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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:15:04 AM

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2 DUMP TRUCKS COLLIDE, BLOCK RACCOON VALLEY RD. | WBIR.COM
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, injury, diesel

HAZMAT SITUATION AT SOUTH TOLEDO BUSINESS : NEWS : TOLEDOONTHEMOVE.COM
Tags: us_OH, waste, fire, response, unknown_chemical

BIG RIG CRASHES INTO SA RIVER - SAN ANTONIO & TEXAS NEWS STORY - 
KSAT SAN ANTONIO
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, environmental, diesel

FIVE PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT LIVERPOOL RESTAURANT 
- CRIME - NEWS - LIVERPOOL LEADER
Tags: Australia, other, release, injury, unknown_chemical

CARS COVERED IN POWDER AT GAS STATION | WWLP.COM
Tags: us_MA, other, release, response, dust

UI LAB EVACUATED BRIEFLY FOR GAS LEAK | NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Tags: us_IL, laboratory, release, response, silane

EMPLOYEES EVACUATED AFTER FREON PROBLEM | NEWS-GAZETTE.COM
Tags: us_IL, other, release, response, freon

EXPLOSION AT SINOPEC PLANT - GLOBALTIMES
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical

WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE - TELEGRAM.COM - WALMART VIDEO LEADS 
POLICE TO TEEN SUSPECTS IN HOMEMADE BOMB CASE
Tags: follow-up

INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE AT ALUMINUM PLANT - 
LOUISVILLE NEWS STORY - WLKY LOUISVILLE
Tags: us_KY, industrial, explosion, injury, aluminum_dust

SALMONELLA OUTBREAK LINKED TO LABORATORIES | THE SAFETY ZONE
Tags: follow-up

3 INJURED IN FRIDLEY INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION | KARE11.COM
Tags: other, explosion, injury, nitric_acid, us_mn

KINDEL FURNITURE GUTTED BY FIRE
Tags: us_MI, industrial, fire, response, flammables

SEMI-TRUCK WRECKS NEAR WOLF LAUREL OVER 100 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IS 
DISCHARGED | THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES | CITIZEN-TIMES.COM
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, environmental, corrosives, diesel

EXPLODED FIRE EXTINGUISHER LIKELY SUPPRESSED GARAGE FIRE | EASTERN IOWA 
NEWS NOW
Tags: us_IA, other, fire, response, fire_extinguisher

CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHED
Tags: Canada, industrial, fire, response, paints

TANKER OVERTURNS ON EXPRESSWAY - THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tags: India, transportation, discovery, response, solvent

CHEMICAL LEAKS AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI - LOCAL NEWS - BAY OF PLENTY TIMES
Tags: New, Zealand, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid

FIRE IN RESOURCE CENTRE | TWEED NEWS | LOCAL NEWS IN TWEED | DAILY NEWS
Tags: Australia, waste, fire, response

CALEDONIA FIREFIGHTERS CONTAIN CHEMICAL SPILL - CALEDONIA, WI PATCH
Tags: us_WI, other, release, response, ammonia

AMMONIA LEAK IN SOUTHWEST ICELAND - ICELAND REVIEW ONLINE
Tags: Iceland, industrial, release, response, ammonia

EXPLOSION, FIRE HURT TWO AT ECKART ALUMINUM - FOX41.COM LOUISVILLE NEWS 
KENTUCKY INDIANA NEWS WEATHER SPORTS
Tags: us_KY, industrial, explosion, injury, aluminum_dust

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2 DUMP TRUCKS COLLIDE, BLOCK RACCOON VALLEY RD. | WBIR.COM, 
http://www.wbir.com/news/article/169277/2/2-Dump-trucks-collide-block-Racc
oon-Valley-Rd
Tags: us_TN, transportation, release, injury, diesel

Two people went to the hospital overnight following a head-on collision 
between two dump trucks in Knox County.

Rural-Metro says the accident happened just before 2:30 a.m. on Raccoon 
Valley Road near the Anderson County line.

Crews had to call in the heavy rescue squad in order to get one of the 
drivers out. He went to UT Medical Center via Lifestar. 
An ambulance took the other driver to the hospital.

Authorities on the scene say both men did not have any life threatening 
injuries.

Right now Racoon Valley Road is closed in both directions as a result of 
the accident.

They hope to have the road back open by 7:00 a.m.

The trucks were owned by the same company, which was doing some 
over-night road repair work on Interstate 75 near Emory Road.

Hazmat was called in because close to 150 gallons of diesel fuel was 
spilled into a near-by creek.

