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BBC NEWS - TWO HOSPITALISED IN MANCHESTER CHEMICAL SPILL, http://w ww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12899030

Two people were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene after a chemical incident in Manchester.

Fire crews were called to The Alchemist bar in Spinningfields at 0143 BST following reports of a substance giving off furmes.

Greater Manchester Ambulance Service said two people with asthma were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties.

All four people affected were employees of the bar.

A Greater Manchester Fire Service spokesperson said it was suspected the fumes were caused by an accidental mixing of two heavy duty cleaning agents in the kitchen.

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BBC NEWS - KIDDERMINSTER WORKERS HURT IN SEALINE CHEMICAL SPILL, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-12892541

Three workers have been hurt in a chemical spill at a boat building company in Worcestershire.

It is thought that two chemicals reacted in a drum and splashed workers at Sealine International in Kidderminster, the fire service said.

West Midlands Ambulance crew treated two men and a woman for breathing problems caused by the toxic vapours on Monday morning.

Environmental protection officers decontaminated the area.

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service station commander Chris White said the workers were not too "seriously affected".

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MT. HOPE HIGH EVACUATED FOR CHEMICAL SPILL, http://www.eastbayri. com/detail/142024.html

BRISTOL/WARREN - An art class mishap turned into a 20 minute interruption, with fire, rescue and police responding to Mt. Hope High School at 12:15 p.m. in response to a chemical spill. The spill, it turned out, was a small container of mineral spirits used to clean a student=92s paint brush in art class.

A student in Room F124 accidentally knocked a small glass jar that contained two or three ounces of mineral spirits to the floor, breaking the jar, causing its contents to collect in a small puddle on the floor. As the student began cleaning up the spilled liquid with paper towels, an unidentified person pulled an alarm and the building was evacuated.

Following protocol, and not immediately knowing the nature of the spill, three fire trucks, one rescue and a medic truck, as well as police were dispatched to the school.

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1 BURNED IN FLASH FIRE AT GALLATIN INDUSTRIAL PLANT, http://www.tennessean.com/art icle/20110329/GALLATIN01/110329070/1-burned-flash-fire-Gallatin-industrial -plant

One person was injured in a flash fire at Hoeganaes Corporation on Airport Road in Gallatin, a plant that produces powdered metal products, according to the Gallatin Fire Department. This is the second such flash fire at the facility since January.

First responders were dispatched to the scene at 2 p.m.

One person sustained burns in the accident and was transported to a nearby hospital, according to fire department officials.

The identity of the person burned, the severity of the injuries and the hospital to which the person was transported have not been released as of Tuesday evening.

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THE HIMALAYAN TIMES : BLAZE IN PHARMA FACTORY INJURES 6 WORKERS - DETAIL NEWS : NEPAL NEWS PORTAL, http://www.thehi malayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Blaze+in+pharma+factory+injures+6 +workers&amp;NewsID=281782

CHITWAN: Six workers have been injured when a fire broke out due to chemical leakage at a pharmaceutical factory at Yagyapuri in Bhatarpur-6 of Chitwan district on Tuesday.

According to witnesses, fire and smoke had broken out at Live Care and Agri Care medicine production unit when raw materials for two different medicines came in contact.

All the injured have been admitted to Chitwan Medical College in Bharatpur for treatment. The condition of three injured is reported to be critical.

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POLICE FIND MAN DEAD IN VEHICLE WITH =93CALL HAZMAT=94 SIGNS ON WINDWS, http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/March/29/Kelly_obit-029Mar11 .htm

IRVINGTON - Irvington Police became suspicious when they received a report of a vehicle on Osceola Avenue near Havermeyer Road Monday evening with signs in the windows that read =93CALL HAZMAT.=94

When they got there, they found a man, unconscious, slumped over in the front seat of a locked Jeep Liberty. Officers detected a strong chemical order coming from the vehicle and observed a container with a blue liquid.

They recognized the signs as being consistent with someone who is trying to commit suicide through the use of chemicals.

The Irvington Fire Department, Irvington Ambulance Corps, Westchester County Department of Public Safety and county Department of Emergency Services were called to the scene. As a precaution, nearby residents were asked to voluntarily evacuate the area.

After a short investigation, the vehicle was opened and the dead body of a man, identified as John Kelly, 24, was recovered, Police Chief Michael Cerone said.

