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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (19 articles)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:06:50 -0400
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 6:06:37 AM
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Table of Contents (19 articles)
HAZMAT SITUATION DEVELOPS AFTER BOAT CATCHES FIRE IN SACRAMENTO RIVER BENEATH I-80 BRIDGE ' CBS SACRAMENTO
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, diesel
CLEANUP UNDERWAY ON RECYCLETRONICS WASTE SITE IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY
Tags: us_IA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
PROPANE FUELS FIRE AT CO-OP
Tags: us_IA, industrial, fire, response, propane
4 SUBANG JAYA STUDENTS SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER INHALING GAS
Tags: Malaysia, laboratory, release, injury, natural_gas
CHEMICAL LEAK HAPPENS ON MERRITT BOULEVARD
Tags: us_CT, industrial, release, response, hvac_chemicals
POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT SWIMMING POOL: NC FIREFIGHTERS
Tags: us_NC, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
GAINESVILLE HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS CHEMICALS ON US 301
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, pool_chemicals
LOCKHART CHEMICAL CO. ISSUED CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AS SPILL CLEAN-UP CONTINUES IN FLINT
Tags: us_MI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS REGION RESPOND TO 'LARGE FREON LEAK' AT COSTCO
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, freon
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO SMOLDERING EQUIPMENT IN SPRINGFIELD
Tags: us_IL, industrial, fire, response, runoff
ABQ RESEARCH LAB FINED OVER MONKEY DEATHS
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL LEAK LEADS TO MAJOR HAZMAT RESPONSE IN DORAL
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
FERTILIZER SPILL CLOSES OLD MISSION PENINSULA ROAD MUCH OF SATURDAY
Tags: us_MI, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED AFTER EMERGENCY SITUATION AT LIME PLANT MINE IN GILES COUNTY
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, death, other_chemical
CLEAN UP EFFORTS CONTINUE FOLLOWING ON OIL SPILL ON FLINT RIVER
Tags: us_MI, public, follow-up, environmental, oils
2 MEN CHARGED IN FATAL FIREWORKS EXPLOSION THAT KILLED 4
Tags: us_MO, public, explosion, death, fireworks
3 HOSPITALIZED, SEVERAL EVACUATED FROM POOL IN ASHEVILLE AFTER POSSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION
Tags: us_NC, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
BEIJING AND SHANGHAI LAUNCH INSPECTIONS OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL COMPANIES AFTER FIRE AT SHANGHAI ETHYLENE GLYCOL PLANT
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_glycol, pharmaceutical
CARDIFF BAY CHEMICAL LEAK: THREE IN HOSPITAL AS PUBLIC TOLD TO CLOSE WINDOWS AND DOORS
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
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HAZMAT SITUATION DEVELOPS AFTER BOAT CATCHES FIRE IN SACRAMENTO RIVER BENEATH I-80 BRIDGE ' CBS SACRAMENTO
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/06/21/sacramento-river-boat-fire/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, diesel
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ' A boat fire in the Sacramento River has turned into a hazmat situation beneath the I-80 bridge late Tuesday afternoon.
The boat, which the Sacramento Fire Department said is privately owned, was docked along the side of the river when it caught fire, putting up heavy smoke in the area. The boat, named the All-American, is likely to sink and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has been made aware, officials said.
The fire department said a hazmat crew was called to the scene as fuel from the boat was leaking into the water.
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CLEANUP UNDERWAY ON RECYCLETRONICS WASTE SITE IN SOUTH SIOUX CITY
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/cleanup-underway-on-recycletronics-waste-site-in-south-sioux-city/article_a0302f9d-dad9-595e-92d2-c07472a7af8e.html
Tags: us_IA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
SIOUX CITY -- Federal contractors have begun cleaning up tons of hazardous leaded glass illegally stored in South Sioux City and in rural Akron, Iowa, by a now-defunct recycling business owned by a former Sioux City councilman.
On Tuesday, workers with an excavator and skid loader continued to remove an estimated 3.38 million pounds of crushed glass and other waste from 2301 G St., where the waste had been stored outdoors in totes for at least five years. Removal began June 13.
Work at the Akron site also has begun.
The cleanup projects, which are being overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are being done through the federal Superfund program, which enables the agency to clean up contaminated sites. According to EPA documents, cleanup of the South Sioux City site is estimated at nearly $1.4 million.
Cleanup of 8.4 million pounds of glass stored in cardboard boxes packed to the rafters inside a 9,000-square-foot building at an Akron farm is estimated to cost more than $1.9 million, EPA documents show.
