Traffic at Highway 86 and Austin Road was tied up until almost 6:00 am. There were no injuries reported, but the CHP says the semi spilled its fuel when it rolled. The Hazmat team was called to clean up the diesel fuel spill. Brawley fire was called to monitor the situation. The Highway Patrol says it took almost two hours to get a tow truck to the scene big enough to handle a semi and it=92s trailers. Traffic was reduced to one lane at the Twin Bridges until 5:55 Thursday morning.

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PORTWORLD NEWS - LATEST NEWS - RHINE REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL TANKER ACCIDENT, http://www.portworld.com/news/i100385/Rhine_reopened_af ter_chemical_tanker_accident

The River Rhine has re-opened to shipping in both directions for the first time since a motorised barge capsized three weeks ago.

The Waldhof was carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid when it capsized.

Since the incident, ships have been allowed to sail upstream past the wreck on a controlled basis.

Downstream traffic was halted until yesterday because of fears of acid, or hydrogen, on board the vessel causing an explosion.

The incident is reported to have caused a backlog of more than 400 vessels, including bulk cargo barges and laden inland container vessels bound for ports including Rotterdam, and has resulted in  numerous shipping companies switching to alternative transport methods in order to move goods.

Salvage officials began removing acid from the Waldhof today, with plans for it to be hoisted by crane out of the river upon completion.

According to officials, up to 50 barges a day are being allowed to sail downstream after salvers managed to remove hydrogen from all seven tanks on the sunken tanker.

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FIRE AT WARRENTON FARM SUPPLY STORE STILL SMOLDERS :: WRAL.COM, http://www.wral.com /news/local/story/9050597/

WARRENTON, N.C. =97 A fire at a farm supply store in downtown Warrenton still smoldered Thursday, more than 12 hours after it started, prompting the closure of schools and evacuation of homes and businesses.

"It's gone. Southern States is gone. It's sad," said Milton Cooper, a Division of Motor Vehicles inspector who directed traffic during the fire in the store at 216 W. Franklin St.

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Warrenton farm supply store fire

Firefighters let the fire burn itself out Thursday because of concerns that spraying more water on the building would let chemicals run into the town's water supply, authorities said. The store sold hazardous and flammable materials, including fertilizer, aerosols, propane and ammunition.

"We were not sure exactly what all types of hazards we had in there, as far as chemical-wise, which we did not want to wash down into our water system and get into the creeks," Warren County Assistant Fire Chief Lee Edmonds said.

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FREAK FIRE DESTROYS WEST CUMBRIAN HAIR SALON, http://www.timesands tar.co.uk/news/business/freak-fire-destroys-west-cumbrian-hair-salon-1.805 759?referrerPath=news/

A Maryport hairdresser has lost everything after her salon was destroyed by a freak fire that may have been caused by more than 40 years of chemical build-up.

Although investigations have not yet been completed, fire safety officers visited other salons in Maryport on Monday to make them aware of the situation and to check premises.

Owner Lorraine Hetherington said she has also been told that what happened at Hairport on Curzon Street would be used as a cautionary tale throughout Britain.

Mrs Hetherington said the fire started with a small puff of smoke on Saturday morning. There were three customers in the shop and the hairdryer had been put on for a woman who had almost finished having her hair curled.

Mrs Hetherington said: =93I saw this puff of smoke coming from the dryer. It was honestly no worse than someone who might have been blowing out cigarette smoke.=94

She followed procedure, putting a smoke blanket over the dryer and telling her stylist to call 999.

She added: =93They laughed at me because it was only a puff of smoke but then, within minutes, it got thick and black. We didn=92t really see flames, just thick, black smoke.=94

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FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACTORY PUTS RESIDENTS ON ALERT (FROM PRESTWICH AND WHITEFIELD GUIDE), http://www.prestwichan dwhitefieldguide.co.uk/news/burynews/8830674.Fire_at_chemical_factory_puts _residents_on_alert/

RESIDENTS have been told to stay in their homes and keep windows and doors shut following a fire chemical factory.

Fire crews were called to Ferrari Electroplating, in Bury Road, Radcliffe, at 8.45pm when a vat containing 2,500 litres of copper sulphate set alight.

More than 30 firefighters worked for three hours to tackle the blaze and stop it spreading further into the building.

A cordon was set up around the warehouse and people living nearby were advised to keep their doors and windows closed to protect them from any toxic fumes.

No-one was in the factory at the time of the fire and the cause of it is now under investigation.

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3 INJURED BY RIGGED PEPPER SPRAY CAN IN HILLCREST - SIGNONSANDIEGO.COM, http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/03/3-injured- rigged-pepper-spray-can/

SAN DIEGO =97 A maintenance worker in a Hillcrest movie theater complex suffered a minor chemical burn and two people were nearly overcome by fumes from a can rigged to spew pepper spray Thursday, fire officials said.

The 8-ounce can=92s trigger was =93deliberately configured=94 to keep spraying the irritating chemical, said Maurice Luque, San Diego Fire Rescue Department spokesman.

=93It=92s basically an assault situation,=94 Luque said. =93Potentially, it could be a felony. Pepper spray can cause burns and respiratory problems.=94

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