.
Firefighters said it appears someone intentionally sprayed a chemical on the buttons inside an elevator.
Willie Williams, a guest at the hotel, said he and his grandson were walking to the elevator when they were overcome with fumes.
"The chemical smell got real strong and we actually started coughing and gagging," Williams said.
At least one person was taken to a hospital, becoming sick from the fumes.
West Palm Beach Hazmat Lt. Daniel Garcia said he had several firefighters use equipment to monitor the air inside the hotel.
Garcia said the substance is being tested in an effort to determine what it is.
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1 INJURED, HAZMAT CREW RESPONDS AFTER TANK TRUCK TIPS AT NORTH JUNCTION
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/1-injured-hazmat-crew-responds-after-tank-truck-tips-at-north-Junction-562679261.html
Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, injury, ammonia
WICHITA, Kan. One person suffers serious, but non life-threatening injuries and a hazmat crew responds to the scene after a tank truck tips at Wichita's North Junction where Interstate 135 and I-235 meet.
The crash and response shut down northbound I-135 north of K-96. Sedgwick County dispatch says it happened about 8:30 p.m. The truck involved in the crash was hauling a tank of anhydrous ammonia.
About two hours after the crash, as a precaution, the Sedgwick County Fire Department advised people living within a mile of the North Junction to shelter in place (stay inside) for three to four hours as crews worked to clear the scene.
Sedgwick County says residents in the area might smell the ammonia from the leak, but "there is no immediate harm to the area."
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UNEXPECTED CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSES HAZMAT RESPONSE
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/unexpected-chemical-reaction-causes-hazmat-response/
Tags: us_NY, industrial, release, response, acids
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) ‰?? An unexpected chemical reaction caused the Syracuse Fire Department Hazmat team to respond to the 400 block of West Taylor Street on Syracuse‰??s west side just before 12 p.m. Wednesday.
A 44-gallon plastic drum was generating some type of heat after a worker combined two acids into the drum. The hazmat team neutralized the acid and stopped the reaction. Everything was back to normal by 2:30 p.m. and no one was hurt.
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BERKELEY LABS FACE POWER OUTAGE AMID WILDFIRE THREAT
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/berkeley-labs-face-power-outage-amid-wildfire-threat-66552
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, discovery, environmental
lasses were cancelled and lab work postponed at the University of California, Berkeley, today (October 9) as the Pacific Gas and Electric Company scheduled a power shutdown to parts of campus to guard against potential wildfires in the area. UC Berkeley‰??s power lines are fed by transformers in the East Bay hills, which were placed under a red flag alert for extreme wildfire danger starting Wednesday at 5 am. The campus is open with limited service, according to a press release. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a Department of Energy lab next to UC Berkeley where some of the university‰??s researchers have lab space, is also temporarily closing.
The outage is a preventive measure by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) due to expected high winds that could cause wildfires by knocking down live power lines. The utility company has stated the shutdown could last for as long as five days, given that all of the area‰??s power lines will need to be inspected after power is restored, reports The New York Times.
Helen Liu, a Berkeley grad student studying algae photosynthesis, says that freezers in her lab are running on backup generators, and some samples have been moved to rooms that will maintain power. Not all experiments can be moved to safety because of limited space. Some specimens in her lab and nearby plant biology labs will be kept in the dark during the outage. ‰??The change in light and temperature can affect experiments that rely on physiology of the plant, and these experiments will have to be restarted,‰?? she tells The Scientist in an email, adding that it could mean ‰??quite a number of weeks lost‰?? for some experiments.
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TWO WAREHOUSE WORKERS BURNED IN CHEMICAL ACCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/two-warehouse-workers-burned-in-chemical-accident-wednesday-morning/
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, dust
GARDEN CITY, Ga. (WSAV) ‰?? Savannah Fire Rescue, along with Garden City Fire and Chatham County EMS, responded to a chemical accident that left two warehouse workers burned Wednesday morning.
The accident happened at a Coastal Logistics Group warehouse located at 986 A Bourne Avenue.
Officials say two workers were transferring a dry powder substance, called Voxtar-M40, into a container when a flash fire broke out. Both workers were injured.
