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Monday, June 8, 2020 at 8:22:44 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
OLD DHAKA CHEMICAL FIRE INJURES 2 WORKERS
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
MUMBAI: GAS LEAK AT PHARMA COMPANY OFFICE IN CHEMBUR, AUTHORITIES ON SPOT
Tags: India, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
CASE FILED IN NGT OVER BLAST IN DAHEJ CHEMICAL UNIT THAT KILLED 10
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
MUSKINGUM COUNTY EMA AND ZEMBA BROTHERS WORKING TO CLEAN UP GASOLINE
Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, gasoline
20,000 GALLONS OF OIL FOUND ILLEGALLY BURIED IN CROSBY, LEAKING INTO NEARBY WATERWAY, OFFICIALS SAY
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 10 IN BHARUCH CHEMICAL FACTORY BLAST
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
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OLD DHAKA CHEMICAL FIRE INJURES 2 WORKERS
https://www.newagebd.net/article/107817/old-dhaka-chemical-fire-injures-2-workers
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, fire, injury, unknown_chemical
Two youths were injured as a fire broke out at a factory warehouse in a three-storey building in Raisaheb Bazar of old Dhaka Saturday morning.
Fire service and civil defence headquarters duty officer Rasel Shikder said that the fire broke out at the factory, used to manufacture nuts and bolts, on the ground floor of the building at about 7:00am.
One of the injured was identified as Rockey, 28, and the other could not be identified immediately.
The fire service officer said that the factory was using chemical for washing nuts and bolts and the fire ignited from that chemical.
The injured were working there.
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MUMBAI: GAS LEAK AT PHARMA COMPANY OFFICE IN CHEMBUR, AUTHORITIES ON SPOT
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mumbai-chembur-residents-complain-of-gas-leak-bmc-says-fire-department-on-spot-1686328-2020-06-07
Tags: India, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
Mumbai's civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday said that it has directed the fire department to check up on complaints of a foul smell emanating in multiple areas. "We have received a couple of complaints of a suspected gas leak, from residents in Chembur, Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Vikhroli & Powai," the BMC said.
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CASE FILED IN NGT OVER BLAST IN DAHEJ CHEMICAL UNIT THAT KILLED 10
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/case-filed-in-ngt-over-blast-in-dahej-chemical-unit-that-killed-10/articleshow/76239311.cms
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
Surat: The Aryavrat Foundation, an NGO working for environment protection, has filed a case against the Dahej-based Yashyashvi Rasayana Private Limited (YRPL) with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for the gross negligence that resulted in death of 10 people and caused injury to over 50 others Bharuch early this week.
According to the case filed by the president of Aryavrat Foundation, AR Mishra, the YRPL reopened after the lockdown relaxations without ensuring adequate compliance to safety protocols and environment norms.
On June 3, there was a blast in the storage tank of YRPL causing major fire in the factory. The fire not only released tonnes of toxic fumes and gases in the environment, but also claimed lives of 10 innocent workers and resulted in injury to 52 others. The extent of toxic gases released in the environment was so severe that two neighbouring village had to be evacuated to prevent further loss of life, stated the complaint.
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY EMA AND ZEMBA BROTHERS WORKING TO CLEAN UP GASOLINE
https://whiznews.com/2020/06/05/muskingum-county-ema-and-zemba-brothers-working-to-clean-up-gasoline/
Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, gasoline
ZANESVILLE ‰?? A pump at a Marathon gas station was struck by a semi-truck last night. When the pump was struck, piping was sheared off from below the pump‰??s emergency shutoff valve. This caused the pump to activate and emit gas.
‰??Gasoline got out into 40, into the storm sewers, now its traveling downstream towards some ponds. Zemba Brothers, their division that does HAZMAT got the gasoline stopped before it got to the two ponds so its just going to be an all day cleanup,‰?? EMA Director Jeff Jadwin said.
Jadwin says that 500 to 1,000 gallons of gas spewed out of the machine. He confirms that it is safe to walk around the gas station. The biggest concern is the effect the spill has on the environment.
‰??What‰??s here has been cleaned up. It‰??s what‰??s in the storm sewers and what‰??s in the streams downstream that we got to worry about right now; the environmental impact. The EPA is here, O-DOT‰??s been here, a lot of agencies are involved this morning,‰?? Jadwin said.
Jadwin hopes that the job can be fully taken care of by the end of the day. The nearby South Pleasant Grove Road will be closed until work is complete.
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20,000 GALLONS OF OIL FOUND ILLEGALLY BURIED IN CROSBY, LEAKING INTO NEARBY WATERWAY, OFFICIALS SAY
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/06/05/thousands-of-gallons-of-oil-found-illegally-buried-in-crosby-leaking-into-nearby-waterway-officials-say/
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
CROSBY, Texas ‰?? The Harris County Precinct 1 Constable‰??s Office is investigating what they call a serious crime against the environment in Crosby, Texas.
On May 28, environmental investigators were called to 1017 Church Street and discovered tens of thousands of gallons of oil buried illegally at the property.
‰??It was buried here and it is everywhere," said Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen. ‰??You can smell it, you can see it and it is oozing out of the ground as we dig.‰??
Rosen says investigators were tipped off by a citizen who saw oil flowing into a nearby drainage ditch.
During the investigation, Rosen says members of his Environmental Crimes division discovered ruptured barrels of oil buried deep in the ground in layers on the property. That oil was then discovered leaking into a nearby drainage ditch.
‰??It stretched at least one-quarter mile west along Church Street and 655 feet to the south along the San Jacinto River Authority‰??s clean water basin," officials wrote in a press release.
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DEATH TOLL RISES TO 10 IN BHARUCH CHEMICAL FACTORY BLAST
https://thewire.in/rights/death-toll-rises-to-10-in-bharuch-chemical-factory-blast
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
Mumbai: At least 10 workers have died and over 70 have received very severe to minor burn injuries in a blast that occurred on June 3 in the boiler of a factory at Dahej in Gujarat‰??s Bharuch district.
According to locals, the boiler of agrochemical company Yashashvi Rasayan Private Ltd exploded on the afternoon of June 3. The noise from the blast could be heard as far as three kilometres.
Even two days after the incident, the police claim that they have yet to determine the main cause of the incident and the exact chemicals that led to the explosion.
Among the injured persons include several of those working inside the plant and drivers of vehicles carrying chemicals to the plant, confirmed one of the injured workers who has been hospitalised at Baroda Heart Hospital in Bharuch. The victims were moved to Baroda Heart Hospital, Healing Touch Multi-Speciality Hospital and Global Hospital in Bharuch district.
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