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Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6:30:42 AM
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
GDPS: I-85 NORTH NEAR MM160 CLOSED AFTER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL
Tags: us_GA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
STRUCTURE FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS; SECOND FIRE IN A WEEK
Tags: us_FL, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CAMPBELLFIELD FACTORY FIRE: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE HAZARDOUS SPILL
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
WHAT MIGHT UK REACH LOOK LIKE?
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, environmental
EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO DEADLY EXPLOSION AT ITALIAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAB
Tags: Italy, industrial, explosion, death
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT IRAN CHEMICAL FACTORY HOURS AFTER MEDIA REPORTS OF MASSIVE BLAZE NEAR BUSHEHR‰??S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (VIDEOS) ‰?? RT WORLD NEWS
Tags: Iran, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL FACTORY IN THANE GUTTED IN FIRE
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
THANE FIRE: MASSIVE FIRE BREAKS OUT AT AMBERNATH CHEMICAL FACTORY
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
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GDPS: I-85 NORTH NEAR MM160 CLOSED AFTER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL
https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/gdps-i-85-north-near-mm160-closed-after-hazardous-material-spill/article_40f122fc-b11a-11eb-97d4-e798730bbfa4.html?block_id™6028
Tags: us_GA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
FRANKLIN COUNTY, GA (FOX Carolina)- The Georgia Department of Transportation says truck crash causing the spill of hazardous materials near Sandy Cross Road in Franklin County is delays on all northbound lanes of traffic on I-85.
Georgia Department of Safety officials say that a commercial vehicle carrying hazardous material crashed near mile marker 160 in Franklin County. The hazardous material spilled as a result of the crash, according to officials.
Initially, the entire interstate was shut down, but around 11 p.m., Department of Public Safety officials said southbound lanes were reopened. Officials say that northbound traffic is being detoured off of the nearby exit ramp and allowed back onto I-85 on the other side.
Officials say that a hazmat team is currently working to clean up the spill and load the hazardous material onto another truck. Officials add that the hazardous spill is contained at this time.
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STRUCTURE FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS; SECOND FIRE IN A WEEK
http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/structure-fire-sunday-afternoon-at-ascend-performance-materials-second-fire-in-a-week
Tags: us_FL, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Escambia Fire Rescue responded to another active structure fire at Ascend Performance Materials on old Chemstrand Road Sunday afternoon, the second fire at the chemical plant in a week.
The fire was in an area about 150 yards from the location of a fire at the plant last week.
Multiple Escambia Fire Rescue stations responded to assist Ascend‰??s internal fire department. Ascend requested two engines for assistance with an active fire, according to Escambia County spokesperson Laura Coale. A total of 12 Escambia Fire Rescue units responded, including three engines, a squad truck and one ladder truck.
There was no danger to the public outside the plant, and there were no evacuations ordered.
There were no injuries.
Escambia Fire Rescue also responded to a structure fire at the plant on May 5.
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CAMPBELLFIELD FACTORY FIRE: FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE HAZARDOUS SPILL
https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/factory-evacuated-as-firefighters-battle-hazardous-material-spill-in-campbellfield/news-story/0357dd790fe84a523ca5536499c0c48a
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
A ‰??chemical reaction‰?? sparked a hazardous material spill at an industrial site in Melbourne‰??s northern suburbs on Monday morning.
Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said 55 firefighters were at the scene of the slab tilt construction factory in Campbellfield after triple-0 callers reported ‰??white fog pouring out of the factory‰?? about 10.40am.
Emergency Management Victoria urged residents living within 1km of the site to keep their windows and doors shut.
The incident was brought under control in about two hours.
Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus encountered white smoke rising from the back of the Nathan Drive building and ‰??immediately escalated the response‰??.
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WHAT MIGHT UK REACH LOOK LIKE?
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/what-might-uk-reach-look-like/4013650.article
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, environmental
As the UK‰??s legal system finds its feet post-Brexit, stakeholders have mixed feelings about the changes it could bring
Four months into the UK being fully divorced from the EU, the chemical industry has had its first taste of operating under a separate legal system for chemicals. But rather than get their teeth into a fully thought-out version of the country‰??s own Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) legislation, companies are facing a law that is just beginning to evolve.