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PROPANE FUELS FIRE AT CO-OP
https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2022/06/propane-fuels-fire-at-co-op/
Tags: us_IA, industrial, fire, response, propane
OTHO ' A propane-fueled fire that produced flames visible from U.S. Highway 169 destroyed a machine at the NEW Cooperative facility on 250th Street west of Otho Tuesday evening.
Damage was limited to that machine, and no one was hurt.
The fire was extinguished after firefighters from the regional hazardous materials team at the Fort Dodge Fire Department closed a valve that was open and allowing propane to feed the flames.
The fire was reported at about 6 p.m.
The burning machine was right next to a roughly 18,000-gallon propane tank. Firefighters initially concentrated on keeping that tank from igniting.
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4 SUBANG JAYA STUDENTS SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER INHALING GAS
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/06/21/4-students-sent-to-hospital-after-inhaling-gas-at-school-lab/
Tags: Malaysia, laboratory, release, injury, natural_gas
KUALA LUMPUR: Four students suffered nausea and dizziness after they were believed to have inhaled gas from a leaking bunsen burner at SRK USJ 14 in Subang Jaya near here.
Selangor fire and rescue department director Norazam Khamis said the incident happened at 1.20pm when the Year 5 pupils were conducting experiments in the school laboratory.
He said the four students were sent to Shah Alam Hospital and all of them were reported to be in stable condition.
He said fire rescue personnel were sent to the school to ensure the school was safe and the environment free from leaking gas.
In a separate incident, Norazam said an 18-year-old teenager was injured in a gas explosion at a restaurant in Jalan Bidara, Saujana Utama 3, Sungai Buloh, near here, at 12.30pm yesterday.
He said a cooking gas leak was believed to have caused the explosion and a small fire which destroyed 30% of the premises.
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CHEMICAL LEAK HAPPENS ON MERRITT BOULEVARD
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Firefighters-respond-to-chemical-spill-in-Trumbull-17256602.php
Tags: us_CT, industrial, release, response, hvac_chemicals
TRUMBULL ' Trumbull firefighters were called to a chemical leak at a local building Tuesday morning, according to the Long Hill Fire Department.
Maintenance personnel at a building on Merritt Boulevard reported a chemical leaking from a pump that feeds a cooling tower on the roof. One person who was near the leak experienced eye and throat irritation, Fire Chief Alex Rauso Jr. said in an email.
After Trumbull firefighters responded around 11 a.m., they requested that the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team to come to the scene, Rauso said.
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POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT SWIMMING POOL: NC FIREFIGHTERS
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article262718477.html
Tags: us_NC, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
Two children were rushed to the hospital after a possible chemical exposure at a North Carolina swimming pool, officials said.
An adult also received medical care after a 'caller reported people having difficulty breathing and difficulty speaking between breaths' on Saturday, June 18, according to the Asheville Fire Department.
At about 1:40 p.m., firefighters in the mountain tourist town arrived at the scene of the potential 'hazardous materials incident.' While at a pool on Resort Drive, crews started to treat eight patients and worked on decontamination efforts, officials said.
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GAINESVILLE HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS CHEMICALS ON US 301
https://www.wcjb.com/2022/06/21/gainesville-hazmat-team-cleans-chemicals-us-301/
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, pool_chemicals
HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - A vehicle crash on US 301 caused chemicals to spill on the highway in the Island Grove area.
Traffic was blocked on the roadway near Hawthorne for about an hour Tuesday morning after two vehicles collided. One of the vehicles was carrying pool cleaning chemicals.
The Gainesville Fire Rescue HazMat team along with Alachua County Fire Rescue crews responded to contain the spill.
The team worked with the Alachua County EPA on definitive Mitigation.
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LOCKHART CHEMICAL CO. ISSUED CEASE AND DESIST ORDER AS SPILL CLEAN-UP CONTINUES IN FLINT
https://nbc25news.com/news/local/lockhart-chemical-co-issued-cease-and-desist-order-as-spill-clean-up-continues-in-flint
Tags: us_MI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
FLINT, Mich. ' Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley has announced that an order to cease operations has been issued to Lockhart Chemical Company as the investigation continues into a spill in the Flint River.
Neeley says that the cease-and-desist order will remain in place until Lockhart complies with all orders by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS REGION RESPOND TO 'LARGE FREON LEAK' AT COSTCO
https://patch.com/new-york/portchester/firefighters-across-region-respond-large-freon-leak-costco
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, freon
PORT CHESTER, NY ' A developing major hazmat situation at a Westchester County Costco has emergency officials asking people to avoid the area.
