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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 8:21:30 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
GENERAL IRON DEBRIS FIRE RATTLES LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORS
Tags: us_il, industrial, fire, response, waste
NAVI MUMBAI: OWNER OF A COMPANY WHERE A BLAST TOOK PLACE ON
Tags: india, fire, industrial, response, unknown_chemical
COAST GUARD INSPECTORS TOLD TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AFTER CONCEPTION DIVE BOAT FIRE
Tags: us_ca, transportation, followup, environmental, batteries
GUJARAT AUTHORITY SEALS 13 ILLEGAL UNITS WHERE AHMEDABAD BLAST OCCURRED
Tags: india, industrial, followup, illegal
TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILL IN JACKSON COUNTY SENDS TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL
Tags: us_ms, release, transportation, response, other_chemical
FAA FINES NEOVIA LOGISTICS FOR HAZMAT VIOLATIONS
Tags: us_TX, transportation, follow-up, environmental, corrosives
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN CHINESE CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: China, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
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GENERAL IRON DEBRIS FIRE RATTLES LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORS
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/10/general-iron-debris-fire-rattles-lincoln-park-neighbors-alderman-calls-on-city-to-halt-permitting-process/
Tags: us_il, industrial, fire, response, waste
LINCOLN PARK ‰?? An afternoon debris fire broke out at the General Iron scrap metal facility in Lincoln Park on Tuesday.
North Siders reported smelling smoke and seeing light clouds emanate from the plant, 1909 N. Clifton Ave., around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. Chicago Fire Department officials and a General Iron spokesperson said a pile of materials near the shredder caught fire, but the shredder itself was unaffected.
It wasn‰??t immediately clear how the fire started but firefighters put out the flames by 3 p.m., fire officials said.
General Iron spokesman Randall Samborn described it as a ‰??small smoldering debris fire‰?? in a ‰??material pile next to the metal shredder.‰?? The shredder was not in operation before the fire, Samborn said.
‰??No one was injured and the material was quickly extinguished by General Iron personnel and the Chicago Fire Department,‰?? he said in a statement. ‰??According to the Fire Department, air quality monitoring did not detect any potentially hazardous pollution levels. We are investigating possible causes and we are fully cooperating with city officials.‰??
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NAVI MUMBAI: OWNER OF A COMPANY WHERE A BLAST TOOK PLACE ON
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/navi-mumbai-owner-held-2-days-after-chemical-blast/articleshow/79165495.cms
Tags: india, fire, industrial, response, unknown_chemical
Fire fighters work to extinguish blaze at chemical factory in Bangalore, India
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COAST GUARD INSPECTORS TOLD TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AFTER CONCEPTION DIVE BOAT FIRE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/tough-new-checks-for-lithium-ion-batteries-on-small-passenger-vessels-coast-guard-tells-inspectors
Tags: us_ca, transportation, followup, environmental, batteries
After federal investigators pointed to the charging of lithium-ion batteries as a possible cause of the fire that killed 34 people aboard the Conception dive boat, the U.S. Coast Guard is now directing its inspectors to look more closely at how the batteries are used, charged and stored aboard small vessels.
According to a policy letter issued on Oct. 30, Coast Guard inspectors should look for potentially hazardous conditions such as batteries not being stored in cool, dry places away from combustible material, or batteries being charged using multiple extension cords, also known as daisy chains. Inspectors also should verify that crew members know how to extinguish small lithium-ion battery fires.
The letter follows a notice that the Coast Guard sent to boat owners in the wake of the Conception fire on Labor Day 2019 that warned of the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. And it comes weeks after the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the fire aboard the Conception began in the back of a middle deck salon where lithium-ion batteries were being charged.
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GUJARAT AUTHORITY SEALS 13 ILLEGAL UNITS WHERE AHMEDABAD BLAST OCCURRED
https://www.socialnews.xyz/2020/11/10/gujarat-authority-seals-13-illegal-units-where-ahmedabad-blast-occurred/
Tags: india, industrial, followup, illegal
Gandhinagar, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) sealed 13 illegal units, running without any permission and without obtaining any permits, in the Nanu Kaka estate, situated on Pirana-Piplaj road in Ahmedabad where the chemical blast claimed more than a dozen lives. The authorities issued notices to 18 other units also.
The Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Labour and Employment department of Gujarat government, Vipul Mitra said that after the chemical blast at Pirana-Piplaj road incident, the government had initiated stringent steps for legal procedures to be carried out against illegally functioning industrial units in the state. After the government formed the special committee to curb incidents like Ahmedabad blast, the authorities have struck down on such units.
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TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILL IN JACKSON COUNTY SENDS TWO PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL
https://www.wlox.com/2020/11/10/cleanup-underway-after-toxic-chemical-spill-jackson-county/
Tags: us_ms, release, transportation, response, other_chemical
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - For just over four hours on Tuesday, multiple agencies in Jackson County worked a chemical spill at the Helena Industrial Park.
The spill happened Tuesday morning when a rail car operated by Heniff Transportation Systems was offloading a corrosive material to a tanker truck.
The Escatawpa Fire Department and deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff‰??s Department blocked the entrance to the Helena Industrial park following a chemical spill around 9:40 a.m.
‰??The chemical name is Hexamethylenediamine and it was attributed to a mechanical failure is how the spill happened," said Nick Hatten with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
While the chemical - Hexamethylenediamine - is highly toxic, no residents in the area are at risk at this time, said county Emergency Management Director Earl Etheridge.
‰??This industrial park sits in a large wooded area. There is no danger to residents and no one is being evacuated from their homes," Etheridge said. ‰??It‰??s toxic. It‰??s corrosive. It‰??ll burn if you catch it on fire. Fortunately, there is not fire, just a very small amount of the chemical leaked from where they were going from the tank truck to the 18-wheeler.
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FAA FINES NEOVIA LOGISTICS FOR HAZMAT VIOLATIONS
https://www.payloadasia.com/carriers/faa-fines-neovia-logistics-for-hazmat-violations/
Tags: us_TX, transportation, follow-up, environmental, corrosives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a civil penalty of US$116,250 against Texas-based Neovia Logistics Services for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.
The FAA alleges that on 11 July 2014, Neovia offered a package of six one-gallon containers of corrosive liquid to UPS for shipment by air. A UPS employee discovered the hazardous material after the shipment began leaking. The package was not declared to contain hazardous materials and the materials offered were not properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labelled and in proper condition for shipment under the hazardous materials regulations.
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FIRE BREAKS OUT IN CHINESE CHEMICAL PLANT
https://www.ntd.com/fire-breaks-out-in-chinese-chemical-plant_526340.html
Tags: China, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
In a twist of irony, a fire broke out in a chemical plant on China‰??s national fire prevention day.
The plant is located in China‰??s southwest Zhejiang province.
Huang, a resident who lives less than a mile away, reported seeing smoke and small explosions. Following the explosion, he left his home in such a rush that he didn‰??t bring anything with him.
Huang said that no government officials showed up to help nor did he hear any announcements from authorities following the incident. He explained that he‰??s afraid to go back home for safety reasons.
At the same time, officials appear to be making contradicting claims as to whether the smoke could be toxic.
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