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Friday, December 2, 2022 at 6:50:50 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER HAZMAT SITUATION AT GAGE PARK APARTMENT
Tags: us_IL, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHLORINE CONTAINER SPILL AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
Tags: us_RI, education, release, response, chlorine
SHELTER-IN-PLACE IN DAYTON LIFTED AFTER HAZMAT RESPONSE
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
UPDATE: HTHS STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS FOLLOWING FIRE, NO DAMAGE TO SCHOOL
Tags: us_AL, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
POLOGRUTO: STATE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATING EXPLOSION AT MSU CHEMISTRY BUILDING
Tags: us_KY, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, hydrogen
WAREHOUSE FIRE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Tags: us_NC, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
PART OF UO CAMPUS EVACUATED ON TUESDAY FOR MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OR, laboratory, follow-up, response, other_chemical
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PERSON HOSPITALIZED AFTER HAZMAT SITUATION AT GAGE PARK APARTMENT
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/person-hospitalized-after-hazmat-situation-gage-park-apartment
Tags: us_IL, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
CHICAGO (CBS) – One person is in the hospital following a hazmat situation inside a two-story apartment in Gage Park Thursday morning.
Fire crews arrived at the scene around 8 a.m. They said there was a high carbon monoxide reading coming from a faulty furnace inside the apartment, located in the 3000 block of West 54th Place.
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HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO CHLORINE CONTAINER SPILL AT RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
https://turnto10.com/news/local/expanded-chlorine-container-providence-hazmat-team-rhode-island-college-emergency-building-evacuation-clean-up-police-fire-department
Tags: us_RI, education, release, response, chlorine
(WJAR) — A hazmat team from the Providence Fire Department were called to Rhode Island College for a chlorine container spill.
Fire officials told NBC 10 News the container had expanded, causing the spill.
Providence Fire Department Hazmat Team responds to Rhode Island College for a chlorine container spill, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. (WJAR)
The building was evacuated as a precaution and no injuries were reported.
Officials said the spill should be cleaned up within an hour.
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SHELTER-IN-PLACE IN DAYTON LIFTED AFTER HAZMAT RESPONSE
https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/local/shelter-in-place-in-dayton-lifted-after-hazmat-response/article_2bb1bfaa-710d-11ed-9dc1-3fe2e8fb1234.html
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, response, unknown_chemical
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. 5:27 P.M. UPDATE - A shelter-in-place notice was in place in Dayton Wednesday afternoon due to a hazmat response, according to CAL FIRE Butte Unit.
Dayton hazmat response
Firefighters tell Action News Now that after running tests on a metal object, it was determined not to be radioactive.
CAL FIRE Butte Unit said a person found an object on their property and put it in a can. Crews said the person believed it was uranium.
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UPDATE: HTHS STUDENTS BACK IN CLASS FOLLOWING FIRE, NO DAMAGE TO SCHOOL
https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2022/11/30/breaking-trussville-fire-rescue-responds-science-lab-fire-at-hewitt-trussville-high-school-3/
Tags: us_AL, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
UPDATE: Hewitt-Trussville High School students are back in class after Trussville Fire and Rescue extinguished a fire in one of the science labs. The school building was not damaged during the fire. All students are safe.
>From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Trussville Fire and Rescue responded to a fire in one of the science labs at Hewitt-Trussville High School on Wednesday, Nov. 30, around 8:30 a.m.
Students and faculty were evacuated. Trussville Fire and Rescue is on the scene.
The fire has reportedly been extinguished.
The story will be updated when more information is available.