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CHEMICALS FOUND IN VEHICLE USED FOR METH PRODUCTION | CHRISD.CA, http://www.chrisd.ca/blog/37413/hazmat-chemicals-st-norbert-winnipeg/

Winnipeg firefighters and members of the hazmat team removed several containers of suspicious chemicals Tuesday morning from a vehicle in St. Norbert.

Police pulled over a four-door sedan Monday night on Pembina Highway near Grandmont Boulevard after observing it driving in an erratic manner.

Police discovered the vehicle in question has lapsed insurance. The 27-year-old male driver was believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance and place into custody.

A further search of the vehicle revealed large cylinders and plastic bottles in the trunk of the car. Police say the items found were consistent with a methamphetamine production.

Traffic in the area was affected for several hours as police investigated. The sedan was parked in a roped off area in the parking lot of the Mac=92s convenience store.

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FIRE SAFELY EXTINGUISHED AT PAVEMENT COMPANY - DETROIT LOCAL NEWS STORY - WDIV DETROIT, http://ww w.clickondetroit.com/news/27357466/detail.html

TROY, Mich. -- A small fire broke out Tuesday morning at a Troy building belonging to a pavement painting company.
A spokesman for P.K. Contracting on Barrette Road said a solvent in a paint mixture caught fire but was quickly extinguished. There was no damage to a the building or injuries to any employees.

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CHEMICAL SPILL CLEARED IN MATTHEWS - CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/29/218 1444/chemical-spill-cleared-in-matthews.html

No injuries were reported Tuesday morning in a chemical spill at a Matthews apartment complex, police say.

The spill was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the Bexley Apartments, in the 12800 block of Vinings Creek Drive. That is off East John Street, near the Interstate 485 interchange.

A spokeswoman for Matthews police said the spill happened in a storage building near the apartments' swimming pool, and the leak was confined to the building.

Charlotte's Hazmat team was called to help the Matthews Fire Department, but the chemical vapors had dissipated by the time crews arrived.

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THREE FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPOND TO LAB MISHAP | STUDENT LIFE, http://www.studlife.com/n ews/facilities-and-construction/2011/03/30/three-fire-departments-respond- to-lab-mishap/

A mishap with a reaction experiment in an environmental nanochemistry laboratory of Brauer Hall brought at least nine fire trucks to the northeast of campus Tuesday afternoon.
No one was injured and, according to fire department officials at the scene, damage was negligible.

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Matt Mitgang | Student Life
Deputy Fire Chief Michael Arras (left) speaks with a firefighter outside Brauer Hall early Tuesday afternoon. Three fire departments responded to a possible chemical leak in one of the building=92s laboratories.

When the reaction, carried out in a microwave inside of a fume hood, started smoking, the student performing the experiment phoned the Washington University Police Department, which called 911.
Michael Arras, deputy fire chief for the city of St. Louis, said that the accident was quickly contained and repercussions were minimal.

=93[There was] a little bit of dry powder, but that=92s about it; other than that, it was contained,=94 Arras said.

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POSSIBLE CHEMICAL LEAK AT YMCA IN NORTHEAST LINCOLN, http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_27d57b00-79ea -5971-adcf-aba8a123e2a3.html

Part of a north-Lincoln YMCA was evacuated Monday morning after someone smelled an unusual concentration of chlorine.
Hazardous materials crews responded to the YMCA at 2601 N. 70th St., around 11:30 a.m.
An employee was fixing a pool pump when some chemicals leaked, according to Battalion Chief Jeanne Pashalek.
The man was taken to the hospital for minor inhalation and has since been released, she said.

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TWO IN HOSPITAL AFTER TOXIC CHEMICAL LEAK IN KIDDERMINSTER (FROM KIDDERMINSTER SHUTTLE), http://www.kidderminst ershuttle.co.uk/news/local/8936896.Two_in_hospital_after_toxic_chemical_le ak_in_Kidderminster/

TWO people have been taken to hospital and a whole workforce evacuated after a toxic chemical leak at a factory in Kidderminster.

Employees of Sealine on Whitehall Road fled the building when an alarm sounded after a skin irritant was spilt at about 11.20am.

Two people were stripped and washed down at the scene by the ambulance hazardous area response team, before being taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital as minor casualties.

