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Table of Contents (4 articles)
THREE DIE IN DRY-ICE INCIDENT AT MOSCOW POOL PARTY
Tags: russia, public, release, death, carbon_dioxide
UTTAR PRADESH: FIRE ERUPTS NEAR ACP OFFICE IN LUCKNOW, NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
SUITS IN 2015 CSX, UNION TANK DERAILMENT COMING TO A CLOSE
Tags: us_TN, transportation, follow-up, environmental, acrylonitrile, toxics
COBB 'IN DISCUSSIONS' WITH STERIGENICS OVER CHEMICAL STORAGE AT LOCAL PLANT
Tags: us_GA, industrial, discovery, environmental, ethylene_oxide
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THREE DIE IN DRY-ICE INCIDENT AT MOSCOW POOL PARTY
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51680049?utm_name=iossmf
Tags: russia, public, release, death, carbon_dioxide
Three people have died after dry ice was poured into a swimming pool at a party in Moscow on Friday.
The victims were connected to Instagram influencer Yekaterina Didenko, who was celebrating her 29th birthday at the pool complex in the city's south.
Dry ice had been dumped in the pool after guests exiting the sauna complained it was too warm.
Ms Didenko's husband is reportedly among the dead.
In an earlier video message, the blogger, looking shaken and distressed, said he had been been rushed to intensive care. All the victims are said to be aged about 30.
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UTTAR PRADESH: FIRE ERUPTS NEAR ACP OFFICE IN LUCKNOW, NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/uttar-pradesh-massive-fire-erupts-near-acp-office-in-lucknow-no-casu.html
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Earlier on Saturday, a massive fire had broken out at a chemical warehouse in Chennai's Madhavaram area. Visuals of the billowing smoke rising from the building are seen. Sources state that the chemical godown in the warehous, situated on the outskirts of the city, went up in flames.
Post the fire department received the call about the incident, five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No casualties were reported in the incident.
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SUITS IN 2015 CSX, UNION TANK DERAILMENT COMING TO A CLOSE
https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/suits-in-csx-union-tank-derailment-coming-to-a-close/article_71053313-092b-5664-be23-63a415230a8f.html
Tags: us_TN, transportation, follow-up, environmental, acrylonitrile, toxics
A 2018 federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 394 residents suing over a train derailment incident in July 2015 in Maryville is coming to a close.
The case targeted the owner and operator of the train, CSX Transportation Inc., as well as Union Tank Car Co. UTC owned and manufactured the tank car that derailed and caught fire in 2015. A toxic chemical called acrylonitrile started leaking into the ground, and fumes from the burning chemical were sent into the air.
The two sides reached and settled the lawsuit for a confidential sum of money, according to a federal court filing on Aug. 5, 2019.
However, only about 42% of plaintiffs in the case signed the agreement with UTC and CSX, according to a Dec. 3, 2019, federal court filing. After extensive efforts to reach all plaintiffs through mailers, phone calls and three town hall meetings in October at the Blount County Library, 222 people had settled with CSX and 197 plaintiffs settled with Union Tank with 165 litigants not settling with either company.
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COBB 'IN DISCUSSIONS' WITH STERIGENICS OVER CHEMICAL STORAGE AT LOCAL PLANT
https://www.mdjonline.com/news/cobb-in-discussions-with-sterigenics-over-chemical-storage-at-local/article_2647cbec-59ad-11ea-a606-4b271f4da8bd.html
Tags: us_GA, industrial, discovery, environmental, ethylene_oxide
Whether ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic chemical, is allowed to be stored at the Sterigenics plant in the Smyrna area, and how much can be stored there, remains undetermined, the Cobb County government confirmed Thursday.
Sterigenics was barred by the county in October from using ethylene oxide at its Olympic Industrial Drive facility, in operation since 1972, pending an investigation by a third-party expert into the plant‰??s occupancy status and what rules apply.
In the last few days, community members opposed to the use of ethylene oxide have said the company‰??s storage of the chemical at its plant, and ongoing work at the site, is against county orders, blasting Sterigenics for ignoring county requests.
A county statement from Cobb Communications Director Ross Cavitt on Thursday afternoon attempted to clarify the issue.
‰??There have been conflicting statements made about work going on at the Sterigenics facility and the current status of operations there,‰?? Cavitt stated on behalf of the county. ‰??Any work that has happened at the facility since construction permits were pulled in October of 2019 were tasks that do not require permitting. Any business in the county is allowed to do routine maintenance on their buildings in most cases without getting any permission from the county.‰??
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