Initially a direct copy of its EU counterpart, the practicalities and consequences of implementing UK Reach (the law‰??s official name, despite applying only in England, Scotland and Wales) are playing out gradually. The last few months were defined by companies grandfathering their EU chemical registrations to the UK system. If done by the 30 April deadline, this guaranteed continued access to the British market.
Britain lost access to the EU‰??s chemicals database under the terms of the Brexit trade agreement
The process went relatively smoothly, according to County Durham-based chemical manufacturer Thomas Swan, whose in-house regulatory experts prepared early. ‰??In 2018, we started surveying all our suppliers to make sure they were aware of the potential new UK registration requirements,‰?? says regulatory affairs manager, John Mackenzie. By the time UK Reach came into force, the company was certain that its supply chain was solid. Thomas Swan has so far grandfathered 24 EU substance registrations to the UK system, ‰??without any major issues‰??.
London-based consultancy firm ERM sees smaller companies, who don‰??t usually have a regulatory expert, struggling more. The grandfathering deadline might well have passed by many businesses, says consultant Louise Boardall: ‰??A lot of small companies will have been caught out which is quite sad because they face difficult times now.‰??
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EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO DEADLY EXPLOSION AT ITALIAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAB
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/emergency-crews-respond-deadly-explosion-143414729.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEbXYBO4r7BAolCoQh0IZlMhFgg2WyotvBlxWYTSUTUPq1XFJVlsKFSFoONi7q8Qa7U1H2rJ8Wyx5pkqBAM4jhyAKSFeLSt2iNNENUG-h07m6DVyvRgOXwVW1VeVLIB-bWMcN-yhX0MzYOxadzmtLU_D-TshjThoCeCcLuEhekMt
Tags: Italy, industrial, explosion, death
At least two people were killed and several injured after an explosion at a laboratory involved in producing medical marijuana in the Italian province of Perugia on May 7.
This footage, shared by the Vigili del Fuoco, shows emergency crews responding at the site, located near the town of Gubbio. It said two people had been killed, and three people were wounded.
According to local reports the lab was involved in processing cannabis for medicinal use. Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful
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FIRE BREAKS OUT AT IRAN CHEMICAL FACTORY HOURS AFTER MEDIA REPORTS OF MASSIVE BLAZE NEAR BUSHEHR‰??S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (VIDEOS) ‰?? RT WORLD NEWS
https://www.rt.com/news/523259-iran-explosion-fire-bushehr/
Tags: Iran, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
A large fire has erupted at a chemical plant in the Iranian city of Qazvin, with local media reporting an explosion. The incident follows an overnight blaze in the port city of Bushehr, home to Iran‰??s only nuclear power plant.
The fire broke out at the plant on Saturday afternoon following a small explosion at the site. Footage circulating online shows flames emerging from the facility, with a large column of billowing black smoke.
Multiple fire engines were deployed to the location to tackle the blaze. While the explosion and the fire that followed did not inflict any casualties, at least two firefighters were injured while battling the flames, local media reported.
The fire comes hours after a major blaze broke out near the port in the southwestern coastal city of Bushehr. The city houses Iran‰??s only nuclear power plant.
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CHEMICAL FACTORY IN THANE GUTTED IN FIRE
http://www.uniindia.com/chemical-factory-in-thane-gutted-in-fire/west/news/2390761.html
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Thane, May 8 (UNI) A chemical company at Morli village of Ambernath in the district was destroyed in a major fire early on Saturday.
The fire broke out past midnight at around 0030 hours, the civic sources said and informed no one was injured in this incident.
Five fire engines rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control after two hours.
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THANE FIRE: MASSIVE FIRE BREAKS OUT AT AMBERNATH CHEMICAL FACTORY
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/thane-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-ambernath-chemical-factory/articleshow/82474779.cms
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
KALYAN: A major fire broke out at a chemical company in Morivali MIDC area of Ambernath in the wee hours of Saturday.
The incident occurred around 12.30am at Jain and Jain MEKP chemical company.
The Ambernath fire brigade officials said that three fire vehicles from Ulhasnagar and MIDC area were used along with multiple water tankers to control the fire.
No injuries have been reported.
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