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Table of Contents (8 articles)
43 KILLED IN FIRE AT BANGLADESH CHEMICAL CONTAINER DEPOT: REPORT
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, explosion, death, peroxide
HOW WILDFIRES CAN CONTAMINATE DRINKING WATER
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, benzene, styrene, toluene, xylene
MULTIPLE AGENCIES RESPOND TO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CALL AT LYNNWOOD HOTEL
Tags: us_WA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
12 DEAD IN FIRE AT HAPUR FACTORY THAT ‰??PRODUCED FIRECRACKERS ILLEGALLY‰??: ‰??SAW PEOPLE WITH BURNS JUMPING INTO DRAINS‰??
Tags: India, industrial, fire, death, fireworks
DEEPAK NITRITE: DEEPAK NITRITE ‰??ASSESSING‰?? IMPACT OF FIRE
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
VISAKHAPATNAM GAS LEAK 178 PEOPLE AFFECTED MANY FALL UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFER VOMITING CM ORDERS PROBE
Tags: India, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL PLANT REVIEWING OPERATION PROCEDURES AFTER GAS LEAK
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, response, phosphorus_trichloride
AN UPDATE ON THE CHEMICALS BURNED IN THE NOX-CRETE FIRE
Tags: us_NE, public, follow-up, environmental, naphtha
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43 KILLED IN FIRE AT BANGLADESH CHEMICAL CONTAINER DEPOT: REPORT
https://morungexpress.com/43-killed-in-fire-at-bangladesh-chemical-container-depot-report
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, explosion, death, peroxide
Dhaka, June 5 (PTI) A massive fire and a series of subsequent explosions at a private chemical container depot in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 49 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 450 others, officials said on Sunday, as firefighters were still struggling to put out the blaze.
According to doctors, the toll could rise further as many of the injured people were being treated with severe burns. The firefighters backed by army troops were yet to enter deep down the blast site to douse the fire nearly 23 hours after the fire broke out on Saturday.
"The fire was caused by chemicals including hydrogen peroxide, making the situation difficult, fire service chief Brigadier General Mohammad Mainuddin told reporters at the scene where the firefighters were trying to extinguish the blaze amid intermittent explosions since Saturday evening.
The official expected the firefighters to put out the blaze and halt the explosions by tonight.
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HOW WILDFIRES CAN CONTAMINATE DRINKING WATER
https://cen.acs.org/environment/water/wildfires-contaminate-drinking-water/100/i20
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, benzene, styrene, toluene, xylene
In November 2018, a wildfire blazed through Paradise, California, a town of 26,000 in the forested foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Flames raged for more than 2 weeks, killing 85 people and incinerating many of the buildings, making the Camp Fire, as it was called, the state‰??s deadliest and most destructive wildfire.
Related: Benzene found in the water supply of fire-ravaged Paradise, California
After the fire was extinguished, residents who wanted to return home and start rebuilding their lives were dealt another blow: testing revealed toxic levels of benzene, a carcinogen, in the drinking-water system. New research implicates plastic pipes as a key source of contamination.
Immediately after the fire, the Paradise Irrigation District, which supplies the town‰??s water, didn‰??t know how the pipes became contaminated, how to clean them up, or how to safeguard the system against future fires. So it asked environmental engineer Andrew Whelton, who leads Purdue University‰??s Healthy Plumbing Consortium and Center for Plumbing Safety, to launch an investigation.
Most immediately, the district wanted to know how to get rid of the benzene. But it turned out that this was far from the only volatile organic compound (VOC) in the water system.
There‰??s never a silver bullet with hazard mitigation.
Jenna Tilt, social scientist, Oregon State University
The state asked the testing laboratory for only the benzene results of its gas chromatography analysis. But Whelton asked for all the results and saw so many contaminants that ‰??the chromatograph lit up like a Christmas tree,‰?? he says. Other VOCs in Paradise‰??s water included naphthalene, styrene, toluene, and xylenes. ‰??You need to know how to look for unknowns,‰?? Whelton says. ‰??The state didn‰??t know what questions to ask‰??it‰??s a gap in policy.‰??
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MULTIPLE AGENCIES RESPOND TO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CALL AT LYNNWOOD HOTEL
https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2022/06/04/hazardous-material-lynnwood-220604/
Tags: us_WA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 4, 2022 ‰?? The Lynnwood Police and several fire agencies responded to a 9-1-1 hazardous material call at approximately 11:42 a.m. today. The first responders have isolated the hazard and turned it over to the Washington State Department of Ecology.
The Lynnwood Times was told that the incident is contained and that no one in the hotel is in danger.
According to Leslie Hynes with South County Fire, other agencies responding to the call were Everett Fire, Marysville Fire, and Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue. Some hotel occupants were briefly evacuated.
Sgt. Blakely of the Lynnwood Police Department told the Lynnwood Times that currently no one is in custody and the person who rented the room has yet to return.
‰??The cleaning crew went in to clean the room and saw stuff that didn‰??t look right,‰?? Sgt. Blakely said.
Extended Stay America in Lynnwood, located at 3021 196th St SW, provides long-term stays for business travelers, students, tourists, and those relocating to the area.
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12 DEAD IN FIRE AT HAPUR FACTORY THAT ‰??PRODUCED FIRECRACKERS ILLEGALLY‰??: ‰??SAW PEOPLE WITH BURNS JUMPING INTO DRAINS‰??
