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Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 5:54:03 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS LIFTED AFTER FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACILITY IN THE KATY AREA, FIRE MARSHAL SAYS
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, response, bleach
HAZMAT CREWS ON SCENE OF AMMONIA SPILL JUST EAST OF FORT DODGE
Tags: us_IA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
UPDATE: MAIN STREET RAMP TO NB-75 IS REOPENED ' WHIO TV 7 AND WHIO RADIO
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
WACO FIREFIGHTERS, HAZMAT TEAM RESPOND TO 18-WHEELER FIRE
Tags: us_TX, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT SITUATION CAUSED BY CHLORINE SPILL IN OWINGS MILLS
Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, chlorine
EXPLOSION DUE TO WEAKNESS IN HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
Tags: Bangladesh, public, follow-up, environmental
TWO PETROL TANKERS CATCH FIRE AT ONCE IN ANAMBRA
Tags: Nigeria, transportation, fire, response, gasoline
UPL AND DURBAN RESIDENTS MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME, 11 MO...
Tags: South_Africa, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
JAIPUR: FIRE IN CHEMICAL FACTORY; 700 LPG CYLINDERS SHIFTED FROM GODOWN CLOSE BY
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, butane, gas_cylinders, propane
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VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS LIFTED AFTER FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACILITY IN THE KATY AREA, FIRE MARSHAL SAYS
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/07/02/hazmat-alert-fire-marshals-call-for-voluntary-evacuation-of-some-katy-residents-after-chemical-leak/
Tags: us_TX, public, follow-up, response, bleach
KATY, Texas ' Officials say a voluntary evacuation has been lifted for some residents in the Katy area after a chemical leak was reported on Saturday.
According to the Waller County Fire Marshal's Office and Office of Emergency Management, the leak began in the 29700 block of Goynes Road.
The Office of Emergency Management says the chemical that was spilled out was Sodium Chlorite, which is bleach.
Crews with the Waller County Fire Department called for the voluntary evacuation within a .5-mile radius of the location.
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HAZMAT CREWS ON SCENE OF AMMONIA SPILL JUST EAST OF FORT DODGE
https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2022/07/hazmat-crews-on-scene-of-ammonia-spill-just-east-of-fort-dodge/
Tags: us_IA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
Hazmat crews are currently working on a suspected anhydrous ammonia spill on Old Highway 20 (D-20) east of Quail Avenue (P-59) outside Fort Dodge. A large white cloud can be seen from half a mile away. Drivers are urged to avoid the area until the spill is contained and cleaned up. D-20 is closed between Racine Avenue and P-59.
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UPDATE: MAIN STREET RAMP TO NB-75 IS REOPENED ' WHIO TV 7 AND WHIO RADIO
https://www.whio.com/news/crime-and-law/hazmat-crews-scene-jackknifed-semi-dayton/U6MIQZBTSRFLTCEBA7FZ7WUYAA/
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
The ramp from Main Street to northbound Interstate 75 is back open following an earlier crash involving a jackknifed semi.
Hazmat crews are on scene of a jackknifed semi on the ramp from northbound Interstate 75 to State Route 4 Tuesday morning, according to the Montgomery County Dispatch.
The crash happened around 7:55 a.m. in Dayton.
It caused a fuel spill and crews have shut down the ramp from Main Street to Northbound 75, dispatchers tell News Center 7.
No one was hurt, dispatchers say.
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WACO FIREFIGHTERS, HAZMAT TEAM RESPOND TO 18-WHEELER FIRE
https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/waco-firefighters-hazmat-team-respond-to-18-wheeler-fire
Tags: us_TX, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
WACO, TX ' Waco firefighters and the hazmat team are on-scene of an 18-wheeler fire and fuel leak Thursday morning.
According to Waco Fire, the fire is in the 4200 block of E. Loop 340, the east and northbound sides.
Traffic is down to one lane in the area, but appears to be moving smoothly.
We're working to learn more about the circumstances of this crash.
It's not clear right now whether anyone was hurt.
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HAZMAT SITUATION CAUSED BY CHLORINE SPILL IN OWINGS MILLS
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/hazmat-situation-caused-by-chlorine-spill-in-owings-mills
Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, chlorine
OWINGS MILLS, Md. ' Baltimore County Fire is on the scene of a hazmat situation in Owings Mills.
