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Friday, August 5, 2022 at 6:24:17 AM
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Table of Contents (15 articles)
NORTH PRESTON COMMUNITY CENTRE EVACUATED THURSDAY
Tags: Canada, public, release, response, water_treatment
SHELTER IN PLACE LIFTED IN SOUTH CHARLESTON
Tags: us_WV, public, release, response, bleach, chlorine
HONOLULU UTILITY FINDS CHEMICAL IN RED HILL MONITORING WELL
Tags: us_HI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, gasoline, jet_fuel, petroleum
SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS HAMPER ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE BERLIN FOREST FIRE
Tags: Germany, public, explosion, response, bomb
FIVE WORKERS INJURED IN FIRE AT SURAT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
WHARTON CHEMICAL PLANT CATCHES FIRE OVERNIGHT, REIGNITES AFTER BEING EXTINGUISHED
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
INITIAL TESTING SHOWS NO CONTAMINATION OF HURON RIVER; SAMPLING TO CONTINUE ‰?? THE OAKLAND PRESS
Tags: us_MI, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
FRANCE: EXPLOSION AT GUNPOWDER CHEMICAL PLANT INJURES 8
Tags: France, industrial, explosion, injury, explosives, flammables
TRUCK HAULING THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF GAS OVERTURNED IN NASHVILLE
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, response, gasoline
UMASS SCIENCE BUILDING EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL INCIDENT
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
NATICK LABORATORY SAFETY: WHERE DO PROPOSED REGULATIONS STAND?
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, discovery, environmental
A YEAR AFTER THE EXPLOSIONS IN CHEMPARK LEVERKUSEN THE DANGER REMAINS
Tags: Germany, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
FIRE & POLICE UNITS RESPOND TO THE HOLLAND AQUATIC CENTER FOR CHEMICAL RELEASE
Tags: us_MI, public, release, injury, bleach
RESIDENTS URGED TO AVOID HURON RIVER AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL IN WATERSHED
Tags: us_MI, industrial, release, response, water_treatment
CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAMINATES DAVAO RIVER AFTER TRUCK MISHAP
Tags: Philippines, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
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NORTH PRESTON COMMUNITY CENTRE EVACUATED THURSDAY
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/halifax-area-community-centre-evacuated-thursday-due-to-potential-hazmat-issue-1.6014789
Tags: Canada, public, release, response, water_treatment
A community centre in North Preston, N.S., was evacuated on Thursday afternoon as a precaution after an incident at a water treatment plant.
The city of Halifax says a mechanical malfunction with a crane happened at the Lake Major water treatment plant around 2:15 p.m., creating a potential HAZMAT issue.
Halifax Water and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews evacuated the children who were attending day camps and day cares at the North Preston Community Centre.
The city says the mechanical issue with the crane, and potential HAZMAT issue, was fixed by 3:45 p.m.
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SHELTER IN PLACE LIFTED IN SOUTH CHARLESTON
https://wchstv.com/news/local/shelter-in-place-lifted-in-south-charleston
Tags: us_WV, public, release, response, bleach, chlorine
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) ‰?? A chlorinated dry bleach spill prompted a temporary shelter-in-place Thursday morning in Kanawha County.
A decomposing 30-gallon drum chlorinated dry bleach was spilled at Clearon in South Charleston early Thursday sparking the shelter-in-place, according to county officials.
The order was lifted just before 7 a.m., about 30 minutes after it was issued.
Officials said a light haze and smell of chlorine could be near the spill during the morning hours.
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HONOLULU UTILITY FINDS CHEMICAL IN RED HILL MONITORING WELL
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Honolulu-utility-finds-chemical-in-Red-Hill-17353162.php
Tags: us_HI, industrial, follow-up, environmental, gasoline, jet_fuel, petroleum
HONOLULU (AP) ‰?? The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said Thursday it has detected a small amount of a chemical naturally occurring in coal, crude oil and gasoline in a monitoring well near a Navy fuel storage facility that spilled jet fuel last year.