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BCLOCALNEWS.COM - NOXIOUS VAPOUR CLOUD TRIGGERS ALARM BELLS IN WEST VANCOUVER, http://www.bclocal news.com/news/118803969.html

A noxious white vapour cloud set off alarm bells at a North Shore grocery store this past weekend.

Crews from West Vancouver Fire and Rescue were called to the 1600 block of Marine Drive shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday (Mar. 27) after toxic fumes triggered the store's automatic detection system.

After arriving at the scene, fire crews evacuated the building and gathered the store's night crew inside a fire engine.

Investigators determined the white cloud filling the store was a chemical known as Forane R507 =97 commonly used in refrigeration compressors.

In large doses the chemical, which was spraying from a disconnected supply hose, can compromise heart function and cause central nervous system disorders.

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MOBILE METH LAB FOUND ON TRAFFIC STOP - JOURNAL ADVOCATE, h ttp://www.journal-advocate.com/sterling-local_news/ci_17701050< /div>

STERLING -- A Logan County Sheriff's Office traffic stop lead to the discovery of chemicals and waste used in the production of methamphetamine Thursday. Shannon E. Ederer, 31, was arrested on charges of unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamines -- criminal attempt, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while under suspension.
Ederer was contacted at C.R. 33 and Highway 14 for speeding. After further investigation a search warrant was issued for the vehicle. Suspicious items were located inside the vehicle and later identified as chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
Trained members of the Eastern Colorado Plains Drug Task Force and the Sterling Fire Department were called out to assist the LCSO in processing the materials. After processing, a hazardous waste disposal company collected the materials for proper destruction.

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CONTROLLED EXPLOSION CARRIED OUT AT TERENURE SCHOOL | IRISH EXAMINER, http://www.examiner.ie/breaking news/ireland/controlled-explosion-carried-out-at-terenure-school-499013.ht ml

An Army Bomb Disposal Team were called to Stratford College in Terenure, Dublin today following a dangerous chemical being found in the school laboratory. 

The team arrived on scene at 2.55pm and removed a quantity of the chemical 2.4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine, which can become unstable over time, from the school grounds. 

The chemical was removed to a nearby green area where a controlled explosion was carried out.

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DOOR BLOWN OFF IN EXPLOSION, POSSIBLE METH LAB - KATV CHANNEL 7 - THE SPIRIT OF ARKANSAS:, http://www.katv .com/Global/story.asp?S=14336490

LITTLE ROCK - Some residents of a west Little Rock apartment complex woke up to the sound of an explosion Monday morning, police say it's the result of a homemade meth lab.

The explosion blew a door off the apartment at the Napa Valley Apartment complex, 501 Napa Valley Drive.

No one was injured in the blast, but the tenant of the apartment, Emily Henderson, 39, was charged with manufacturing meth and maintaining a drug premise.

Police say they are looking for a second male suspect in the case.

Chemical used in manufacturing the drug were removed from the apartment.  The explosion did not damage surrounding apartments.

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AMMONIA LEAK FORCES WORKERS TO EVACUATE - PORTLAND NEWS STORY - KPTV PORTLAND, http://www.kptv.com /news/27347706/detail.html

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Hazmat crews sealed up an ammonia leak at Reser=92s Fine Foods early Monday morning.
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue got the report of the ammonia leak on Southwest Jenkins Road in Beaverton around 2 a.m. Thirty-five employees had to evacuate the plant while emergency crews worked to seal the spill.
Crews shut down the road between 153rd and 158th streets while they worked. The road is now back open. No one was hurt.

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FIRE BREAKS OUT IN SOUTH CITY HOME AFTER MAN DUMPS METH CONTENTS DOWN DRAIN | KMOV.COM | ST. LOUIS NEWS, MISSOURI NEWS &AMP; BREAKING NEWS | KMOV.COM | NEWS FOR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Suspected-meth-lab-b ust-in-south-St-Louis-118817834.html

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - A man living in south St. Louis suspected of manufacturing meth is now in custody.

Police say while they suspected the man was making meth, they had not collected enough evidence for a search warrant. 

However, they came into contact with the man Monday night and he proceeded to go inside the house to dump the questionable contents down the drain.
Those contents caught fire.

This happened in the 3900 block of Schiller Place, near Grand and Bates.

Firefighters initially treated the incident as a hazmat scene.


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