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Monday, March 18, 2019 at 7:56:14 AM
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Table of Contents (10 articles)
Two Injured After 9,000 Gallon Tanker Explodes in Los Angeles ‰?? NewsNet
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, injury, other_chemical
Birim Central Clamps Down On Unlicensed Agro-Chemical Dealers
Tags: Ghana, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
Deer Park petrochemical fire expected to last 'throughout the night'
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
Man Critically Injured In Hash Oil Explosion
Tags: us_MI, public, explosion, response, gas_cylinder
Hydrogen cyanide detected in Sg Kim Kim not as hazardous as cyanide
Tags: Malaysia, public, follow-up, response, cyanide, waste
Fire contained at Exxon's Baytown facility
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, gasoline
Explosions at Manitowoc home lead to an arrest
Tags: us_WI, public, explosion, response, explosives, illegal
Fire burns out of control at Phillips 66 oil refinery in Carson
Tags: us_CA, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
Springfield MA Chemical Spill Hospitalizes Four People Firefighters
Tags: us_MA, industrial, release, injury, cleaners
Chemical factory goes up in flames
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, response, flammables
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Two Injured After 9,000 Gallon Tanker Explodes in Los Angeles ‰?? NewsNet
http://yournewsnet.com/two-injured-after-9000-gallon-tanker-explodes-in-los-angeles/
Tags: us_CA, transportation, explosion, injury, other_chemical
Two people in Los Angeles were hurt when a 9,000 gallon tanker caught fire and exploded.
More than 72 firefighters worked for hours Sunday to get the fire under control.
Fire officials say the tanker had been leaking fuel when it somehow ignited.
Thick, dark smoke could be seen for miles.
Several fire departments arrived to help, including hazmat crews.
Some of the fuel entered storms drains, causing underground explosions and dislodging several manhole covers.
Fire damaged at least one building.
Two people in the area were sent to nearby hospitals.
No word on their condition, but one did have serious injuries.
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Birim Central Clamps Down On Unlicensed Agro-Chemical Dealers
https://www.modernghana.com/news/921700/birim-central-clamps-down-on-unlicensed-agro-chemical-dealer.html
Tags: Ghana, public, discovery, response, other_chemical
The Birim Central Municipal Agric Directorate in collaboration with other stakeholders will soon embark on a vigorous inspection to eliminate all unlicensed agro-chemical dealers in the Municipality.
The exercise will also clamp-down on all agro-chemical sellers who flout the rules and regulations governing the sale of agro-chemicals in the operational area.
This was revealed by the Crop Officer of the Birim Central Municipal Agric Directorate, Mr. John Annorkwah, when reacting to a comment raised by a participant at a day‰??s training workshop for agro-chemical dealers at Akyem Oda, in the Eastern region.
The workshop organized by Green Innovation Centre (GIC), a German International Cooperation (GIZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture which aimed at providing advice on safety precautions and proper storage of chemicals for dealers, attracted all agro-chemical retailers within the Birim Central Municipality.
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Deer Park petrochemical fire expected to last 'throughout the night'
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Deer-Park-tells-city-to-shelter-in-place-as-plant-13695162.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
Residents in Deer Park were urged to shelter in place for most of Sunday as a petrochemical fire raged at chemical storage facility in the city of 34,000.
The fire started around 10:30 a.m. and residents were advised to take shelter within a half hour as authorities then shut down State Highway 225 from Beltway 8 to Independence Parkway near the Intercontinental Terminals Company plant.
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ITC spokeswoman Alice Richardson said the fire was feared to have spread to another chemical tank, despite efforts by the company and local emergency responders to extinguish it with foam.
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Man Critically Injured In Hash Oil Explosion
https://wwjnewsradio.radio.com/articles/man-critically-injured-hash-oil-explosion
Tags: us_MI, public, explosion, response, gas_cylinder
ROYAL OAK TWP. (WWJ) - An explosion that left a man who was producing hash oil in critical condition is being investigated as a workplace accident.
It happened around 10:40 a.m. Friday at a building on Galaxie Avenue, along Wyoming Avenue between 8 Mile and 9 Mile roads.
One man was rushed to a nearby hospital with a serious open head injury. Another uninjured man told police he heard the explosion and saw his friend on the floor.
Investigators determined hash oil was being produced at the location and obtained a search warrant for the building. Hash oil is extracted from cannabis and can have a higher concentration of THC -- the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
The Michigan State Police bomb squad swept the building and Oakland County HAZMAT ensured the chemicals and instruments in the building were safe.
Once inside, officers located a pressurized canister that had damage consistent with the injuries sustained by the victim. Police believe high pressure inside the container forced the lid off the canister at a high rate of speed, striking the victim in the head.
The victim is currently in intensive care and was last listen in critical but stable condition.
