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Links to details available at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas PANIC FOLLOWING CHEMICAL INCIDENT AT ST LUKE=92S, http://www.advertiser.ie/kilkenny/article/39026/panic-following-chemical- inc ident-at-st-lukes There was panic at St Luke=92s Hospital on Tuesday as the Hospital Internal Emergency Plan was activated in Kilkenny. The plan was activated in response to a chemical reaction incident in a room adjoining Surgical Ward 2. Nobody was injured although the fire brigade was called to deal with the episode. It understood that the incident did not relate to a chemical spill but rather an incident involving fumes in a chemical waste bin. The bin was located in a washroom next to the surgery ward. Fire services were able to remove it from the hospital before treating it outside by pouring water on it. The chemical is said to have been chlorine which is used for disinfection and it=92s believed that it reacted with something else in the bin. ----------------------- METH LAB FIRE DESTROYS BRICEVILLE MOBILE HOME =BB KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL, http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/21/meth-lab-fire-destroys-bricevill e-m obile-home/ BRICEVILLE - A fire that destroyed a mobile home on Briceville Highway this morning appears to have erupted when a clandestine meth lab inside ignited, according to an Anderson County Sheriff's Department report. Blue flames that indicate burning chemical fuels were seen in the bathroom area, and several articles burned beyond recognition were found in the bathtub, Sgt. Robert T. Mansfield reported. The out-of-state owner told the sergeant the trailer hadn't been rented since early winter, the report states. ----------------------- POSSIBLE METH LAB CAUSE OF FIRE NEAR FLAGSTAFF; POLICE NEED ASSISTANCE LOCATING VEHICLE - WHITE MOUNTAIN INDEPENDENT: NEWS, http://www.wmicentral.com/news/possible-meth-lab-cause-of-fire-near-flags taf f-police-need/article_dbe20532-6c57-11e0-9321-001cc4c002e0.html Flagstaff AZ - On April 20, 2011 at about 2:00 pm, Coconino County Sheriff=92s Deputies responded to a report of a wild land fire on State Trust Land off of Forest Service Road 515 near A-1 Mountain. The fire was originally reported to the Flagstaff Airport Control Tower by a private aircraft flying over the area. Numerous fire engines with the Coconino National Forest initially responded to the fire. Their crews were able to contain the fire to approximately =BD acre in size. During the investigation into the cause and origin of the fire suspicious items were discovered indicating the fire was started from a =93one pot=94 methamphetamine lab. Numerous plastic containers and other items consistent with those found at methamphetamine labs were also collected from the scene. ----------------------- POOL SHED FIRE REQUIRES HAZMAT CALL:, http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/teen-falls-f rom -third-floor/article_e39b8cef-a6e2-522c-8fe0-9270614f5900.html Pool shed fire requires HAZMAT call: Plumsteadville and Ottsville firefighters extinguished a pool shed fire on Creek Road early Thursday morning. Plumsteadville Fire Capt. Matthew Overbeck said that firefighters were called to the blaze shortly before 7 a.m. and found the pool shed of a residence engulfed in flames. A HAZMAT team was called to assist as emergency workers blocked runoff from the fire from getting into a nearby stream. Officials were concerned about chlorine and other pool chemicals which had been stored in the shed. The Bucks County Fire Marshal's Office said the fire remains under investigation, but it is not believed to be suspicious. ----------------------- MINOR HAZMAT INCIDENT CLOSES CENTRAL CITY CLINIC FOR DAY | NOLA.COM, http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/hazmat_incident_at_health_cent .ht ml The New Orleans Fire Department on Thursday responded to a "level one" hazmat incident at a city-operated health clinic in Central City. chemical2056.jpgTed Jackson, The Times-PicayuneA New Orleans EMS paramedic talk to a woman outside the the Edna Pillsbury Health Clinic in Central City. A spill of formocresol, a medication used in root canal procedures that can cause eye and skin irritation, forced the clinic's closure for the day. The incident at the Edna Pillsbury Health Clinic, 2222 Simon Bolivar Avenue, was called in about noon, the New Orleans Fire Department said. Health Commissioner Dr. Karen DeSalvo said about an ounce of formocresol, a nerve-deadening agent, leaked out. Three employees came in contact with the agent and were treated. Officials on Thursday afternoon closed the clinic for the day to decontaminate it since the chemical can become airborn, DeSalvo said. It will reopen Monday, she said. ----------------------- PART OF W. BERT KOUNS CLOSED BY CHEMICAL SPILL - KSLA NEWS 12 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA |, http://www.ksla.com/story/14485186/hazmat-crews-working-a-chemical-spill- on- i-20 SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA)- Shreveport Police, Fire and HAZMAT crews are on the scene of a hazmat spill. It happened around 4 PM on West Bert Kouns where it goes over I-20. Police say a flat bed truck hauling some sort of chemical containers traveling on W. Bert Kouns lost its load. W. Bert Kouns is closed between Greenwood Road and 70th Street. Authorities are not sure how long the cleanup process will take. At this time, precautionary measures have been taken while crews work on clearing up the scene. Traffic is being rerouted around the spill. ----------------------- MAJOR FIRE IN UP CHEMICAL FACTORY, NO CASUALTIES - HINDUSTAN TIMES, http://www.hindustantimes.com/Major-fire-in-UP-chemical-factory-no-casual tie s/Article1-687415.aspx Goods worth Rs 40 lakh were destroyed as a major fire broke out in the warehouse of a chemical factory in Meerut on Wednesday, police said. No casualties have been reported. The fire engulfed the warehouse of Chahat Chemicals in Brahmapuri area, following which six fire tenders were pressed into ser vice. "The fire spread within no time as it came in contact with drums containing chemical adhesives, primarily used for manufacturing sports goods," police inspector Alok Sharma said in Meerut, some 450 km from Lucknow. "The situation is under control and the flames would soon be doused completely," he added. ----------------------- CHEMICAL SPILL IN WHITSTABLE SPARKS EVACUATION, http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentish_gazette/news/2011/april/21/chemical_l eak .aspx Hundreds of people were evacuated after a chemical leak at a Whitstable factory today. The Amphenol site on the Thanet Way was shut off after the release of a hazardous gas in one of the buildings on the plot. Firefighters said the chemicals mixed to form the potentially deadly substance hydrogen cyandide. Two police cars, three fire engines and a special incident team raced to the scene at 11am after the alarm was raised. The leak was contained within the manufacturer=92s plating shop while about 200 staff waited within the fenced-off site. ----------------------- CHEMICAL SPILL INJURES WORKERS | GREENVILLEONLINE.COM | THE GREENVILLE NEWS, http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20110420/TRIBUNETIMES/304200015/C hem ical-spill-injures-workers Three employees were treated at a hospital after a pressurized canister ruptured and released fumes at a Mauldin pest control business, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. ----------------------- PHOTOS: TRAIN CHEMICAL LEAK PROMPTS EVACUATIONS NEAR MONUMENT | DENVER POST MEDIA CENTER =97 DENVER, COLORADO, PHOTOS AND VIDEO, http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/04/train-chemical-leak-prom pts -evacuations-near-monument-2/ Hydrochloric acid leaking from a train tanker has prompted the evacuation of 250 homes near Monument and the cancelation of Lewis-Palmer District 38 schools today. ----------------------- DEPUTIES ID TWO INJURED IN PASCO METH LAB EXPLOSION, http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/apr/19/201728/deputies-meth-lab-explodes -in side-dade-city-home/news-breaking/ DADE CITY - Deputies have identified the two people injured when a methamphetamine lab exploded at a Dade City house. Kenneth Dixon, 39, and Adonia "Star" Olsen, 45, suffered burns and were taken to hospital by helicopter. Dixon was listed in serious condition this afternoon at Tampa General Hospital. Olsen's condition was not available. Dixon and Olsen were renting the house at 15615 14th St., the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. Another female who was in the home at the time of the explosion Tuesday left before deputies arrived. She hasn't been identified and it isn't known whether she was injured. ----------------------- CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSES FIRE AT WICHITA BUSINESS - KSN TV, KANSAS NEWS AND WEATHER, http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Chemical-reaction-causes-fire-at-Wich ita -business/VbLMGLM8mkGbWYfA-bCM7A.cspx WICHITA, Kansas - A two-alarm fire at a Wichita business had crews out just before midnight in the 1000 block of S. McLean Blvd. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were coming out of the back of the Metal Improvement Company, a metal-working business. Fire crews had to fight the fire from the outside because of the intense heat. The situation was even more dangerous because of explosions coming from inside the building. All the employees got out safely. Firefighters say the fire was the result of an overflow of lubricant coming into contact with other metals. The chemical reaction created the fire. ----------------------- PATIENTS MOVED IN CHEMICAL SCARE - THE IRISH TIMES - TUE, APR 19, 2011, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0419/breaking49.html Over 30 patients were temporarily moved from a ward of St Luke=92s General Hospital in Co Kilkenny following a chemical scare this afternoon. The incident happened shortly after 1.15pm when a chemical reaction