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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 7:15:42 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: CHEMICAL SECURED AFTER HAZMAT INVESTIGATION IN EASLEY
Tags: us_SC, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
PRESIDENT: ‰??NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMES AT BERGEN COUNTY COLLEGE AFTER FUMES OVERCOMES FOUR WORKERS INSIDE BUILDING‰??
Tags: us_NJ, education, release, injury, cleaners, grease
HAZMAT SITUATION IN ST. LOUIS SENDS 2 PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_MO, transportation, release, injury, ammonia
CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE DRUGS FOUND AS CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE IN MANSFIELD, POLICE SAY
Tags: us_MA, public, fire, response, illegal, clandestine_lab
TANKER DISABLED BY FIRE OFF PORTUGAL, 2 CREW DIED ‰?? MARITIME BULLETIN
Tags: Portugal, transportation, fire, death, unknown_chemical
OPERATIONS BACK TO NORMAL AT GATINEAU HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL SCARE
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, cleaners
OIL SPILL PROBE FROM VESSEL BUNKERING OPERATION IN ALGOA BAY CONTINUES
Tags: South_Africa, transportation, release, response, diesel, oils
OTTAWA HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO GATINEAU HOSPITAL FOR CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, cleaners
AIRPORT'S PFAS PLAN GOES TO DNR
Tags: us_WI, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: CHEMICAL SECURED AFTER HAZMAT INVESTIGATION IN EASLEY
https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/emergency-management-chemical-secured-after-hazmat-investigation-in-easley/article_4fb325ae-4cb7-11ec-a17d-37270501b3be.html
Tags: us_SC, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
EASLEY, SC (FOX Carolina)- Pickens County Emergency Services said secured the chemical found in a recently purchased building near Main Street
Officials said while a construction company was trying to remodel the building, they found a safe from the 1920s that had a device to prevent tampering or theft. According to officials, this security device contained a glass vial filled with a liquid that is an inhalation hazard.
According to officials, there is no immediate threat to the public.
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PRESIDENT: ‰??NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUMES AT BERGEN COUNTY COLLEGE AFTER FUMES OVERCOMES FOUR WORKERS INSIDE BUILDING‰??
https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/president-normal-operations-resumes-bergen-county-college-after-fumes-overcomes-four
Tags: us_NJ, education, release, injury, cleaners, grease
Local and county hazmat officials have cleared and secured a Bergen County building where four workers were overcome by fumes Tuesday.
The incident happened around 4 p.m. inside the Pitkin Education Building just off Paramus Road.
Addressing the campus in a statement, Bergen County Community College President Dr. Eric M. Friedman confirmed that the building has been cleared and secured. However, it will remain closed this evening for all classes, activities and operations.
Dr. Friedman said Pitkin will reopen tomorrow morning for normal operations.
President Freidman shared his account of the incident in the following statement:
‰??This afternoon, a contractor conducted a routine cleaning of a drain in Bergen Pizza. The cleaner reacted with trapped food/grease and created a localized chemical reaction.
Four College employees in close proximity inhaled the chemical reaction and are currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.
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HAZMAT SITUATION IN ST. LOUIS SENDS 2 PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/hazmat-situation-st-louis-west-park-avenue/63-68e319b4-05f9-4397-8a40-1b1fffa790e2
Tags: us_MO, transportation, release, injury, ammonia
ST. LOUIS ‰?? Two people were taken to a hospital with chemical burns after a hazmat situation in St. Louis Tuesday morning.
The situation unfolded at around 8 a.m. in the area of West Park Avenue, which is in the Cheltenham neighborhood just south of Forest Park.
St. Louis Fire Department officials told 5 On Your Side a worker with a trucking company had a problem closing a valve on a tank that contained ammonia. The valve released ammonia and caused the worker to be overcome by the fumes.
After fire crews arrived at the scene, the worker was taken to a hospital for chemical burns and other injuries.
While two firefighters attempted to close the valve on the tank, at least one of them was exposed to the chemical on his gear. He also suffered chemical burns and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE DRUGS FOUND AS CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE IN MANSFIELD, POLICE SAY
https://www.wcvb.com/article/hazmat-crews-responding-to-report-of-chemicals-inside-mansfield-home/38330802
Tags: us_MA, public, fire, response, illegal, clandestine_lab
MANSFIELD, Mass. ‰??
Hazmat crews responded Tuesday to the scene of a fire at a home in Mansfield, where chemicals used in the manufacturing of illegal drugs were found, police said.
