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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:39:08 -0500
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Friday, January 15, 2021 at 6:38:35 AM

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Table of Contents (3 articles)

1 DEAD, 7 INJURED IN EXPLOSION AT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT IN TIANJIN, CHINA (VIDEOS) ‰?? RT WORLD NEWS
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical

WORKING THE ACCIDENT: STAYING ALIVE AT CHEMICAL DISASTER SITES
Tags: industrial, follow-up, environmental

BUSINESSES EVACUATED BY GAS LEAK IN KATY HAVE REOPENED
Tags: us_tx, public, release, response, natural_gas


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1 DEAD, 7 INJURED IN EXPLOSION AT AUTOMOTIVE PLANT IN TIANJIN, CHINA (VIDEOS) ‰?? RT WORLD NEWS
https://www.rt.com/news/512541-china-explosion-auto-plant-tianjin/
Tags: China, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical

An explosion at an automotive parts plant in Tianjin, northern China has killed one person and injured at least seven others, according to local authorities.
The blast struck shortly after midday local time at the workshop of Tianjin Jc Auto Parts Corp, near the city‰??s airport.

Emergency rescue teams were dispatched to the scene, with fire officials saying that no one had been found trapped in the factory. An investigation into the cause of the explosion will be launched.

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WORKING THE ACCIDENT: STAYING ALIVE AT CHEMICAL DISASTER SITES
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.0c00113
Tags: industrial, follow-up, environmental

Disasters at chemical plants or laboratories often involve toxic releases, fire, blasts, or structural collapse. The aftermath of a chemical disaster is a damaged, dangerous place to work. But there are essential tasks that must be done in this environment. After search and rescue, the next vital task is a thorough, professional investigation‰??our future safety depends on it. Forensic chemists and chemical engineers need to enter these dangerous sites to collect evidence and samples, and to find out what went wrong. The authors, specialists in chemical forensics and disaster site operations, describe the techniques and mental attitudes that can keep investigators alive and healthy at disaster sites as they perform their critical work.

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BUSINESSES EVACUATED BY GAS LEAK IN KATY HAVE REOPENED
https://abc13.com/gas-leak-behind-kroger-in-katy-forces-fm-1463-to-shut-down/9623418/
Tags: us_tx, public, release, response, natural_gas

KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- A large gas leak that occurred behind a Kroger in Katy has been identified and is being worked on, according to the City of Katy Office of Emergency Management.

The gas leak, which happened on Spring Green Boulevard, forced FM 1463 to shut down Wednesday for at least an hour, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

All businesses that were forced to evacuate for safety reasons were allowed to reopen, however homes have yet to receive an all-clear, according to officials.

A Fort Bend HAZMAT crew was called to alleviate the situation.

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