Just after 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, the Port Chester Fire Department responded to the Costco on Westchester Ave. on a report of smoke in the structure. The first units to arrive quickly determined it was not smoke from a fire at the scene, but that there was a large freon leak on the 2nd floor.
Fire officials said the cause of the leak is being investigated, and emergency crews are still operating at the scene.
Firefighters from Mamaroneck, Rye Brook , Purchase, Town of Mamaroneck, Village of Mamaroneck, West Harrison, Valhalla and Westchester County hazmat teams are supporting Port Chester FD at the scene of the chemical leak. Con Edison teams also responded to the call.
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HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO SMOLDERING EQUIPMENT IN SPRINGFIELD
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/hazmat-team-responds-to-smoldering-equipment-in-springfield
Tags: us_IL, industrial, fire, response, runoff
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) ' A Hazmat team was called in Saturday morning due to toxic gases and runoff from a smoldering fire.
Springfield firefighters were called around 8:41 a.m. to 1100 Stevenson Drive.
Arriving crews found a piece of equipment that was smoldering approximately 10 feet from a storage silo.
The Springfield Fire Department said the piece of equipment was described by the employees as a filter that collects plastic out of the water that flows through it.
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ABQ RESEARCH LAB FINED OVER MONKEY DEATHS
https://www.abqjournal.com/2509878/abq-lab-fined-over-monkey-deaths.html
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
An Albuquerque research laboratory was fined $6,200 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in connection with the deaths of two monkeys.
Lovelace Biomedical, formerly Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, was found to have violated the Animal Welfare Act in the deaths of two macaques in 2019, according to a USDA citation and notification of penalty issued last month.
One of the monkeys died during a face-mask inhalation procedure after it wiggled its arms out of restraints and got entangled in the equipment, according to the citation.
The other macaque was found dead in its enclosure with five other monkeys. The primate was dehydrated, had little to no visceral fat and an overall thin body composition. After the death, the facility raised potential compatibility issues between the same group of monkeys, according to a USDA inspection report.
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CHEMICAL LEAK LEADS TO MAJOR HAZMAT RESPONSE IN DORAL
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/doral-chemical-leak-hazmat-response/
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
DORAL ' Several Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews were called out Monday afternoon to the scene a major hazmat situation in Doral.
The fire department received a call at 1 p.m. of an unknown chemical leaking from a compressed gas tank connected to a truck.
It turned out it was such a hazardous material that it required the highest level alert and crews in full hazmat gear.
Fire rescue would only say it was some sort of product used in manufacturing.
The driver of truck and another person helping offload it began complaining of symptoms. Both were transported to a local hospital.
Four others were close enough to the substance to require decontamination.
Crews were able to identify and isolate the hazardous material, and the leak was contained inside the building.
"The building was evacuated as well as surrounding building," explained Division Chief Marc Shavers. "But we were able to identify with our meter reader that the chemical has not left the building, so it's not outside in the air, it's staying within the building."
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FERTILIZER SPILL CLOSES OLD MISSION PENINSULA ROAD MUCH OF SATURDAY
https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/fertilizer-spill-closes-old-mission-peninsula-road-much-of-saturday
Tags: us_MI, transportation, release, response, ag_chems
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An early morning crash Saturday between a car and tractor resulted in a fertilizer chemical spill across a highly traveled road on Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse County.
Center Road was closed at the intersection of Island View Road until 3 p.m. Saturday.
Environmental crews were called in to help neutralize the chemicals.
Peninsula Township Fire Chief Fred Gilstorff said the crash happened around 5:45 a.m.
The tractor was pulling a sprayer filled with fertilizer for crops.
"The sprayer holds about 300 gallons of water and chemicals for spraying,' Gilstorff said. 'So, nearly all of it was spilled, but like I said we had it contained to a certain spot, so now they're just vacuuming off the residual water and will clean the layer of soil around it."
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ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED AFTER EMERGENCY SITUATION AT LIME PLANT MINE IN GILES COUNTY
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/06/20/crews-responding-emergency-situation-lime-plant/
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, death, other_chemical
GILES COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: According to the Giles County Sheriff's Office, one person is dead and another is injured. First responders received a 911 call around 4 p.m.
Upon their arrival, they were told that an excavator had been engulfed by materials inside the mine entrapping someone inside the cab of the equipment. The operator was killed. The cab of equipment had been knocked on its side and engulfed by the materials inside the mine.
Another worker sustained minor lime chemical burns from attempting to rescue the equipment operator. That individual was treated and released by EMS at the scene. Both individuals are employees of Gillmann Services Inc., a contractor that is operating at the facility. All other mine personnel were safe and accounted for.
