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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (9 articles)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 07:36:57 -0500
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UPDATE: CHLORINE FUMES AT KING‰??S SEND 8 TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, chlorine
GARDNERVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR BUTANE HASH EXPLOSION
Tags: us_NV, public, explosion, response, butane, clandestine_lab
MAHARASHTRA: 3 KILLED IN PALGHAR CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE, RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
REDONDO BEACH TO SUPPORT MHF REFINERY BAN
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid
MAN INDICTED FOR PRODUCING RICIN IN HOME
Tags: us_AR, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical, illegal
CREEDMOOR ROAD SPILL: LIQUID ASPHALT CAUSING RUSH HOUR DELAYS
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, asphalt
HYDROCHLORIC ACID: ROAD REOPENS, RESIDENTS ALLOWED BACK IN HOMES AFTER TRAIN CRASHES INTO TRUCK HAULING ACID
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN JOPLIN CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_MO, industrial, release, response, sulfuric_acid
SABIC CHEMICAL PLANT APOLOGISES FOR UNPLANNED FLARING AT ITS WILTON SITE
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, fire, response, methane, natural_gas
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UPDATE: CHLORINE FUMES AT KING‰??S SEND 8 TO HOSPITAL
https://www.timesleader.com/top-stories/695509/haz-mat-incident-at-kings-athletic-center
Tags: us_PA, public, release, injury, chlorine
WILKES-BARRE ‰?? Eight King‰??s College employees were taken to a hospital after feeling ill due to chlorine fumes inside the Scandlon Physical Education Center on Thursday morning.
City Fire Chief Jay Delaney said firefighters responded to the building on North Main Street just before 9:30 a.m. and were able to shut off primary and secondary valves inside a control room that regulates chemicals to the pool.
Delaney said two employees were initially taken to a hospital in an ambulance. About one hour later, four employees were transported by an ambulance to a hospital while two employees were taken in a private vehicle.
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GARDNERVILLE MAN INDICTED FOR BUTANE HASH EXPLOSION
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/crime/gardnerville-man-indicted-for-butane-hash-explosion/
Tags: us_NV, public, explosion, response, butane, clandestine_lab
RENO ‰?? A Gardnerville man was arrested and made his initial appearance in federal court on Thursday for causing an explosion at his apartment while trying to illegally make butane hash oil, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
Adam Fitzgerald-Wermes, 22, was arrested on suspicion of one count of endangering human life while manufacturing a controlled substance. United States District Magistrate Judge Valerie P. Cooke scheduled a jury trial to begin on May 8.
According to the indictment, on January 14, Fitzgerald-Wermes allegedly caused an explosion in his kitchen by trying to make butane hash oil containing a high potency of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). The chemical extraction process is dangerous because it involves the use of butane, a highly flammable and odorless gas, to burn parts of marijuana to draw concentrated THC from the plant into a wax-like substance. THC is a psychoactive chemical in marijuana that produces the "high" feeling users seek.
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MAHARASHTRA: 3 KILLED IN PALGHAR CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE, RESCUE OPERATION UNDERWAY
http://www.newsnation.in/india-news/palghar-chemical-factory-fire-live-updates-killed-injured-boiler-blast-in-tarapur-near-tarapur-atomic-power-station-article-193116.html
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
At least 3 people were killed and 14 people were injured in a massive blast in the boiler of a chemical factory at Tarapur‰??s Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area of Palghar in Maharashtra.
The explosion was as strong as it shattered the window glasses of buildings as far as 3 kilometers away and felt in 8-10 kilometers radius.
The explosion occurred in Novaphene Specialties Private Limited in E-107 unit of MIDC at around 11 PM and triggered a fire in five more factory units nearby.
Locals say that after the blast, a lot of thick smoke spread in the area and electricity in the houses got cut off.
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‰??There is a fire after boiler blast in the Boisar industrial estate. Our team has reached the spot with the fire brigade,‰?? Manjunath Singe, Superintendent of Police, Palghar said.
"The fire has spread to other companies adjacent to the company and details about casualty is yet to be ascertained," he added.
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REDONDO BEACH TO SUPPORT MHF REFINERY BAN
https://www.easyreadernews.com/redondo-support-mhf-refinery-ban/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, hydrofluoric_acid
The Redondo Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to support a ban on the use of a controversial catalyst in the Torrance Refining Company‰??s gasoline production process.
The City of Torrance has also called for a ban of Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF), a chemical used as an alkalizing agent in oil refining.
‰??Even with all the knowledge I have about how oil refiners work, it‰??s not as helpful as you would think it is, talking about safety,‰?? said Mayor Bill Brand, a trained chemical engineer with a background in refineries. ‰??As an elected official, you look at situations knowing that any oil refinery is a bomb waiting to blow up.‰??
MHF became a significant topic of discussion in the days and weeks following the Feb. 2015 explosion, caused in part by aging equipment, at what was then the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board described the incident as causing a ‰??near miss‰?? event, in which debris from the explosion missed tanks holding MHF by a matter of feet.