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/six-killed-in-boiler-explosion-at-factory-in-ups-hapur-7952787/
Tags: India, industrial, fire, death, fireworks
Twelve people died and 13 people were injured in a factory fire at Uttar Pradesh‰??s Hapur Saturday afternoon, according to the police. As per preliminary investigation, the factory had allegedly been manufacturing fireworks illegally, even though a license had been taken to manufacture electronics.
The factory is located at an Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) site in Hapur‰??s Dhaulana area. More than 20 fire tenders were rushed to the site, officials said. Most of the deceased were labourers working at the plant.
Sub-inspector Sandeep Kumar of Dhaulana police station and chowki in-charge, UPSIDC, said they received information around 2:30 pm. ‰??We rushed to the spot. We found eight bodies inside the factory which were completely charred. Another four people succumbed to their injuries in the hospitals where they were taken. Currently the injured are admitted at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, Sushila Multi-speciality Hospital in Ghaziabad and Meerut Medical.‰??
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DEEPAK NITRITE: DEEPAK NITRITE ‰??ASSESSING‰?? IMPACT OF FIRE
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/deepak-nitrite-assessing-impact-of-fire/articleshow/91994659.cms
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, injury, unknown_chemical
Vadodara: The management of Deepak Nitrite Ltd said on Friday that the company is assessing the impact of the fire at its plant in Nandesari-GIDC. The company said in its official statement that an incident of fire occurred in the warehouse of its manufacturing site.
A portion of Deepak Nitrite‰??s chemical manufacturing facility in the Nandesari GIDC was engulfed by a major fire on Thursday evening. Seven workers were hospitalised after inhaling smoke, while some 700 people living in the vicinity of the factory were shifted to safer places.
‰??Our emergency response team, with the support of local authorities and companies around Deepak Nitrite Limited brought the fire under control within a couple of hours. There has been no casualty, and few people are being given first aid treatment,‰?? the company said.
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VISAKHAPATNAM GAS LEAK 178 PEOPLE AFFECTED MANY FALL UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFER VOMITING CM ORDERS PROBE
https://www.india.com/news/india/visakhapatnam-gas-leak-140-people-affected-many-fall-unconscious-suffer-vomiting-porus-laboratories-andhra-pradesh-cm-jagan-reddy-orders-probe-5431696/
Tags: India, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
New Delhi: At least 178 people fell ill on Friday after a toxic gas leak was reported at a laboratory in Atchutapuram in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. Visuals from the site showed many women workers lay unconscious on the ground owing to toxic gas leakage from Porus laboratories Pvt Ltd company in Visakhapatnam‰??s Atchutapuram.Also Read - Over 87 Female Workers Fall Sick Due To Gas Leakage In Visakhapatnam, Condition Stable Now
The affected people have been shifted to the hospital and they are under medical observation. ‰??All people affected due to gas leakage have been shifted to the hospital. The reasons behind the leakage are yet to be ascertained,‰?? Lakshman Swami, Visakhapatnam District Fire Officer, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. Also Read - Telangana Formation Day: All You Need To Know About Telangana's History
Andhra Pradesh | All 140 people affected due to gas leakage have been shifted to the hospital. The reasons behind the leakage are yet to be ascertained: Lakshman Swami, District fire Officer pic.twitter.com/kGXtLBCmHA
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CHEMICAL PLANT REVIEWING OPERATION PROCEDURES AFTER GAS LEAK
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/chemical-plant-reviewing-operation-procedures-after-gas-leak/
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, response, phosphorus_trichloride
The German-owned Lanxess chemical plant in Charleston is investigating why a highly toxic gas leaked last week at the trouble-plagued facility. The release occurred at 1:30 p.m. on May 24 at the plant just north of Charleston‰??s Rosemont community in the Neck Area.
In Rosemont, problems at the plant raised concern among residents who recall a June 17, 1991, explosion at what was then known as the Albright & Wilson chemical plant. The massive explosion killed nine workers and injured dozens. More recently, a chemical leak and fire on Nov. 28, 2019, required Rosemont residents to take shelter in their home and shut down Interstate 26.
During the May 24 incident, workers were clearing out lines when a leak of phosphorus trichloride occurred in a secondary containment building, according to a company statement.
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AN UPDATE ON THE CHEMICALS BURNED IN THE NOX-CRETE FIRE
https://fox42kptm.com/news/local/an-update-on-the-chemicals-burned-in-the-nox-crete-fire
Tags: us_NE, public, follow-up, environmental, naphtha
OMAHA, Neb. (FOX 42 KPTM) ‰?? The Nox- Crete chemical fire filled the air near downtown Omaha with a balloon of black smoke Monday night.
Since then many people have expressed concerns over their health especially those who were within the evacuation zone.
Nox- Crete has since filed an environmental concern report with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.
The Douglas County Health Department sent a notice Wednesday to hospitals and health clinics about those chemicals and the kinds of health effects people could be feeling.
‰??Usually with acute smoke inhalation the symptoms appear fairly rapidly some additional symptoms take a few hours to experience such as headaches or dizziness but the respiratory symptoms are fairly quick to come on usually if they exposure is mild they will resolve on their own but other times they need our intervention,‰?? said Dr. Erika Rothgeb a Physician at Think Healthcare.
DCHD said inhalation injuries are possible after the fire.
Here are symptom to look for: headaches, coughing, and skin, eye, or breathing issues.
"Unfortunately we don‰??t know long term affects because we don't know all of the chemicals involved we are starting to learn about some of the chemicals involved in this fire," said Dr. Erika Rothgeb.
According to the DCHD notice the chemicals they know about so far from the fire are mineral spirits, naphtha, and acid, nos, none of which are deadly.
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