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HAZMAT SITUATION AT SOUTH TOLEDO BUSINESS : NEWS : TOLEDOONTHEMOVE.COM, 
http://www.toledoonthemove.com/news/story.aspx?id=616348
Tags: us_OH, waste, fire, response, unknown_chemical

     Toledo fire crews were called out to a hazmat situation at a 
business on Toledo's south side.  Around midnight, crews responded to a 
small fire at Brent Industries, in the 29 hundred block of South Avenue. 
 Brent Industries is a material disposal company.   

     After putting out the fire, crews discovered several 55 gallon 
drums leaking an unknown material.  The leaks were quickly contained, 
and no one was injured.  There were also no reports of anyone being 
evacuated from the area.  The cause of the fire is still under 
investigation. 

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BIG RIG CRASHES INTO SA RIVER - SAN ANTONIO & TEXAS NEWS STORY - 
KSAT SAN ANTONIO, http://www.ksat.com/news/27838416/detail.html
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, environmental, diesel

SAN ANTONIO -- A big rig crashed into the San Antonio River near 
Interstate 10 and Probandt on Tuesday morning.
 

San Antonio fire officials said the driver lost control of the big rig 
when he tried to avoid a multi-vehicle crash and went down an embankment 
and into the river.
Special Operations Chief Jonathan Jones, with the San Antonio Fire 
Department, said 300 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the river.
"The hazmat team responded and was able to contain the spill," said 
Jones. "We've already had the state out here. They've evaluated it."

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FIVE PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AT LIVERPOOL RESTAURANT 
- CRIME - NEWS - LIVERPOOL LEADER, 
http://liverpool-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/five-people-in-hospit
al-after-exposure-to-chemical-at-liverpool-restaurant/
Tags: Australia, other, release, injury, unknown_chemical

FIVE people have been taken to hospital after exposure to an unknown 
chemical at a Thai restaurant in Liverpool this afternoon.

Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to the Northumberland St 
restaurant about 3pm after three staff members became sick.

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They were treated at the scene for the effects of the unknown substance 
before they were Liverpool Hospital.

Three police officers who responded to the incident were also overcome 
by the fumes - two of them required hospital treatment.

Liverpool Fire and Rescue have so far evacuated about 60 people from the 
area as a precaution.

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CARS COVERED IN POWDER AT GAS STATION | WWLP.COM, 
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/hampden/Cars-covered-in-powder-at-gas-s
tation
Tags: us_MA, other, release, response, dust

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Customers at the Pride gas station on 
Riverdale Street in West Springfield were surprised Tuesday afternoon 
when their cars suddenly became covered in white powder. 

The powder is a fire extinguishing chemical that is sprayed from the 
canopy when the fire suppression system is activated. 

There was no fire reported at the station, and West Springfield 
firefighters are trying to figure out what caused the system to go off.

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UI LAB EVACUATED BRIEFLY FOR GAS LEAK | NEWS-GAZETTE.COM, 
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2011-01-10/ui-lab-
evacuated-briefly-gas-leak.html
Tags: us_IL, laboratory, release, response, silane

URBANA =97 About 15 people were evacuated from a University of Illinois 
laboratory building for about 40 minutes after some gas reportedly 
leaked in one of the labs.

According to an Urbana Fire Department report, firefighters were called 
to the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, 208 N. Wright St., U, at 
2:04 p.m. Monday to respond to a report of a gas leak.

Urbana Fire Department Division Chief Jeff McDuffy said people working 
in one of the labs were changing a bottle when some residual gas, 
identified as silane gas, began to escape, setting off an alarm.

McDuffy said the gas was contained within the lab room, and nobody was 
injured. Those evacuated from the building were allowed to return at 
about 2:45 p.m. Monday.

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EMPLOYEES EVACUATED AFTER FREON PROBLEM | NEWS-GAZETTE.COM, 
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2011-05-10/employe
es-evacuated-after-freon-problem.html
Tags: us_IL, other, release, response, freon

URBANA =97 A blown Freon line on an air conditioner sent employees from 
the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District and Carle information 
technology outside their building Tuesday afternoon.

About 1:30 p.m., Urbana firefighters were sent to 1101 E. University 
Ave. after a report of smoke in a mechanical room.

Fire Chief Mike Dilley said firefighters donned air packs and determined 
that freon escaping from a line had gotten into the heating, ventilation 
and air-conditioning system and was being pushed through the entire 
building.

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EXPLOSION AT SINOPEC PLANT - GLOBALTIMES, 
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-05/653506.html
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical

A chemical tank of a Sinopec plant in Guangzhou exploded at 13:20 on 
Tuesday, reportedly injuring at least four, according to the Southern 
Metropolis Daily.

