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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 6:41:39 AM
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Table of Contents (11 articles)
BRISTOL TOP NAILS: 'HAZMAT EMERGENCY INCIDENT' AT SALON IN BRISLINGTON
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
FBI INVESTIGATING VIALS LABELED 'SMALLPOX' FOUND IN LAB NEAR PHILADELPHIA
Tags: us_PA, laboratory, discovery, response, other_chemical
CHEMICALS DRAW EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Tags: New_Zealand, public, explosion, response, pool_chemicals
2 WOMEN‰??S BODIES FOUND AT SIVAKASI EXPLOSION SITE
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, fireworks
UK CHEMICAL SAFETY LEGISLATION FOR COSMETICS POST-BREXIT INCLUDES SAG-CS GROUP AND UK REACH
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, environmental
ILLEGAL BUTANE HONEY OIL FACILITY FOUND DURING FIRE NEAR EAGLE POINT
Tags: us_OR, public, fire, response, butane, illegal, clandestine_lab
MAN DIES OF INJURIES HE SUFFERED IN ATTLEBORO EXPLOSION ‰?? BOSTON NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
Tags: us_MA, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
RESIDENTS TO BE EVACUATED AFTER OIL REFINERY TANK FIRE IN INDONESIA
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
MAHARASHTRA: FIRE AT CHEMICAL COMPANY IN KHALAPUR DOUSED AFTER 12 HOURS
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, diesel, petroleum
FIRE AT HAND SANITISER WAREHOUSE IN KURRI KURRI, NSW, SENDS TOXIC SMOKE INTO THE SKY
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, injury, flammables, waste
A NEW COURSE, DOUBLE GLOVING, DIETHYL ETHER TRIGGERS EXPLOSION, AND MORE
Tags: Austria, laboratory, explosion, response, diethyl_ether
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BRISTOL TOP NAILS: 'HAZMAT EMERGENCY INCIDENT' AT SALON IN BRISLINGTON
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1522170/Bristol-Top-Nails-Brislington-hazmat-air-ambulance-incident
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Emergency services swarmed into the street by Top Nails in Brislington, Bristol, where officials could be seen wearing hazmat suits. An air ambulance also landed nearby with its crew deployed at the scene. It was initially unclear why the precautions have been taken at this stage but South Western Ambulance Service has since said that a man had "breathing problems".
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "We were called at 10.54am today to a report of a man with breathing problems at an address on Sandy Park Road in Bristol. Multiple resources were allocated, including the air ambulance. One man was conveyed to Bristol Royal Infirmary.‰??
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FBI INVESTIGATING VIALS LABELED 'SMALLPOX' FOUND IN LAB NEAR PHILADELPHIA
https://www.yahoo.com/news/vials-labeled-small-pox-found-in-lab-near-philadelphia-003127682.html
Tags: us_PA, laboratory, discovery, response, other_chemical
WASHINGTON ‰?? The FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating ‰??questionable vials‰?? labeled "smallpox" and found in a freezer last night at a Merck facility outside Philadelphia, according to an alert sent to Department of Homeland Security leadership on Tuesday night.
There were reportedly a total of 15 questionable vials, according to the unclassified "For Official Use Only" alert, a copy of which was obtained by Yahoo News. Five of the vials were labeled as ‰??smallpox‰?? and 10 were labeled as ‰??vaccinia." The vials were secured immediately.
The discovery of the vials prompted a lockdown of the facility, which has since been lifted. The FBI and CDC launched investigations, which remain ongoing.
Smallpox, a disease caused by the variola virus, is considered so deadly that only two labs in the world are authorized to store samples of the virus, including one in Russia and the other at the CDC in Atlanta.
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CHEMICALS DRAW EMERGENCY RESPONSE
https://www.times.co.nz/news/chemicals-draw-emergency-response/
Tags: New_Zealand, public, explosion, response, pool_chemicals
Fire and Emergency NZ attended an east Auckland address when a person suffered a mishap while handling swimming pool chemicals.
A resident contacted the Times to say that on November 11 a man allegedly mixed different pool chemicals at a property in Liston Crescent, Cockle Bay.
The incident set off a loud bang and resulted in a callout from Howick station firefighters.