Voxtar-M40 is a non-toxic product that is added to other products to reduce their carbon footprint. It is a fine, dry powder that has a high surface area volume ratio, like sugar dust, and can burn instantly when exposed to the energy from a spark, causing a small explosion.
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A ‰??BREAKING BAD‰?? POP-UP BAR LETS FANS ‰??EXPERIENCE WALT‰??S WORLD‰??: PHOTOS
https://www.usmagazine.com/food/news/a-breaking-bad-pop-up-bar-lets-fans-experience-walts-world-photos/
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental
Sony Pictures Consumer Products announced on Monday, October 7, that it plans to open The Breaking Bad Experience, a themed space that will immerse guests in the beloved TV franchise in a myriad of ways. The eatery, which will be located in West Hollywood, is slated to open to the public on Wednesday, October 16. Tickets are currently on sale.
In addition to paying homage to the AMC drama, The Breaking Bad Experience will also celebrate the much-anticipated debut of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which premieres on Netflix on Monday, October 11.
‰??It‰??s exciting to be able to give the folks who supported the show for all these years the chance to experience Walt‰??s world firsthand,‰?? show creator Vince Gilligan said in a statement.
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40 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL SPILLED AT YORKTOWN 7-ELEVEN DURING REFUELING BY TANKER
https://wtkr.com/2019/10/09/40-gallons-of-diesel-fuel-spilled-at-williamsburg-7-eleven-during-refueling-by-tanker/
Tags: us_WA, transportation, release, response, diesel
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. ‰?? Officials in Williamsburg are saying that 40 gallons of diesel fuel spilled out when a tanker was trying to replenish the supply for a 7-Eleven in Yorktown.
The spill happened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on George Washington Memorial Highway.
According to a battalion chief with the Williamsburg Fire Department, the fuel was stopped before entering any waterways, and no one was injured or had to be evacuated from the store.
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WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT STAFF BUYS EQUIPMENT TO STOP PFOA SPREAD
https://poststar.com/news/local/warren-county-airport-staff-buys-equipment-to-stop-pfoa-spread/article_dbd77e6a-7704-5b1b-8014-1ca3fdebc158.html
Tags: us_NY, industrial, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
QUEENSBURY ‰?? Warren County has purchased equipment for its firefighting apparatus at the county airport to stop the spread of a chemical that is suspected of causing health problems.
A foam used to fight aircraft fires contains fluorinated chemicals, which can include PFOA and PFOS, but the county airport staff has purchased a $30,000 piece of equipment that is being used to keep the chemicals from being discharged into the environment.
PFOA and PFOS have gotten scrutiny in recent years for their possible health effects on humans, including cancer and immune system problems. They are present in the foam that is used at airports to fight fires involving aviation fuel.
Airport staff members are required to test the equipment twice a year by spraying the foam. But Warren County Public Works Superintendent Kevin Hajos said airport management was apprised of the chemical concerns and instructed to take action to prevent discharging the foam during the tests.
Don DeGraw, the county‰??s airport manager, said the foam does not contain PFOA or PFOS, but the fluorinated chemicals in the foam can ‰??degrade‰?? to a substance that includes those chemicals when the foam is exposed to the environment.
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DUNKLIN FIRE FIGHTS BLAZE AT DDP IN PEVELY
https://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/police_fire/dunklin-fire-fights-blaze-at-ddp-in-pevely/article_47bde7a0-ea10-11e9-9982-efdc82d8e598.html
Tags: us_MO, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
When an old storage tank caught fire Monday (Oct. 7) at DDP Specialty Electronic Materials (formerly Dow Chemical), 500 Dow Industrial Drive, in Pevely, it produced a lot of flames and smoke, but the blaze wasn‰??t as bad as it looked, Dunklin Fire Chief Brad Williams said.
‰??We were dispatched about 3:30 p.m. to DDP,‰?? Williams said. ‰??They had a storage tank in the rear of the facility that had been decommissioned. They were cutting the tank apart and it ignited.
‰??It looked like a pretty good fire, but it was contained in the storage tank.‰??
He said no injuries were reported and firefighters put out the blaze in about 20 minutes.
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