Billows of smoke were seen rising from the desulfurization area of the 
plant, where fire engines and ambulances rushed for rescue.

One of the evacuated workers said the gas level in the working area 
exceeded the maximum allowable amount since Monday and fire trucks were 
stationed in the plant in case of a fire breakout.

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WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE - TELEGRAM.COM - WALMART VIDEO LEADS 
POLICE TO TEEN SUSPECTS IN HOMEMADE BOMB CASE, 
http://www.telegram.com/article/20110510/NEWS/110519964/1116
Tags: follow-up

MENDON =97  An astute customer at Walmart helped lead police to charge 
four teenagers in connection with two explosions of homemade bombs over 
the weekend. 

Police Detective Pamela Mason said tonight that a customer at the 
Northbridge Wal-Mart found it peculiar that teenagers were purchasing 
toilet bowl cleaner and aluminum foil.

After the customer saw news reports of the crimes that said police were 
looking for the culprits, she called the Arson Watch tip line, Detective 
Mason said.
...
Police Chief Ernest Horn said the two targets =97 the Alicante 
Restaurant on Route 16 and a residence on Park Street =97 appeared to 
have been chosen randomly by the group. Someone could have been 
seriously hurt, the chief said, but he added that he didn't think the 
teenagers were looking to hurt anyone.

The chemical devices were made by mixing liquid acid and other 
ingredients in a clear plastic bottle about the size of a water bottle, 
according to police. Once the chemicals are activated, a homemade bomb 
can generate extreme heat with potential to cause burns, blindness or 
other injuries. Police called it a =93Works Bomb=94 after the 
inexpensive toilet bowl cleaner called The Works.

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INVESTIGATORS TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE AT ALUMINUM PLANT - 
LOUISVILLE NEWS STORY - WLKY LOUISVILLE, 
http://www.wlky.com/news/27835853/detail.html
Tags: us_KY, industrial, explosion, injury, aluminum_dust

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For the second time in two months, emergency crews 
were called to an explosion and fire at a Rubbertown chemical plant.
This one was at Eckart Aluminum on Campground Road.

Investigators are still searching for what sparked the fire at about 7 
p.m. Monday.

Firefighters said 20 to 30 workers were in the plant when something 
caused aluminum powder to ignite and explode inside a building.

Two workers were hurt and rushed to University Hospital, but one was 
released hours later and the other sustained only minor injuries.

Emergency officials assessed the situation quickly and found there was 
never any threat to the surrounding community.

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SALMONELLA OUTBREAK LINKED TO LABORATORIES | THE SAFETY ZONE, 
http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2011/05/salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-l
aboratories/
Tags: follow-up

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has traced 
Salmonella Typhimurium infections to exposure in clinical and teaching 
laboratories, according to an April 28 report. The strain involved in 
the illnesses is one that is commercially available for use in 
microbiology labs.

The outbreak identified by CDC involves 73 people from 35 states, with 
the biggest number (six) from Pennsylvania. Of those 73, 44 had contact 
with a microbiology laboratory in the week before they became ill. 
Salmonella causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, and usually 
lasts 4-7 days.

Notably, what happened in the lab didn=92t stay in the lab: =93several 
children who live in households with a person who works or studies in a 
microbiology laboratory have become ill with the outbreak strain,=94 the 
CDC report says. In some of those cases, Nature reports, the laboratory 
worker didn=92t get ill-he or she just passed it on to household 
members. One person died from the outbreak but CDC doesn=92t say who it 
was; 10 others were hospitalized.

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3 INJURED IN FRIDLEY INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSION | KARE11.COM, 
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/922646/396/3-injured-in-Fridley-industr
ial-explosion
Tags: other, explosion, injury, nitric_acid, us_mn

FRIDLEY, Minn. -- Three people were injured, and dozens of employees 
evacuated after a reported nitric acid explosion at a Fridley metal 
plating plant.

First responders got a 911 call shortly after 11 a.m. about an explosion 
and fire at Incertec Plating located at 160 83rd Ave. NE in Fridley.

The fire was put out, but three employees were injured with chemical 
burns.  One of the three also suffered an injury from an exploding 
container. 

Rob Clark, director of operations for Incertec Plating, says the 
evacuation was ordered mostly as a precaution. He says an undisclosed 
material under pressure blew at Incertec's Fridley facility.

Clark, who is based out of Incertec's Kansas facility, says no one was 
seriously injured but that three people who were nearest the incident 
were taken to the hospital for evaluations.

Authorities say two chemicals were improperly mixed causing the 
explosion. They do know what those chemicals were at this time.