Police say due to the recent change in the law with marijuana possession, along with evidence collected at the scene, this is considered a workplace accident.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Hydrogen cyanide detected in Sg Kim Kim not as hazardous as cyanide
https://www.thesundaily.my/local/hydrogen-cyanide-detected-in-sg-kim-kim-not-as-hazardous-as-cyanide-CK693576
Tags: Malaysia, public, follow-up, response, cyanide, waste
JOHOR BARU: The hydrogen cyanide gas detected from the pollution in Sungai Kim Kim is the product of the reaction of chemical waste dumped into the river and its effect is not as hazardous as pure cyanide, says Johor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Yahaya Madis (pix).
Hence, he hopes that people will not worry as the impact was not as severe as exposure to the original cyanide gas.
‰??The pure cyanide which is used as a chemical weapon is dangerous.
‰??The hydrogen cyanide (cyanide from the pollution of Sungai Kim Kim) is harmful but it is the result of the reaction of waste materials. The reading rate is also not very harmful. So, I hope this can be rectified,‰?? he told reporters here, today.
He said this in response to public concern over the detection of hydrogen cyanide gas in chemical waste dumped into Sungai Kim Kim last week.
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Fire contained at Exxon's Baytown facility
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Fire-reported-at-Exxon-s-Baytown-facility-13694005.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, gasoline
A fire that broke out Saturday afternoon at Exxon Mobil's Baytown refinery has been contained by emergency officials.
No injuries were reported, according to a statement from company spokesperson Sarah Nordin.
The company was monitoring air quality but said they did not yet see evidence of "adverse impact."
The blaze broke out around 12:30 p.m., affecting a unit that the company said processes motor gasoline. It sent a thick cloud of dark smoke into the sky, captured in videos posted to social media.
Exxon and La Porte Office of Emergency Management officials both said that there was no need to find shelter-in-place locations.
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Explosions at Manitowoc home lead to an arrest
https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/explosions-at-manitowoc-home-lead-to-an-arrest
Tags: us_WI, public, explosion, response, explosives, illegal
MANITOWOC, Wis. ‰?? Manitowoc Police have arrested a man after two explosions at a south side home on Thursday.
Police say they were called to investigate explosions on the 900 block of South 29th Street.
ATF, FBI, a hazmat team and others investigated the home, where they report they found military grade explosives.
A 35-year-old man was taken into custody and charges are expected for endangering safety and possession of an explosive.
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Fire burns out of control at Phillips 66 oil refinery in Carson
https://abc7.com/fire-burns-out-of-control-at-carson-oil-refinery/5197433/
Tags: us_CA, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
CARSON, Calif. (KABC) -- Firefighters battled a raging blaze at an oil refinery in Carson on Friday.
Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the massive fire at about 7:20 p.m. at the Phillips 66 oil refinery in the 1500 block of E. Sepulveda Boulevard.
Refinery officials told firefighters the blaze was a reported seal fire in a crude oil pump.
L.A. County fire officials said the fire involved three of four crude oil pumps with flames in the seals. The pumps have been shut down.
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Springfield MA Chemical Spill Hospitalizes Four People Firefighters
https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/hazardous-materials/news/21072272/springfield-ma-chemical-spill-hospitalizes-four-people-firefighters
Tags: us_MA, industrial, release, injury, cleaners
SPRINGFIELD - Four people were sent to the hospital early Friday as a precaution after they were exposed to a chemical spill at the U.S. Postal Service Network Distribution Center in Indian Orchard, a fire official said.
Dennis Leger, aide to Fire Commissioner Bernard J. Calvi, said firefighters were called to the facility on Fiberloid Street just before 12:30 a.m. for a reported chemical spill.
He said approximately one gallon of an industrial-cleaning chemical containing oxalis acid was spilled at the facility. Exposure to oxalis acid can cause respiratory problems, and as a result, the scene was considered a hazardous materials emergency.
The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services Haz-Mat Team was called to the scene to assist.
The four people who were closest to the spill and potentially exposed were all brought to the hospital to be evaluated, Leger said.
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Chemical factory goes up in flames
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/chemical-factory-goes-up-in-flames/743712.html
Tags: India, industrial, explosion, response, flammables
A major fire broke out in an industrial unit in the Phase 7 Industrial Area here, gutting the chemical factory this afternoon. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.
According to eyewitnesses, multiple explosions were heard during the fire at the thinner factory as highly inflammable chemicals, that had been stored in barrels, exploded followed by ball of fire rising into the air.
The intensity of the fire was such that black smoke layers could be seen as far as 8 to 10 km from the city.
Four factory workers, who were working inside the factory when the blasts took place, scaled the walls of the factory to save their lives. The owner of the factory, Sat Pal Garg, was also inside the factory at the time of the incident. Workers said after they noticed the fire, they rushed out of the factory to save their lives. The owner also ran out.
Five fire engines were pressed into service by the Mohali Fire Department, besides a water boozer, which made 20 rounds to douse the fire. Three fire engines from Chandigarh were also pressed into service.
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