Hydrofluoric acid (HF) poisoning occurs when it is absorbed into the skin It can cause injuries ranging from soft tissue irritation and burns to internal organ and bone damage. Upon release, HF forms a dense gaseous cloud that stays close to the ground. MHF is a diluted form reduces the danger against a release forming those rolling clouds.
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MAN INDICTED FOR PRODUCING RICIN IN HOME
http://katv.com/news/local/man-indicted-for-producing-ricin-in-home
Tags: us_AR, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical, illegal
ARKANSAS (KATV) ‰?? An Arkansas man has been indicted for possessing ricin after local and federal authorities searched a central Arkansas home back in February.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment against 21-year-old Alexander Joseph Jordan on Wednesday for knowingly possessing ricin without obtaining a registration, as required by the Public Health Service Act.
Cody Hiland, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, says Jordan is currently in federal custody. He is set to go before a United States magistrate judge at a later date.
A complaint affidavit details what occurred that day when authorities surrounded a home in the 2000 block of Horseshoe Loop after getting a 911 call of Jordan in distress.
Jordan was taken to UAMS and said he ingested ricin, which he admitted to learning how to make on the Internet. The affidavit says he "got the idea from watching the television show Breaking Bad."
Hiland says Jordan told authorities he combined the ingredients in a blender, and tests showed the blender and two mason jars containing a white substance confirmed positive for ricin.
According to authorities, agents also recovered an Amazon.com receipt for ingredients used to make ricin and paperwork that appeared to be a shopping list and instructions for ricin production.
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CREEDMOOR ROAD SPILL: LIQUID ASPHALT CAUSING RUSH HOUR DELAYS
http://www.newsobserver.com/latest-news/article203866874.html
Tags: us_NC, transportation, release, response, asphalt
RALEIGH
Creedmoor Road will be closed until noon Wednesday after a tanker carrying 26 tons of liquid asphalt flipped and spilled its contents onto sections of the road.
The road will be closed to traffic until noon Wednesday while hazmat crews clean the road, WNCN reported.
The truck flipped over Tuesday evening just before 11:30 p.m. on Creedmoor Road, north of Norwood Road, WTVD reported, causing its contents to spill onto the road and into a nearby pond.
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID: ROAD REOPENS, RESIDENTS ALLOWED BACK IN HOMES AFTER TRAIN CRASHES INTO TRUCK HAULING ACID
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/road-reopens-residents-allowed-back-in-homes-after-train-crashes-into-truck-hauling-acid/711807985
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid
Clouds of acidic gas stymied emergency responders arriving at the scene of a violent crash between a train and tanker truck on Tuesday in Washington County.
The train, carrying diesel fuel, smashed into the truck hauling one to two thousand gallons of hydrochloric acid just before 11 a.m. in Centerville. The impact carried the truck 100 yards down the rails before it stopped.
‰??Probably half or less spilled from the truck we are estimating, between one (thousand) and two thousand gallons,‰?? said East Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mark Giovanelli.
The truck driver, who officials said made a left turn off of Route 88 directly in front of the train, was taken by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious traumatic injuries. Two people on the train were taken to hospitals by ambulance. Their injuries are minor.
‰??The wind was blowing in the direction the responders were coming in,‰?? said Jeff Yates, director of county public safety. ‰??They had to back off until the wind shifted.‰??
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NO INJURIES REPORTED IN JOPLIN CHEMICAL SPILL
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/no-injuries-reported-in-joplin-chemical-spill/article_f11a6166-2162-11e8-aaa6-6f7cc0044b8d.html
Tags: us_MO, industrial, release, response, sulfuric_acid
The Joplin Fire Department responded to Joplin manufacturer Ajinomoto Windsor on Monday night after a fire alarm went off, it said in a news release Tuesday.
Firefighters said plant employees told them of a possible leak in the wastewater treatment building. After inspection, the fire department found that about 5 to 10 gallons of sulfuric acid were spilled onto the ground.
Officials said the spill did not pose a threat to workers or the public. The Joplin Police Department and METS Ambulance Service assisted with the response to the incident.
Once the building was ventilated, plant staff handled the cleanup, the fire department said.
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SABIC CHEMICAL PLANT APOLOGISES FOR UNPLANNED FLARING AT ITS WILTON SITE
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/sabic-chemical-plant-apologises-unplanned-14376212
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, fire, response, methane, natural_gas
A chemical company has apologised for unexpected flaring which is causing large flames to appear over Teesside.
The process, whereby natural gas that cannot be recycled or recovered by the plants‰?? processes is burned off, is believed to have started at SABIC on Tuesday afternoon.
Those living near the Wilton International site, near Redcar , have received an apology over the issue.
Redcar and Cleveland Council tweeted: ‰??SABIC apologise for the flaring currently taking place on Olefins 6.
‰??This is due to loss of steam which is beyond our control, we are trying to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
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