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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 7:39:00 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
GAS LEAK SHUTS DOWN BRASELTON HIGHWAY
Tags: us_GA, public, release, response, natural_gas
FAMILY TAKEN ILL IN KILLER GAS POISONING INCIDENT IN PADSTOW
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
M5 SERVICES CLOSED CHEMICAL SPILL AT TAUNTON DEANE SERVICES
Tags: United_Kingdom, transportation, release, injury, corrosives
HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FIRE RETARDANT FOUND IN NISQUALLY RIVER STEELHEAD
Tags: us_WA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
FEDS HIRE HAZMAT FIRM FOR MARIJUANA ERADICATION TRAINING
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, drugs
PROBE FINDS NO PKK SABOTAGE IN TURKISH FACTORY BLAST IN SAKARYA
Tags: Turkey, industrial, explosion, death, explosives
CAPE TOWN REFINERY BLAST: MEMORIAL TO BE HELD FOR TWO ENGINEERS
Tags: South_Africa, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
MAN KILLED IN FIRE AT NASHVILLE STORAGE FACILITY
Tags: us_TN, public, fire, death, meth_lab
FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GOES OFF AT GAS STATION IN CRANSTON
Tags: us_RI, public, release, response, fire_extinguisher
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GAS LEAK SHUTS DOWN BRASELTON HIGHWAY
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/lawrenceville/gas-leak-shuts-down-braselton-highway-for-hours/85-ca76155e-4f6a-4daf-ad17-b1b356023a39
Tags: us_GA, public, release, response, natural_gas
HOSCHTON, Ga. ?? A gas leak shut down Braselton Highway outside of Gwinnett County on Tuesday morning.
Gwinnett Police and Fire, alongside Buford Gas responded to the scene at Flowery Branch Road. Three nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution due to escaping gas vapors. According to hazmat technicians, only minimal gas readings were detected and a hot zone perimeter was established. According to Gwinnett Fire, the three-inch gas line was cut by a utility crew digging near the roadway.
Buford Gas was able to stop the leak at about two hours after it was cut. There were no further evacuations or injuries reported.
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FAMILY TAKEN ILL IN KILLER GAS POISONING INCIDENT IN PADSTOW
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/family-taken-ill-killer-gas-4305761#source=breaking-news
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
Firefighters and paramedics were called after a family were taken ill during a poisoning incident involving a killer gas in Cornwall.
On Twitter a spokesperson for Padstow Community Fire Station said a crew attended a carbon monoxide incident at Strand Street, Padstow. Firefighters entered the property using breathing equipment.
"Crew investigated using 2x breathing apparatus and a gas monitor," said the spokesperson, following the emergency call response at about 10.15pm yesterday (July 7) . "Initial first aid was also administered as the family all reported feeling unwell."
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M5 SERVICES CLOSED CHEMICAL SPILL AT TAUNTON DEANE SERVICES
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/local-news/live-m5-taunton-deane-closed-4302758
Tags: United_Kingdom, transportation, release, injury, corrosives
Taunton Deane Services are closed northbound on the M5 after a 'corrosive' substance leak has sparked a huge response from the emergency services.
The exit slip road into the services between Junction 26 Wellington and Junction 25 Taunton, on the M5 Northbound, has been closed due to the chemical spillage. It is understood no one has been hurt.
Photos show the emergency services are on the scene and Highways England traffic officers are assisting with the closure.
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HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF FIRE RETARDANT FOUND IN NISQUALLY RIVER STEELHEAD
http://www.yelmonline.com/news/article_5c0660e2-c09e-11ea-b58e-87b42e33b25e.html
Tags: us_WA, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
High concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE), a chemical compound used in fire retardants, have been found in steelhead trout in the Nisqually River system, and some evidence is pointing to a wastewater treatment facility operated by the town of Eatonville as the source.
A paper published in late 2017 in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health ?? co-authored by Sandra O??Neill, a senior researcher with state Fish and Wildlife??s marine resources division ?? found that ??30-50 percent of fish sampled from each habitat type in the Nisqually River system had PBDE concentrations high enough to potentially increase their susceptibility to naturally occurring pathogens.??
The study largely looked at infection and toxic contaminant exposure in out-migrating trout from the Skagit, Snohomish, Green-Duwamish and Nisqually rivers, and other associated habitats.
PBDE concentrations recorded in fish from the south Puget Sound region were also significantly higher ?? roughly three to five times ?? than those measured in the central and northern parts of the region.
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FEDS HIRE HAZMAT FIRM FOR MARIJUANA ERADICATION TRAINING
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/feds-hire-hazmat-firm-for-marijuana-eradication-training/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, drugs
The U.S. Forest Service will spend nearly $50,000 to hire a hazardous materials consulting firm to train employees how to safely remove marijuana grown on public lands under a newly awarded government contract.