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CLEAN UP EFFORTS CONTINUE FOLLOWING ON OIL SPILL ON FLINT RIVER
https://localnews8.com/news/2022/06/19/clean-up-efforts-continue-following-on-oil-spill-on-flint-river/
Tags: us_MI, public, follow-up, environmental, oils
FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) ' Officials say that cleanup efforts continue following an oil spill in the Flint River.
The leak was first reported Wednesday. State investigators confirmed Friday that the source of the Flint River oil spill came from the Lockhart Chemical Company.
So far, recovery is going well, according to Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. Swanson said if crews continue working as they are, response teams could scale back operations as soon as Sunday.
A county wide no contact order with the river remains in place. Residents should not fish, boat or swim in the Flint River from Stepping Stone Falls to the Genesee County Line.
Genesee County Board Chairman Domonique Clemons said he is grateful for the joint effort.
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2 MEN CHARGED IN FATAL FIREWORKS EXPLOSION THAT KILLED 4
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/2-men-charged-in-fatal-fireworks-explosion-that-17251979.php
Tags: us_MO, public, explosion, death, fireworks
BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) ' Two men were charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were assembling fireworks in a garage.
St. Louis County prosecutors say 37-year-old Terrell Cooks and 43-year-old Seneca Mahan made fireworks and directed younger people on how to load the canisters and attach a fuse for lighting. They would then sell the fireworks to others. Neither Cooks nor Mahan had a license to make or sell fireworks.
Cooks and Mahan are each with three counts of second-degree murder and several other charges in Friday's explosion near the town of Black Jack. They were charged before a fourth victim died Saturday.
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3 HOSPITALIZED, SEVERAL EVACUATED FROM POOL IN ASHEVILLE AFTER POSSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTION
https://abc17news.com/cnn-regional/2022/06/19/3-hospitalized-several-evacuated-from-pool-in-asheville-after-possible-chemical-reaction/
Tags: us_NC, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) ' A possible reaction between chemicals in a private pool in Asheville sent several to the hospital over the weekend for evaluation.
A spokesperson for Asheville Fire Department (AFD) says crews responded to a pool at 27 Resort Drive, Asheville Racquet Club, around 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 for a 'possible hazardous materials incident.'
'The dispatcher stated caller reported people having difficulty breathing and difficulty speaking between breaths,' Public Information Officer Kelley Klope wrote in an email to News 13.
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BEIJING AND SHANGHAI LAUNCH INSPECTIONS OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL COMPANIES AFTER FIRE AT SHANGHAI ETHYLENE GLYCOL PLANT
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202206/1268489.shtml
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, ethylene_glycol, pharmaceutical
Emergency authorities in China's two metropolises, Beijing and Shanghai, decided to carry out citywide inspections of hazardous chemical companies from Sunday to identify potential risks, after a fire caused by a dangerous chemical explosion in Shanghai.
The fire broke out Saturday morning at an ethylene glycol plant area operated by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of China's largest state-owned petrochemical enterprise Sinopec, killing one person and injuring another slightly.
There was a loud explosion followed by a pungent smell, before the whole plant was engulfed in black smoke, local media quoted residents nearby as saying.
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company on Sunday expressed deep condolences to the victims of the fire and expressed deep sympathy to the injured and the families of the victims, as cleanup work is underway.
The inspections mainly involve dangerous chemical manufacturers, oil depots, gas stations in key areas, chemical companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and other operators with storage facilities, Beijing emergency authorities said in a statement.
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CARDIFF BAY CHEMICAL LEAK: THREE IN HOSPITAL AS PUBLIC TOLD TO CLOSE WINDOWS AND DOORS
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-cardiff-bay-chemical-leak-27274318
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Three people have been taken to hospital due to reports of a chemical leak at Cardiff Bay today.
Emergency services and an onsite engineer resolved a "small scale gas release" at Queen Alexandra Dock shortly after 11am.
There is no ongoing risk to the public and three workers were transferred to hospital for "precautionary checks", reports Wales Online.
A spokesman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "At approximately 1050 today, 19th June 2022 we responded to a report of a chemical incident at Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff.
"We mobilised a number of fire appliances and specialist crews from Cardiff Central, Whitchurch, Maindee, Pencoed, Penarth and New Inn.
"The incident was a small scale gas release, which was resolved with the assistance of an onsite engineer.
"Three workers have been transferred to hospital for precautionary checks.
"South Wales Police and Welsh Ambulance Service were also on scene. There is no ongoing risk to members of the public in the area."
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