The utility said in a news release it found ‰??very low levels‰?? of the chemical, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It said it shared its data with the state Department of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and both agencies agree these low levels are not expected to cause any health effects. Still, they agreed the situation needs attention and continued monitoring, the utility said.
The Board of Water Supply said the discovery heightens its concern that fuel spilled from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is migrating through the aquifer located under the tank farm.
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SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS HAMPER ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE BERLIN FOREST FIRE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/04/series-of-explosions-hamper-attempts-to-tackle-berlin-forest-fire?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Tags: Germany, public, explosion, response, bomb
Repeated explosions have prevented firefighters in Berlin from reaching a blaze in a forest to the south-west of the city that started at a police munitions site used to store second world war bombs.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning after unexploded ordinance was accidentally detonated, according to the Berlin police.
The forest, in the well-to-do Grunewald district of the German capital, is popular with city dwellers, from swimmers to dog walkers.
The fire took hold in an area about 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) in size. Approximately 100 firefighters are at the site, but were unable to get within 1,000 metres to the flames because of a series of explosions triggered by the heat.
The Berlin fire brigade said drought-like conditions had already made the forest susceptible to fire. An unprecedented number of forest fires elsewhere across Germany also means there is a shortage of fire-fighting helicopters to tackle the blaze.
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FIVE WORKERS INJURED IN FIRE AT SURAT FOOD PROCESSING PLANT
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/five-workers-injured-in-fire-at-surat-food-processing-plant-1132676.html
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
Five workers were injured in a fire triggered by a blast in the laboratory of a food processing plant in Surat city in Gujarat on Wednesday, an official said.
The incident occurred at around 5 am in the quality control laboratory of the Euro India Fresh Foods unit located in the Ichhapore industrial area, a fire department official said.
"A blast at the laboratory caused a fire, leaving five workers present in the factory injured. They were admitted at different hospitals," said Fire Officer SS Suthar.
The blaze was brought under control by two fire tenders, he said. As per the preliminary investigation, the fire was caused due to gas leakage and spark, said Suthar.
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WHARTON CHEMICAL PLANT CATCHES FIRE OVERNIGHT, REIGNITES AFTER BEING EXTINGUISHED
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Wharton-chemical-plant-catches-fire-overnight-17348129.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Flames that burned for nearly eight hours overnight at a Wharton, Texas chemical manufacturing plant reignited Wednesday morning, according to a KHOU 11 report.
The fire initially began around 10 p.m. Tuesday night at the facilities of Prime Eco Inc., a manufacturer of oil drilling and fracking solutions and materials. ABC 13 reported large smoke clouds were seen before the blaze followed by two loud booms and engulfing flames. The blaze led to a shelter-in-place order for residents living near the facility and the closing of a stretch of State Highway 60. Residents sheltering in place were asked to turn off their air conditioning and close their fireplace dampers.
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INITIAL TESTING SHOWS NO CONTAMINATION OF HURON RIVER; SAMPLING TO CONTINUE ‰?? THE OAKLAND PRESS
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/08/03/initial-testing-shows-no-contamination-of-huron-river-sampling-to-continue/
Tags: us_MI, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
A state agency sampled nine locations of the Huron River on Wednesday, Aug. 3, a day after a chemical spill was announced, with results expected on Thursday.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said results of the first two tests, taken Tuesday at the mouth of Norton Creek and on the Huron River just downstream from Norton Creek, did not detect the presence of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen.
The chemical was released from Tribar Technologies, an automotive supplier in Wixom, causing EGLE and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to recommend that people and pets not swim, wade, play in or drink water from the Huron River between North Wixom Road in Oakland County and Kensington Road in Livingston County.
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FRANCE: EXPLOSION AT GUNPOWDER CHEMICAL PLANT INJURES 8
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/france-explosion-gunpowder-chemical-plant-injures-87878519
Tags: France, industrial, explosion, injury, explosives, flammables
PARIS -- An explosion Wednesday at a French plant that produces a component of gunpowder injured eight people, one of them seriously, local officials in southwest France said.
