Five people sustained minor injuries in a fire and small explosion at a treatment plant in Quincy. This uncut video from Sky5 shows smoke rising from the building. Five people sustained minor injuries in a fire and small explosion at a treatment plant in Quincy. This uncut video from Sky5 shows smoke rising from the building. From WCVB.com youtube. Get ...
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Hazmat teams respond to nitric acid spill at UPS in New Hartford – Video
Source: WKTV.com NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. – Hazmat crews have responded to what officials are calling a ‘minor’ spill at the UPS building in New Hartford. The call first came in a little before five a.m., and since then the building has been evacuated. The New York Mills Fire Chief says at 3:30 a.m., nitric acid was spilled at the building. ...
Read More »4000 gallons of chemical spills at Prospect water treatment plant – video
Source: WKTV PROSPECT, NY – Oneida County Hazmat crews reported to the Mohawk Valley Water Treatment Plant in Prospect this afternoon at about 3:15 for a chemical spill. Officials say about 4,000 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid leaked from the holding tanks onto the floor of the building, but was contained to that specific area. We spoke to Oneida County Director ...
Read More »Hazmat team called to Ojo Caliente warehouse – HCL gas leak
Source: KOAT/KOB OJO CALIENTE, N.M. —An evacuation was ordered Friday after a gas leak at a warehouse in Ojo Caliente. Authorities said the leak was reported at a warehouse along U.S. Highway 285 near mile marker 348. Officials said people within a half mile of the warehouse were ordered to evacuate. Authorities said the gas coming from the warehouse is ...
Read More »LSP: Ammonia release at chemical plant contained, roads reopened – video
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather According to WABF: GEISMAR, LA (WAFB) – Officials with the Louisiana State Police say the ammonia leak at the PCS Nitrogen plant in Geismar has been contained and the roads have reopened. Parts of LA 3115 between LA 30 and LA 75 (Saint Gabriel) was closed as a precaution near the plant in ...
Read More »Hazmat crews on the scene of possible drug lab bust
Source: Fox10 MESA, Ariz. (KSAZ) – Police and firefighters are on the scene of a possible drug lab bust outside a valley motel. Mesa police tell Fox 10 that hazmat crews are on the scene at the Studio 6 Motel near Country Club and Broadway. Police went inside the motel to make an arrest and when they discovered drugs inside, ...
Read More »3 KILLED IN FIREWORKS FACTORY EXPLOSION IN CHINA
ABCNews According to ABC News from Shangrao China: A massive explosion at a fireworks plant in southern China killed three people and injured 53 others, state media reported Wednesday. Another person was reported missing after the blast, which shook the Hongsheng Fireworks Plant in a village outside the city of Shangrao in Jiangxi province. About one-thousand people were evacuated from ...
Read More »Tank cars full of sulfuric acid derail off tracks in Martinez, hazmat crews at the scene
Source: KRON MARTINEZ (KRON) – Hazmat crews have been called to the scene where three train tank cars derailed off their tracks in Martinez Wednesday morning. The train tank cars derailed around 8 a.m. on Marina Vista Avenue and Interstate 680 near the Benicia Bridge. The tank cars are full of sulfuric acid but are not leaking, according to the ...
Read More »Oh Sh%! – Septic tank truck collides with car, hazmat team called to clean up spill
From: First Coast News – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A hazmat team with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was called to cleanup a big mess after a septic tank truck collided head-on with car on the city’s northside Wednesday morning, authorities said. The accident happened about 8 a.m. on Dunn Avenue near Interstate 295. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, ...
Read More »HONEY OIL EXPLOSION ROCKS LEMOORE HOTEL
According to ABC30 Fresno Sunday, January 17, 2016 06:24PM An explosion rocked a Travelodge hotel in Lemoore early Sunday morning. Photos of the scene show a window and door that were blown out by the blast. A witness said he grabbed a fire extinguisher to put out the flames before first responders arrived. Police also took photos at the scene. ...
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