‰??The noise from the explosion was very scary,‰?? the resident says.
‰??The sound of the chemicals exploding was loud enough for neighbouring property owners to come out to see what was happening.
‰??Several people, including two children, had to be hosed down by one of the several fire crews which attended the event.
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2 WOMEN‰??S BODIES FOUND AT SIVAKASI EXPLOSION SITE
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/2-womens-bodies-found-at-sivakasi-explosion-site/articleshow/87745245.cms
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, fireworks
Virudhunagar: After 10 hours of struggle, officials on Tuesday evening recovered the bodies of two woman employees from the debris of a cardboard tubes manufacturing unit building which collapsed following an explosion in Sivakasi on Monday. The unit was allegedly manufacturing crackers illegally.
The charred bodies were identified as those of Hameedha, 55, and Kartheeswari, 33. Though it was suspected that owner Ramanathan and his wife Panchavarnam were also trapped under the building, no other bodies were found. The two-storeyed building had completely collapsed under the impact of the blast on Monday. Two people who sustained 60% and 30% burn injuries respectively were rushed to the Sivakasi government hospital.
Official sources said fire and rescue services personnel from Sivakasi were carrying out the work of removing debris to ascertain if any others are trapped. Since chemicals required for cracker manufacture were stored inside the building, officials stopped the work. Virudhunagar district collector J Meghanath Reddy inspected the spot and monitored the rescue operation.
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UK CHEMICAL SAFETY LEGISLATION FOR COSMETICS POST-BREXIT INCLUDES SAG-CS GROUP AND UK REACH
https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2021/11/16/UK-chemical-safety-legislation-for-cosmetics-post-Brexit-includes-SAG-CS-group-and-UK-REACH
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, discovery, environmental
In the wake of Brexit, the UK formed a Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety in Consumer Products (SAG-CS) and established its own REACH regulation ‰?? both of which need to be understood and navigated by industry carefully, says the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) chief.
Commissioned by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), SAG-CS had been formed earlier this year‰?? to monitor chemical safety of products on the UK market; mirroring the work previously conducted by the European Commission‰??s Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) when the UK formed part of the EU. The mission of SAG-CS was ‰??to provide OPSS with scientific advice and risk assessment in the areas of public health and consumer safety‰??‰?? across three categories: cosmetic products and cosmetic ingredients; toys; and textiles.
So, were there any cosmetic chemicals up for discussion in the first year of SAG-CS? And should cosmetic manufacturers be concerned about any specific ingredients?
‰??Its main focus is toys‰?? for now, but processes must be clarified‰??
Dr. Emma Meredith, director-general of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA), said that, for now, nothing on cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients had been raised.
Addressing attendees at SCS Formulate 2021‰??s first day of ‰??inform‰?? sessions in Coventry, UK, Meredith said: ‰??Currently, it‰??s not looking at cosmetic ingredients; its main focus is toys.‰??‰??
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ILLEGAL BUTANE HONEY OIL FACILITY FOUND DURING FIRE NEAR EAGLE POINT
https://www.fox26medford.com/illegal-butane-honey-oil-facility-found-during-fire-near-eagle-point/
Tags: us_OR, public, fire, response, butane, illegal, clandestine_lab
EAGLE POINT, Ore. ‰?? An illegal butane honey oil lab was found during a fire at an unlicensed marijuana processing facility in Jackson County.
Deputies said on Saturday night, there were multiple calls reporting a building on fire at a marijuana grow in the 6400 block of Butte Falls Highway near Eagle Point.
When first responders arrived at the scene they found a detached garage on fire near other structures.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff‰??s Office, the garage housed an illegal marijuana processing facility. It was reportedly fully engulfed in flames.
Next to the burning garage was an illicit butane honey oil laboratory. Butane honey oil, or ‰??BHO,‰?? is a concentrated form of marijuana that is highly potent in THC.
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MAN DIES OF INJURIES HE SUFFERED IN ATTLEBORO EXPLOSION ‰?? BOSTON NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS
https://whdh.com/news/man-dies-of-injuries-he-suffered-in-attleboro-explosion/
Tags: us_MA, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A 26-year-old man who was badly burned in an explosion and flash fire in Attleboro last week has succumbed to his injuries, authorities announced Monday.