Hazmat crews and the Maryland Department of the Environment are cleaning up a a liquid chlorine spill in the 10500 block of Red Run Blvd.
According to officials, the spill was caused by a malfunctioning pool pump.
There are no injuries reported and no threat to community at this time.
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EXPLOSION DUE TO WEAKNESS IN HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/explosion-due-to-weakness-in-management-of-hazardous-materials
Tags: Bangladesh, public, follow-up, environmental
Weaknesses in the management of hazardous materials, including chemicals, led to the devastating explosion at the BM Depot in Sitakunda, Chattogram. This was revealed in the inquiry committee report of the Chittagong Port Authority.
The report stated that containers with hazardous materials, including chemicals, were stored alongside containers containing garments and other export items. If the hazardous materials had been kept separately, there would not have been so many deaths. Even if these containers had been shifted to safety when the smoke first appeared, the situation wouldn't have gone out of control.
According to the inquiry report, there were matchboxes lying here and there in the depot. The officers in charge of safety and security cannot avoid responsibility. While there were fire extinguishers at the depot, there were no fire hydrants to supply water. There were also no adequately trained people at the depot to extinguish the fire. Had there been trained people, the situation could have been bravely handled.
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TWO PETROL TANKERS CATCH FIRE AT ONCE IN ANAMBRA
https://247ureports.com/2022/07/two-petrol-tankers-catch-fire-at-once-in-anambra/
Tags: Nigeria, transportation, fire, response, gasoline
Two petrol tankers, on Sunday, caught fire in Amansea, Anambra State.
The Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State Command, CC Adeoye Irelewuyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Awka.
The statement reads: 'At about 1700hrs of today 03-07-2022, Anambra State Fire Service, Awka, Nigeria received a distress call of fire outbreak in two (2) petrol tankers of 33,000 litres opposite At Anthony's Catholic Church, Amansea.
'Immediately, we deployed our fire truck and Firefighters to the fire scene and fought the fire to standstill with our chemical foam compound and there was no loss of life.
'The avoidable fire outbreak emanated during the trans-loading of the petrol from the faulty tanker to another tanker without the presence of Fire Service to be on standby. The mistake of the pump operator caused the fire outbreak.
'The road is now free for motorists to move on.
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UPL AND DURBAN RESIDENTS MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME, 11 MO...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-07-03-upl-and-durban-residents-meet-for-the-first-time-11-months-after-cornubia-chemical-fire/
Tags: South_Africa, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
Nigh on a year after the Cornubia toxic chemical blaze, the UPL agrochemicals group has held its first face-to-face meeting with local community and business groups in Durban 'to explore how both parties can work together' to address the aftermath of the chemical spill on the human and natural environment.
For eleven months, the Indian-owned chemical giant has engaged with the public mostly via its lawyers, mailbox pamphlets or media statements posted on the company's website ' steadfastly spurning public meetings or direct talks with a 26-member interim 'multi-stakeholder forum' established at the request of the national and provincial environment department heads, Barbara Creecy and Ravi Pillay.
Finally, on June 30, UPL senior company managers and legal representatives sat down with community forum members in Durban, essentially to talk about future talks during a 'frank and cordial exchange of views'.
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JAIPUR: FIRE IN CHEMICAL FACTORY; 700 LPG CYLINDERS SHIFTED FROM GODOWN CLOSE BY
https://www.firstpost.com/india/jaipur-fire-in-chemical-factory-700-lpg-cylinders-shifted-from-godown-close-by-10865811.html
Tags: India, industrial, fire, response, butane, gas_cylinders, propane
Jaipur: A fire broke out in a chemical factory in a densely populated area in Jaipur on Sunday, but it was put out with the help of 15 fire tenders before it could reach a LPG cylinder godown close by, officials said.
Police said the chemical factory is in Brahmpuri area, and as fire started, around 700 cooking gas cylinders were shifted to safety from the godown.
The chemical factory was being operated illegally, chief fire officer Devendra Meena said.
The fire was controlled in time otherwise a major incident could have happened, he said.
The fire has been controlled now, and the matter is being investigated, the police said.
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