The plant located in the town of Bergerac specializes in making nitrocellulose, a highly flammable chemical compound.
Jean-Charles Jobart, the deputy prefect of Bergerac, said the cause of the explosion was ‰??obviously internal‰?? to the plant but that there would be an investigation to pinpoint it
The explosion caused a fire, and about 60 firefighters were deployed to the site and extinguished the blaze by Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Bergerac Mayor Jonathan Prioleaud told French news channel BFM TV that the plant was ‰??fully secured‰?? and no more hazards were expected.
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TRUCK HAULING THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF GAS OVERTURNED IN NASHVILLE
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/truck-hauling-thousands-of-gallons-of-gas-overturned-in-nashville
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, response, gasoline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) ‰?? A tanker truck carrying between 4,000 to 8,000 gallons of gasoline overturned Tuesday evening in Nashville after colliding with a tractor-trailer.
Multiple agencies responded to the collision at Whites Creek Pike and Sycamore Creek Road around 6:35 p.m., according to Nashville Fire Department.
Officials for NFD tweeted that the Pleasant View Fire Department, Cooperstown Police Department, Nashville Emergency Operations, Nashville Police Department and Hazmat crews with the Nashville Fire Department all responded to the scene. The crews at the scene grounded the trailer and were preparing to offload the fuel from the overturned truck.
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UMASS SCIENCE BUILDING EVACUATED AFTER CHEMICAL INCIDENT
https://www.gazettenet.com/Hazmat-47449212
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
AMHERST ‰?? Firefighters called in a hazardous materials response Monday to a University of Massachusetts building after a fire alarm was pulled in response to a chemical reaction.
‰??The operation went well,‰?? Fire Chief Tim Nelson said Tuesday, noting that no one was hurt.
Nelson said the alarm came in at approximately 5:30 p.m., and that the Fire Department responded to the UMass physical sciences building on North Pleasant Street.
After arriving, the captain on the scene, Capt. Stephen Gaughan, determined that hazmat should be called in, a call that Nelson confirmed was the correct one.
After approximately 20 occupants had left the building or had been evacuated, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts District 4 Regional Hazmat Response Team entered.
‰??It turns out it was a chemical that‰??s water reactive,‰?? Nelson said.
Nelson said the reaction occurred in a container and the team isolated the chemical before determining that there was no threat.
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NATICK LABORATORY SAFETY: WHERE DO PROPOSED REGULATIONS STAND?
https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/08/02/natick-ma-laboratory-safety-where-proposed-regulations-stand/10201913002/
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, discovery, environmental
NATICK ‰?? With a bronze BioReady rating from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council and several life sciences companies already in operation, Natick isn‰??t exactly unprepared for new laboratories.
Still, health and safety officials have found room for improvement.
More:Natick's Neiman Marcus may become research and development site. Neighbors have questions
The town is in the process of developing local policies to regulate and permit labs, fueled by debate surrounding a proposal to redevelop the Natick Mall‰??s Neiman Marcus site into a research and development facility.
In May, neighbors raised concerns that the new facility may include a lab, questioning the potential public health impacts.
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A YEAR AFTER THE EXPLOSIONS IN CHEMPARK LEVERKUSEN THE DANGER REMAINS
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/08/02/expl-a02.html
Tags: Germany, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
One year ago, on July 27, 2021, one of the German chemical industry‰??s worst industrial accidents in recent history occurred at Chempark Leverkusen, north of Cologne. Seven workers died in the explosion of a tank farm for the disposal of chemical waste. The bodies of two workers killed in the accident were recovered immediately. Five were initially considered missing. The seventh fatality was only discovered several days later.
The bereaved families, the wives and children of the workers who lost their lives, have suffered greatly, exacerbated by the fact that the cause of the accident has still not been fully clarified and responsible parties at the company have not been held accountable.
One woman widowed in the previous year‰??s catastrophe told the Rheinische Post, ‰??I feel a part of me has been amputated.‰?? Her husband was working the early shift the day of the accident. The couple, with a young daughter, had been happy. They had bought a house and had dreams and plans. The disaster at the chemical park operator Correnta plunged them and other families into an abyss.