in a bin containing cleaning agents caused alarm over the spreading of fumes. The 31 patients were moved as a precaution after the hospital=92s internal emergency plan was enforced and the services of the fire brigade sought. A spokesman for Kilkenny fire brigade said the chemical was contained in a bin in a washroom next to the surgery ward. Fire services were able to remove it from the hospital before treating it outside by pouring copious amounts of water on it. He said the chemical in question was a type of chlorine used for disinfection that had reacted with something else in the bin. ----------------------- SHEFFIELD: NEIGHBOURS FLEE HOMES AFTER MAN DIES IN CHEMICALS DRAMA - MAIN SECTION - YORKSHIRE POST, http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/sheffield_ne igh bours_flee_homes_after_man_dies_in_chemicals_drama_1_3301505 RESIDENTS in Sheffield were evacuated from their homes in a huge emergency operation after a man was found dead beside a quantity of poisonous chemicals. Firefighters, some in boiler suits and gas masks, were sent to a house in Holland Place in the Highfield district yesterday afternoon, as neighbours were ushered from their homes amid contamination fears. Police confirmed the body of a young man, thought to be in his 20s, had been found by his housemates. London Road was cordoned off from its junction with Abbeydale Road to Witney Street, and bus routes were diverted as experts were drafted in to assess the =93potentially hazardous=94 substance. ----------------------- FIREMAN RECOVERING AFTER EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS, http://pryordailytimes.com/local/x333447722/Fireman-recovering-after-expo sur e-to-toxic-chemicals On March 16, at 3:45 p.m., two semi trucks collided in front of Fiesta Mart in Chouteau. One of the trucks was carrying battery acid while the other was carrying cleaning chemicals. The combination of the two spills caused a chemical reaction that put off a smokeless fume. When Chouteau Fire Department arrived, Brandon along with fellow firefighter Troy Schopp went around the right side of the wreck to check the scene. Brandon said about 10 minutes later when they went to move the fire truck upwind from the scene, Schopp began to complain that he couldn=92t breathe. =93I couldn=92t catch my breath. It felt like someone was strangling you,=94 Schopp said. Schopp was then transported to St. Francis Hospital, in Tulsa where personnel did a chest x-ray and gave him a breathing treatment. Schopp a nurse at Cancer Treatment Center of America, said he was released the same day. ----------------------- CHLORINE LEAK CONTAINED NEAR WATER CANAL PLANT | WLTX.COM, http://www.wltx.com/news/article/133331/2/Chlorine-Leak-Contained-Near-Wa ter -Canal-Plant- Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- The chlorine leak reported Monday evening at the Water Canal Plant has been contained, according to fire department officials. Interim Chief Aubrey Jenkins with the Columbia Fire Department said during a 10 p.m. update to News19 that the leak was isolated and contained by haz-mat crews earlier in the night. Jenkins said the plant, which is located in the 300 block of Laurel Street, was operating as normal after the containment. He said the leak was found in or around a pipe that connects to a one-ton cylinder, and workers plan to make a permanent repair Tuesday. ----------------------- SUSPECTED METH LAB SHUTS DOWN LYNCHBURG STREET, EVACUATES TENANTS | WSLS 10, http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/apr/19/suspected-meth-lab-shuts-down-lynch bur g-street-eva-ar-983966/ LYNCHBURG -- A suspected methamphetamine lab in Lynchburg shuts down a busy street and evacuates an apartment building. It happened at a boarding home on Park Avenue today. That's where paramedics responded for a medical call. Police say when they arrived, they found suspicious chemicals in the patients unit. A Hazmat team removed the possible methamphetamine lab. One block on Park Avenue, between Stuart Street and Langhorne Road closed for most of the day to protect the public. Police also evacuated tenants for about eight hours. ----------------------- MAYWOOD OFFICIALS WORK TO CONTAIN OIL LEAK - NORTHJERSEY.COM, http://www.northjersey.com/news/041911_Maywood_officials_work_to_contain_ oil _leak.html MAYWOOD =97 Borough officials on Tuesday were working to contain an oil leak from an underground storage tank, which they say has reached a local brook. Borough Administrator Thomas Richards said he doesn=92t know how much oil escaped and how far it has traveled, but said the source is a l,000-gallon heating oil tank located in a private parking lot behind businesses on West Pleasant Avenue. He said the oil tank cap had fallen off, allowing rain water to enter the underground container and the oil to ooze out into a nearby storm water drain. He said rainfall that had seeped into the ground surrounding the container also contributed to the oil leak. -----------------------
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