Nathan Collito had been using a chemical during a cleaning procedure at an industrial building on Union Street on the afternoon of Nov. 11 when it accidentally ignited, causing an explosion and flash fire that left him with severe burns, Attleboro Fire Chief Scott LaChance, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, and Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said in a joint news release.
Collito was taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where he passed away on Saturday.
The fire that broke out was extinguished by the building‰??s sprinkler system.
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RESIDENTS TO BE EVACUATED AFTER OIL REFINERY TANK FIRE IN INDONESIA
https://www.socialnews.xyz/2021/11/14/residents-to-be-evacuated-after-oil-refinery-tank-fire-in-indonesia/
Tags: Indonesia, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
Jakarta, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) An oil refinery tank in Indonesia's Central Java province caught fire, prompting the evacuation of residents living around the facility was firefighters were battling the blaze, the country's state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said.
The company ensured in a statement that the supplies of oil and liquefied petroleum gas for buyers were not disturbed by the accident, reports xinhua news agency.
The fire broke out in Cilacap district at about 7,20 p.m. on Saturday night, the statement said.
"The efforts to extinguish the fire are intensively being carried out, using high capacity foam monitors at the burned tank, and for the tanks located around it, water sprinkles are being used to cool them in a bid to prevent further spread of the fire," the statement said.
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MAHARASHTRA: FIRE AT CHEMICAL COMPANY IN KHALAPUR DOUSED AFTER 12 HOURS
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/navi-mumbai/maharashtra-major-fire-breakout-at-chemical-company-in-khalapur/articleshow/87695160.cms
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, diesel, petroleum
NAVI MUMBAI: A major fire broke out at a chemical company in Khalapur manufacturing industrial oil, boiler furnace diesel oil, pyrolysis oil, boiler furnace fuel oil, etc, at around 12.30am on Saturday.
The fire engulfed the factory and the godown, where the petroleum products were stored in huge quantities, thus acting as a catalyst for the fire to spread rapidly, informed Khalapur police.
Anil Vibhute, senior inspector of Khalapur informed that the fire broke out at Bright Environmental Solutions Pvt Ltd.
There was no casualty as around 10-12 workers staying in the premises of the godown immediately exited when the fire started at the godown and then spread to the entire factory.
As many as 10 Fire engines, 12 water tankers and 20 firefighters from Khopoli fire station and fire rescue team from neighbouring companies were engaged in the fire-fighting operation.
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FIRE AT HAND SANITISER WAREHOUSE IN KURRI KURRI, NSW, SENDS TOXIC SMOKE INTO THE SKY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10200209/Fire-hand-sanitiser-warehouse-Kurri-Kurri-NSW-sends-toxic-smoke-sky.html
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, injury, flammables, waste
An out-of-control inferno has ripped through a hand sanitiser warehouse sending thick black plumes of toxic smoke hundreds of meters into the sky.
About 180 firefighters were sent to the raging fire at the Weston Aluminium site near Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley, with some emergency personnel making the 200km journey north from Sydney to assist.
The blaze erupted at the multiple purpose industrial site which also processes aluminum slag, medical waste and various highly flammable chemicals, at about 10am on Sunday and is expected to keep burning long into the night.
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A NEW COURSE, DOUBLE GLOVING, DIETHYL ETHER TRIGGERS EXPLOSION, AND MORE
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.1c00088
Tags: Austria, laboratory, explosion, response, diethyl_ether
At the University of Innsbruck, Austria, a routine experiment in the Pharmacy department leaked diethyl ether from the reaction vessel into the room, resulting in an explosion. (9) While no one was injured, a lab worker in the room suffered shock due to the loud and unexpected nature of the event. Such was the power of the blast that walls were dented and, most notably, water pipes damaged. Together with activation of the sprinkler system, the pipe damage caused by the initial explosion led to extensive flooding throughout the few years-old university building. Indeed, emergency responders had to begin work to minimize equipment damage by suctioning floodwater 5 cm (nearly 2 in.) deep on the fourth floor. Damage extended all the way to the ground floor. Some 300 occupants of the building present at the time of the explosion were evacuated safely. The full extent of the financial damage caused remains to be seen.
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