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KINDEL FURNITURE GUTTED BY FIRE, 
http://wtvbam.com/news/articles/2011/may/10/kindel-furniture-gutted-fire/
Tags: us_MI, industrial, fire, response, flammables

GRAND RAPIDS -- A mistake by a hazmat crew is being blamed for gutting 
the old Kindel furniture factory in Grand Rapids. The smoke could be 
seen for dozens of miles.  The huge factory caught fire when a crew cut 
thru a lacquer pipe with a reciprocating saw and sparks ignited the 
flammable liquid, around noon yesterday.

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SEMI-TRUCK WRECKS NEAR WOLF LAUREL OVER 100 GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL IS 
DISCHARGED | THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES | CITIZEN-TIMES.COM, 
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110509/SENTINEL/305090043/Semi-truc
k-wrecks-near-Wolf-Laurel-Over-100-gallons-diesel-fuel-discharged
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, environmental, corrosives, diesel

Hazmat crews were dispatched to Wolf Laurel after the driver of a Fed-Ex 
truck flipped on I-26 and spilled over 100 gallons of diesel fuel along 
the roadway.

According to NC Highway State Trooper, Aubrey Hollar, Steven Glenn 
Lewis, 40, of Kingsport, TN was traveling westbound on Interstate 26 in 
a double tractor trailer Fed-Ex truck, when he lost control of his 
vehicle just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3 and flipped the truck over a 
guardrail.

=93It is possible that he fell asleep, but the cause (of the accident) 
is still under investigation,=94 said Hollar.

Jeff Willis, Emergency Management director, said that the truck, which 
was carrying mixed hazardous materials, including various corrosives, 
also spilled over 100 gallons of diesel fuel on to the roadside, when 
the gas tank dislodged from the truck at the time of the incident.

The NC Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team responded to the 
accident just after 8 a.m. and determined that there was no immediate 
danger on the scene.

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EXPLODED FIRE EXTINGUISHER LIKELY SUPPRESSED GARAGE FIRE | EASTERN IOWA 
NEWS NOW, 
http://easterniowanewsnow.com/2011/05/09/exploded-fire-extinguisher-likely
-suppressed-garage-fire/
Tags: us_IA, other, fire, response, fire_extinguisher

Cedar Rapids authorities say hot ashes from a charcoal chimney starter 
likely caused a house fire in Cedar Rapids on Sunday.

Emergency personnel responded to 1708 23rd Street NW on Sunday around 
7:15 p.m. for reports of heavy black smoke coming from a garage. A fire 
extinguisher hanging on the wall where the fire started exploded during 
the fire, spreading dry chemical throughout the garage and possibly 
suppressing the flames.

Investigators say the damage was confined to the wall of the garage. The 
vehicles in the garage may have sustained minor smoke damage. There were 
no injuries.

Cedar Rapids Fire Department authorities urge residents that grilling 
materials should be completely cooled before storage and shouldn=92t be 
placed next to combustible materials.

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CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHED, 
http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Chemical+fire+extinguished/4749062/story.h
tml
Tags: Canada, industrial, fire, response, paints

An evacuation was ruled out after firefighters got a smoky industrial 
blaze under control in Oldcastle Sunday.

Firefighters, OPP and paramedics converged around 1: 30 p.m. on CBi 
Custom Coatings for Aluminum and Steel on Fasan Drive. Tecumseh fire 
Chief Doug Pitre said there was no need for an evacuation after 
firefighters quickly dealt with a chemical blaze inside.

"The product was extinguished quite quickly," Pitre said. He said the 
product was a type of nickel-based sealant into which metallic parts are 
dipped for oxidization. A sign in front of the shop advertises anodizing 
and black oxide services.

Though the fire was taken down quickly, Pitre said the main danger was 
to firefighters exposed to the chemical. "If you get it on your skin it 
would continue to burn for 48 hours," he said.

Firefighters washed down their equipment after coming into contact with 
the sealant, he said. He said a small amount of product was spilled and 
would be dealt with by Environment Canada.

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TANKER OVERTURNS ON EXPRESSWAY - THE TIMES OF INDIA, 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Tanker-overturns-on-expre
ssway/articleshow/8209920.cms
Tags: India, transportation, discovery, response, solvent

VADODARA: Traffic on Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway was affected after a 
tanker carrying an inflammable chemical overturned on the highway in the 
early hours of Monday. Traffic had to be diverted to the national 
highway eight (NH-8) in the wake of the incident. 

The tanker had overturned on the expressway around 2.30 am disrupting 
traffic there. It is believed that a snag developed in the front wheel 
of the tanker while it was moving on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara lane of the 
highway. The driver lost control and the tanker overturned. 