Firefighters were called just before 2 a.m. to the home at 48 Stearns Avenue.
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Upon arrival of fire crews, all occupants were out of the house uninjured and there was a fire in a bedroom on the second floor of the home.
The fire was quickly knocked down. During the initial investigation for the cause of the fire, fire investigators found chemicals and related items that were being used to manufacture methamphetamine, State Police said.
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TANKER DISABLED BY FIRE OFF PORTUGAL, 2 CREW DIED ‰?? MARITIME BULLETIN
http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/11/23/tanker-disabled-by-fire-off-portugal-2-crew-died/
Tags: Portugal, transportation, fire, death, unknown_chemical
Fire broke out in engine room of product tanker CHEMICAL MASTER at night Nov 22 off Portugal coast, Atlantic. Two crew were badly injured and medevaced by Portugal Air Force helicopter, they‰??ve been transferred to hospital but unfortunately, died, reportedly in the morning Nov 23. Tanker is disabled, adrift, with 2 Portugal Navy ships nearby, monitoring situation. Situation unclear, it is not known if crew managed to extinguished fire ‰?? most probably, engine room is sealed with firefighting system being switched on. Understood towage pending, tanker is en route from Haifa Israel to Amsterdam.
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OPERATIONS BACK TO NORMAL AT GATINEAU HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL SCARE
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/operations-back-to-normal-at-gatineau-hospital-after-chemical-scare
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, cleaners
A partial evacuation was ordered in the Gatineau Hospital on Monday night after the accidental release of an unnamed ‰??dangerous‰?? material.
In a release late Monday evening, Gatineau firefighters said chemicals used in the laundry operation came into contact and produced noxious fumes at about 7 p.m.
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There were no injuries in the incident, according to both firefighters and the hospital administration.
Hazardous materials specialists from Ottawa Fire Services were called to the scene for assistance.
The situation was declared under control at 9:40 p.m.
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OIL SPILL PROBE FROM VESSEL BUNKERING OPERATION IN ALGOA BAY CONTINUES
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/oil-spill-probe-from-vessel-bunkering-operation-in-algoa-bay-continues-20211123
Tags: South_Africa, transportation, release, response, diesel, oils
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment along with the SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) are still investigating an oil spill that occurred during a vessel bunkering operation in Algoa Bay, the Eastern Cape, last week.
In a joint statement, the department and Samsa said a small amount of emulsified heavy fuel oil, commonly known as tar balls, had washed ashore along the beach between Hougham Park and the Sundays River. Around 80l of fuel entered the sea.
"A service provider has been appointed to remove the tar balls, samples were collected and submitted to Samsa to determine if the oil is from this incident," the statement added.
To date four birds, among them three Cape gannets and an African penguin, were found to be contaminated by oil and have been captured. The birds are being cared for by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
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OTTAWA HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO GATINEAU HOSPITAL FOR CHEMICAL LEAK
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-hazmat-team-called-to-gatineau-hospital-for-chemical-leak-1.5677144
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, cleaners
GATINEAU, QUE. -- Hazardous materials crews from Ottawa were called to the Gatineau Hospital Monday following a chemical leak in the laundry area.
In a release, the CISSS de l'Outaouais said that the Gatineau fire department had the situation under control and no one was hurt, but teams from Ottawa were also called in to help.
All hospital services remain functional and no other area was affected by this incident. The laundry area has been isolated.
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AIRPORT'S PFAS PLAN GOES TO DNR
https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/news/21247569/airports-pfas-plan-goes-to-dnr
Tags: us_WI, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
Nov. 19‰??EAU CLAIRE ‰?? Chippewa Valley Regional Airport intends to sample groundwater and soil on its property early next year as part of an investigation into PFAS chemical contamination in nearby city wells.
The Eau Claire airport's hired consultant, AECOM Technical Services, submitted its recommended plan for investigating suspected PFAS contamination on Friday to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
That plan was required by the state agency after the DNR sent a letter in early August to the airport, stating that firefighting foam used there is a suspected contributor to PFAS found in Eau Claire's municipal wellfield.
Upon receipt of AECOM's site investigation work plan, the DNR has 60 days to review and respond with suggested changes or approval to it.
Charity Zich, airport manager, said the work plan includes locations at the airport property where firefighting foam, which is known to contain PFAS chemicals, was used or suspected to be used. Those spots are located just off the main runway, and the plan recommends analyzing soil samples from there and drilling small wells to collect groundwater for testing.
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