The question torments those affected as well as workers in the Chempark: how could the disaster have happened, and who is to blame? ‰??I sincerely hope that those responsible are held accountable. Even if it doesn't bring our loved ones back,‰?? the widowed mother told the Rheinische Post. But she is only put off by the company and told that it will still take time. Moreover, her lawyer, she says, had not yet been given access to relevant files.
Chempark, with sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld, is one of the largest chemical parks in Europe. At the end of 2016, around 48,000 people were employed by some 70 companies and service providers located there. These include the Bayer chemical group and many of its spinoffs. Currenta is the company operating the Chempark. The company belonged to Bayer as the Industry Services division until 2007. Bayer held a majority stake in Currenta until three years ago. Then the Australian financial investor Macquarie took over the majority of the company.
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FIRE & POLICE UNITS RESPOND TO THE HOLLAND AQUATIC CENTER FOR CHEMICAL RELEASE
https://whtc.com/2022/08/02/fire-police-units-respond-to-the-holland-aquatic-center-for-chemical-release/
Tags: us_MI, public, release, injury, bleach
HOLLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) ‰?? The fire services division was dispatched to the Holland Aquatic Center located at 550 Maple Avenue at 11:57 a.m. on Monday, August 2 for a chemical spill in the building.
Upon arrival, responding units found that the building was being evacuated and at least three people were complaining of some minor respiratory irritation.
These individuals were taken to Holland Hospital.
Firefighters conducted an entry to the building to determine that all occupants were evacuated and to further assess the source of the spill. It was determined that a small amount of sanitizer, identified as sodium hypochlorite, which is a liquid, was being offloaded into a bulk container in the pump room located inside the building.
Authorities believe that a small amount of the product, which is offloaded by pump, became vaporized into the air allowing it to move throughout building.
There was no spill of free liquid in this space.
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RESIDENTS URGED TO AVOID HURON RIVER AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL IN WATERSHED
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/residents-urged-to-avoid-huron-river-after-chemical-spill-in-watershed
Tags: us_MI, industrial, release, response, water_treatment
FOX 2 - Health and environmental officials are warning of a hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River watershed Tuesday afternoon, which originated from a company in Wixom.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is recommending all people and pets avoid contact with the Huron River water between North Wixom Road in Oakland County and Kensington Road in Livingston County. This includes Norton Creek downstream of the Wixom Wastewater Treatment Plant (Oakland County), Hubbell Pond (also known as Mill Pond in Oakland County) and Kent Lake (Oakland and Livingston counties).
Residents in Monroe, Oakland, Livingston, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties are being cautioned following a release of hexavalent chromium to the Wixom Sewage Treatment Facility from Tribar Manufacturing in Wixom. The sewer feeds the Wixom wastewater treatment plant, which discharges to the Huron River system.
According to the release EGLE was notified at 3:21 p.m. Monday by Tribar that it had released several thousand gallons of a liquid containing 5% hexavalent chromium into the sewer system.
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CHEMICAL SPILL CONTAMINATES DAVAO RIVER AFTER TRUCK MISHAP
http://davaotoday.com/main/environment/chemical-spill-contaminates-davao-river-after-truck-mishap/
Tags: Philippines, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
DAVAO CITY, Philippines ‰?? The waters in Davao River and its tributary Suawan River was found by authorities to be contaminated after a trailer truck carrying hazardous chemical fell 50 feet off a cliff in Barangay Suawan in Marilog District late Monday, August 1.
Retired PCol. Alfredo Baluran, chief of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), said the truck contained ‰??caustic soda‰??, a chemical usually used in cleaning bathrooms, during an interview with the Davao City Disaster Radio.
Caustic soda or Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), according to ChemicalSafetyFacts.org, is ‰??a highly versatile substance used in a variety of manufacturing processes. Sodium hydroxide is a co-product of chlorine production.‰??
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