The agency says the training is needed to protect employees, some of whom reportedly have been taken to emergency rooms after being exposed to hazardous chemicals while clearing marijuana plants in years past.
??Before 2016 we had numerous number [sic] of our Agents and Officers getting sick in our marijuana cultivation sites on our public lands requiring trips to emergency rooms with possible long term health effects,?? says a typo-ridden document filed in support of the contract that was posted last week to the U.S. General Services Administration website. ??In 2016 we received our fist [sic] citation from OSHA for not providing our personnel the training and PPE needed to operate in this environment.??
The U.S. Forest Service will spend nearly $50,000 to hire a hazardous materials consulting firm to train employees how to safely remove marijuana grown on public lands under a newly awarded government contract.
The agency says the training is needed to protect employees, some of whom reportedly have been taken to emergency rooms after being exposed to hazardous chemicals while clearing marijuana plants in years past.
??Before 2016 we had numerous number [sic] of our Agents and Officers getting sick in our marijuana cultivation sites on our public lands requiring trips to emergency rooms with possible long term health effects,?? says a typo-ridden document filed in support of the contract that was posted last week to the U.S. General Services Administration website. ??In 2016 we received our fist [sic] citation from OSHA for not providing our personnel the training and PPE needed to operate in this environment.??
Training of agents with the Forest Service??s Pacific Southwest Region will be conducted by NES, a leading hazardous materials consultant and training company that works extensively with law enforcement. In the document, the government says the NES program ??is the ONLY training course in the U.S. available that meets our needs, and has met OSHA standards.?? The course is estimated to cost taxpayers $44,732, and there will be no bidding process or consideration of competing firms under the single source award.
Going forward, employees will need to pass the hazmat class before they can participate in cannabis-clearing operations.
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PROBE FINDS NO PKK SABOTAGE IN TURKISH FACTORY BLAST IN SAKARYA
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/probe-finds-no-pkk-sabotage-in-turkish-factory-blast-in-sakarya/news
Tags: Turkey, industrial, explosion, death, explosives
uthorities announced Monday that a deadly blast in northwestern Sakarya at a fireworks factory last Friday was not the result of sabotage or an attack.
??Children of Fire,?? a relatively unknown group linked to the terrorist group PKK, has claimed responsibility for the fire which devastated the factory and killed six people. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident and detained three people, including the factory manager and two foremen.
State-run Anadolu Agency (AA) reported Monday that officials took samples from the blast site and investigated them at a criminal investigation laboratory of Gendarme General Command in the capital Ankara. There was not any trace of explosives or any other material that would accelerate the fire, according to the investigation. Initial findings show the blast was ??an accident.?? The Interior Ministry had assigned a team of inspectors to the case, and a probe is still underway.
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CAPE TOWN REFINERY BLAST: MEMORIAL TO BE HELD FOR TWO ENGINEERS
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/memorial-to-be-held-for-two-engineers-who-died-in-cape-town-refinery-blast-20200706
Tags: South_Africa, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
The two people who died in the explosion at the fuel refinery in Cape Town have been named.
They were two young chemical engineers: Mpilo Sibiya, 32, and Likhona Vece, 27.
The explosion rocked the plant shortly after 04h00 on 2 July, at the sprawling plant in Milnerton, north of the city centre.
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MAN KILLED IN FIRE AT NASHVILLE STORAGE FACILITY
https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/07/07/man-killed-in-fire-at-nashville-storage-facility/
Tags: us_TN, public, fire, death, meth_lab
ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/WTVF) - Officials say a man was killed in a fire at a Nashville storage facility Saturday night.
Nashville CBS affiliate WTVF reported that a fire broke out late Saturday night at CubeSmart Self Storage on Robertson Avenue. The Nashville Fire Department said gas cans, ammunition and the chemical iodine were found inside the units.
A fire department spokesperson said it resembled components of a meth lab.
The identity of the deceased has not been released and the cause of the fire has not been determined.
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FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM GOES OFF AT GAS STATION IN CRANSTON
https://turnto10.com/news/local/fire-suppression-system-goes-off-at-gas-station-in-cranston
Tags: us_RI, public, release, response, fire_extinguisher
A fire suppression system at the Stop and Shop gas station in Cranston went off Monday afternoon, spraying dry chemical powder all over the ground.
The Cranston Police Department said an officer was driving by the Atwood Avenue gas station, when he heard a loud noise and noticed powder falling onto people's cars.
Maj. Todd Patalano said they believe it was a malfunction.
Patalano said a woman was in her car when the suppression system went off. While trying to leave the gas station, she crashed into a parked car.
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