Fearing that the chemical in the tanker was an organic solvent that 
could catch fire, the Vadodara fire brigade was called around 3.30 am. 
While fire tender was kept at the spot, attempts to put the tanker back 
on its wheels and remove it from the roads were started.

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CHEMICAL LEAKS AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI - LOCAL NEWS - BAY OF PLENTY TIMES, 
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/local/news/chemical-leaks-at-mount-maung
anui/3951249/
Tags: New, Zealand, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid

The Mount Maunganui Fire Service attended a small chemical leak at Peter 
Baker Transport in Portside Drive this morning.

Fire Service communications shift manager Megan Ruru said the incident 
involved a small carton inside the building leaking hydrochloric acid 
and the fire service had been called at 6.16am.

She said a small carton was isolated and placed into a decontamination 
drum and removed from the building, which was then ventilated. The fire 
crew then went through a decontamination shower.

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FIRE IN RESOURCE CENTRE | TWEED NEWS | LOCAL NEWS IN TWEED | DAILY NEWS, 
http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2011/05/10/fire-stotts-creek-resource-re
covery-centre-tweed/
Tags: Australia, waste, fire, response

SMOKE could be seen billowing from the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery 
Centre on Saturday when a fire broke out.

A Tweed Shire Council spokeswoman said the fire is thought to have 
ignited about 1am.

=93The fire was attended to by local Rural Fire Services and Tweed Shire 
Council contractors,=94 the spokeswoman said.

=93The fire was brought under control on Saturday morning and is now 
fully extinguished.

=93However, there was some smouldering over the weekend.=94

The spokeswoman said the fire was thought to have been caused by a 
chemical reaction in waste collected as part of the household clean-up 
campaign.

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CALEDONIA FIREFIGHTERS CONTAIN CHEMICAL SPILL - CALEDONIA, WI PATCH, 
http://caledonia.patch.com/articles/caledonia-firefighters-contain-chemica
l-spill
Tags: us_WI, other, release, response, ammonia

Caledonia and SouthShore Firefighters responded to a hazardous material 
call Sunday after 800 gallons of anhydrous ammonia leaked into the air 
at 12:03 p.m.

While applying fertilizer in a field in the 4300 block of County Hwy H, 
a farmer was pulling a tank behind a tractor when a coupling released 
and struck a supply line on the tank.  The chemical billowed into the 
air causing a white toxic vapor cloud, according to a report by the 
Caledonia Fire Department.

Jeff Henningfeld, battalion chief with the Caledonia Fire Department, 
said no one was injured and no one was evacuated. Firefighters were able 
to =93knock down=94 the toxic vapor cloud by spraying it with water.

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AMMONIA LEAK IN SOUTHWEST ICELAND - ICELAND REVIEW ONLINE, 
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Ammonia_Leak_in_Sout
hwest_Iceland_0_377530.news.aspx
Tags: Iceland, industrial, release, response, ammonia

The police and fire department in Sandgerdi on Reykjanes peninsula in 
southwest Iceland were called out shortly after 8:30 pm last night 
because of an ammonia leak from the cooler system in the local fish 
processing plant, Slaegingarthj=F3nusta Sudurnesja.


=46rom Sandgerdi. Photo by P=E1ll Stef=E1nsson.

Two firefighters in chemical suits went inside the plant and managed to 
stop the leak, ruv.is reports.

The wind was blowing from the north when the accident occurred and so 
the chemical didn=92t blow over the town but rather south towards the 
beach and over the ocean.

According to police, it is uncertain how much damage the leak caused; a 
considerable amount of fish was being stored inside the plant.

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EXPLOSION, FIRE HURT TWO AT ECKART ALUMINUM - FOX41.COM LOUISVILLE NEWS 
KENTUCKY INDIANA NEWS WEATHER SPORTS, 
http://www.fox41.com/story/14603245/explosion-fire-hurt-two-at-eckart-alum
inum
Tags: us_KY, industrial, explosion, injury, aluminum_dust

LOUISVILLE, KY.  (WDRB) -- An explosion and fire has left at least two 
people hurt at Eckart Aluminum in Rubbertown. 

It happened just after 7 p.m. Monday, emergency responders said.

The two workers were taken to University Hospital with injuries suffered 
from the concussion of the blast, officials at the scene said their 
injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. There was no word 
Monday night of their names or conditions.

A city spokesman says there was no need for evacuations; air tests 
showed no danger.  The city did not sound any warning sirens.

The explosion apparently was sparked by aluminum dust or powder. 
Emergency responders said the fire was out as of 10 p.m.  Lake Dreamland 
firefighters left the scene shortly after, leaving plant workers to 
monitor the conditions.

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