Chemical Accidents
Sep 2nd, 2010
Oil Spill Seen In Gulf Platform Explosion
An oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded on Thursday, setting off a blaze and a small oil spill, but the accident does not appear to be as serious as BP's deadly rig explosion and oil spill ...
Sep 1st, 2010
Residents displaced by propane leak allowed to move back home
GILBOA, N.Y. -- The remaining residents displaced by last week's propane leak in Gilboa have been allowed to return back home. Officials from Enterprise T-E Products say there's no more propane in the pipeline that had been leaking for ...
Aug 31st, 2010
Chlorine leak contained at central Iowa General Mills plant
Officials are looking for the source of a small chlorine leak at a General Mills Inc. plant near Carlisle in central Iowa. Capt. Steve Brown of the Des Moines Fire Department says alarms in a chlorine storage room went off ...
Aug 31st, 2010
Explosion at BSU scares students, injures worker
BOISE -- It was quite the scare on the Boise State campus Monday as a minor explosion happened in the Student Union Building. "We were just sitting there eating dinner and then all of a sudden we hear this huge, ...
Aug 30th, 2010
Gas leak forces evacuations in Calhoun
Atlanta Gas Company works to repair the 2" gas line that was busted in downtown Calhoun. (Tricia Dillard/Calhoun Times) slideshow Several downtown Calhoun businesses were evacuated Monday after a natural gas leak near the Gem...
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Aug 30th, 2010
MUST SEE: Hydrogen fuel explosion caught on tape
ROCHESTER, NY (CNN) - Newly released surveillance video may help investigators figure out what caused an explosion at the Rochester, New York airport on...
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Aug 30th, 2010
Evacuation order cancelled for chemical leak
People, evacuated from their homes after a chemical in North Baton Rouge, are now allowed to return home. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to the Kelly Trace Apartments at 999 Rosenwald just before 3...
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Aug 30th, 2010
Ammonia leak reported at Georgia poultry plant
ROCKMART, Ga. -- Authorities say an ammonia leak at a West Georgia poultry plant sent 23 employees to the hospital. An ambulance representative says employees at the Tip Top Poultry plant near Rockmart were taken to two different hospitals after complaining ...
Aug 30th, 2010
Tesoro: Hydrogen Attack Caused Anacortes Blast
Tesoro Anacortes Refinery announced Friday what investigators determined was the likely cause of an April 2 blast that killed seven workers. The refinery has been shut down since April but plans to restart operations in early October, with the affected units ...
Aug 30th, 2010
Blaze Erupts At Scrap Yard In Aliquippa
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. -- Firefighters spent early Monday morning battling a blaze that broke out at a scrap yard in Aliquippa. The flames were reported at Bronze Resources about 2...
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Aug 29th, 2010
Long Island Man Burned In Garage Explosion
BY ADRIAN CARRASQUILLO A Baldwin man and his son were working in their detached garage on Sunday when a propane tank exploded, causing a fire, and leaving the father with serious...
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Aug 29th, 2010
BRIDGEPORT BLAZE: Fire hits abandoned ammunition plant
Click to enlarge Firefighters with Ladder 11 battle a fire at the former Remington Arms plant, in Bridgeport, Conn. Saturday, Aug. 28th, 2010. The empty factory complex has been the site of numerous fires over the past several...
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Aug 29th, 2010
Chemical Spill Sickens Dozens in Vegas
CNN that a chemical spill in the pool area of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas has sickened around one hundred people, sending 12 of them to the hospital.
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Aug 27th, 2010
Eleven Treated At Possible SF Wharf Hazmat Site
SAN FRANCISCO -- A possible hazardous materials incident at a recycling facility at Pier 96 in San Francisco Friday has been secured, but has caused one person to be sent to a local hospital, a fire spokeswoman...
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Aug 27th, 2010
Pinhole leak reported at Valero hydrocracker in Benicia
BENICIA -- Valero Energy Corp. this week reported yet another vapor release at its Benicia refinery after multiple air-quality violations were documented in...
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Aug 27th, 2010
Explosion near Rochester airport deemed an accident
A fiery explosion that shook the Greater Rochester International Airport and was heard across the county Thursday afternoon originated at a fueling station for Monroe County's environmentally friendly...
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Aug 25th, 2010
1 injured in gas compressor station explosion
at 4:18 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 4:18 p.m. SHONGALOO, La. - An explosion at a natural gas compressor station near Shongaloo has left an employee critically injured.
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Aug 25th, 2010
Rockmart poultry plant leak caused by faulty seal; More than 20 sent to hospitals
Floyd Medical Center employee Katie Hastey helps a Rome Fire fighter change into protective gear before he helps people decontaminate people in a shower at the hospital on...
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Aug 24th, 2010
Fire does minor damage at S.D. ethanol plant
CHANCELLOR (AP) — A spokesman for Sioux Falls-based ethanol producer Poet says a fire at a plant in Chancellor caused only minor damage and no injuries.
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Aug 24th, 2010
At least 120 sent to hospitals by ammonia leak at Ala. plant; 4 in intensive care
THEODORE, ALA. — An ammonia leak at a coastal Alabama chicken distribution plant sent more than 120 people to the hospital on Monday, including four patients in intensive care, and forced residents to hide in their homes while warning sirens...
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Aug 23rd, 2010
Weekend ammonia leak at Cutler packing plant sent six to hospital; repairs must be made before business can reopen
Six workers at the Wawona Packing plant in Cutler suffered what are believed to be minor injuries Saturday when an ammonia leak forced the evacuation of 500 employees, the Tulare County Fire Department...
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Aug 23rd, 2010
Worker injured in explosion inside Bryan tire plant
A factory worker was hurt seriously early Monday during an explosion inside a Bryan tire plant, authorities said. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was flown to Mercy...
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Aug 23rd, 2010
Chemical leak sets off factory's burglar alarm
A burglar alarm at Moore Metal Finishing on Silica Avenue in Sylvania Township apparently wasn't set off by a burglar — but by a cloud of chemical vapor.
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Aug 22nd, 2010
Plant Explosion in Beatrice
A plant explosion in Beatrice sent two men to the hospital Sunday morning now the entire plant is under an extensive investigation. Just a couple miles outside of Beatrice 35 feet above the cornfields that surround the area, 2 men work routine ...
Aug 22nd, 2010
Portland Asphalt Factory Fire
Several Area Fire Departments On Scene Of Asphalt Factory...
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Aug 21st, 2010
Gas leak in Niles
Several agencies across Michigan responded to a gasoline leak in Niles. It happened around 9 Saturday morning along 3rd Street, an area known as "tank town".
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Aug 21st, 2010
Fire at fertilizer processing facility extinguished
Firefighters extinguished a fire apparently started by spontaneous combustion overnight at the Sand Island Waste Water Treatment Plant. The blaze started among the leftover material sitting in the transfer hopper of the fertilizer processing plant about 11:30...
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Aug 21st, 2010
Update: Fire breaks out at Northeast auto body shop
Close to 20 firefighters responded to a blaze this afternoon at Armando's Body and Paint Shop in Northeast El Paso. The fire started just before 1:30...
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Aug 20th, 2010
Flowback spill occurs in west Flower Mound
A spill of flowback water occurred at a Williams Exploration drilling site in western Flower Mound early Friday morning, according to a release issued by Williams spokesman Kelly...
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Aug 20th, 2010
Texas men critically burned in gas well fire
LUBBOCK (AP) — Two men critically burned in a West Texas oil field accident didn't know natural gas was leaking around the well and were engulfed by flames after a fireball erupted, authorities said...
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