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POLOGRUTO: STATE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATING EXPLOSION AT MSU CHEMISTRY BUILDING
https://www.murrayledger.com/news/pologruto-state-fire-marshal-investigating-explosion-at-msu-chemistry-building/article_8f4240e4-710d-11ed-ae21-8ff5dcdb8552.html
Tags: us_KY, laboratory, follow-up, environmental, hydrogen
MURRAY – The Kentucky state fire marshal’s office will be investigating a chemical explosion that occurred in a Murray State University chemistry lab Tuesday, according to Murray Fire Chief Eric Pologruto.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Murray State’s social media accounts said MSU Police were responding to a “chemical leak” at the chemistry building, Jesse D. Jones Hall. The post said emergency responders were on the scene, and people were warned to stay out of the area until further notice. Almost two hours later, the university said there was “no immediate danger” to the chemistry building at that time, and the outdoor area of the Gene W. Ray Science Campus was open again. The three science complex buildings remained closed for the rest of the day, canceling classes there.
Tuesday evening, the university’s social media accounts posted another update, saying that three individuals who had been inside the building had been treated at Murray-Calloway County Hospital before being released. Classes were back in session Wednesday, but the university said there would be no laboratory activities in the chemistry building that day.
Pologruto said the initial call to the Murray Fire Department came in as a fire alarm, but firefighters learned more when they arrived at the scene.
“When we had been there for maybe a few minutes, someone actually walked up to one of our drivers of the fire truck, one of the pump operators who was still outside, and informed them, ‘Hey, there's actually been an explosion inside,’” Pologruto said. “It kind of caught everyone off guard a little bit since they were originally going there for what they thought was just a fire alarm. The fire alarm system did go off; however, the fact that we were there when we were told there was actually an explosion changed everything for us pretty quick.
“We got some more background information and found out that a chemistry class was going on when the explosion occurred, and then that turned it into a hazardous materials call for us. So we had to get our HAZMAT trailer and our HAZMAT technicians to the scene to mobilize our hazardous materials team. Our initial efforts were focused on evacuation of the building, and once we achieved that, we met with the chemistry professors that were in charge. I found out a little bit more about the chemical that was involved, and from there, we developed a plan on how we thought best to neutralize the chemical that was there and to ventilate the area to ensure that we didn't have any secondary explosions. We did that alongside the professors and we were able to render the scene safe.”
Pologruto said the chemical involved was lithium aluminum hydride.
“It’s a common chemical that they use in labs, but the byproduct of that when it's heated is hydrogen gas,” Pologruto said. “It’s not an atypical substance that they use in the lab, and according to the professors, they use it all the time for their experiments and lab work education. They just had a problem with it this time. Thankfully (it only resulted in a minor injury).”
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WAREHOUSE FIRE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
https://www.rrspin.com/news/6713-warehouse-fire-investigation-continues.html
Tags: us_NC, industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
Investigation of a Tuesday afternoon fire at a plastic recycling business outside Halifax continues.
Halifax Fire and Rescue Chief Ed Johnson said Robert Smith of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and Lieutenant Bryan Hollowell of the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department spent most of Tuesday evening conducting their investigation at Pelican Packaging, which is located off Highway 903.
Currently, Johnson said, firefighters are leaning to the cause of the fire being linked to a chemical reaction that caused “spontaneous combustion.”
Johnson said insurance investigators for the company were expected to arrive today to continue investigating.
When firefighters arrived they observed heavy smoke coming from the building which made it difficult to locate the fire. Visibility was next to nothing, Johnson said.
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PART OF UO CAMPUS EVACUATED ON TUESDAY FOR MINOR CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/11/30/part-of-uo-campus-evacuated-on-tuesday-for-minor-chemical-spill/69689420007/
Tags: us_OR, laboratory, follow-up, response, other_chemical
Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a minor chemical spill at a lab on the University of Oregon campus around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
First responders evacuated four buildings, including Pacific, Lawrence, Onyx Bridge and Columbia, according to a statement from the UO.
The chemical that was spilled was beta-mercaptoethanol, according to Kelsey Hunter, the Eugene Springfield Fire Department's spokesperson. The chemical produces a strong smell, and first responders worked to clear the odor from the buildings, Hunter said.
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