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Friday, June 29, 2018 at 7:22:41 AM
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Table of Contents (5 articles)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLED IN EDISON, ONE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
Tags: us_NJ, industrial, release, injury, diesel, kerosene
FIREFIGHTERS DEAL WITH HAZMAT INCIDENT
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, sodium_carbonate
'MAJOR' GAS LEAK IN MELBOURNE SECURED; ROADWAYS REOPENED
Tags: us_FL, public, release, response, natural_gas
CHEMICAL SPILL SPARKS 'HAZMAT' INCIDENT AFTER STOLEN TANKER DUMPED ON STREET
Tags: uk, transportation, release, flammable, response
RAYNHAM FD RESPONDS TO TIER 2 HAZMAT INCIDENT AT MEDICAL ROBOTICS COMPANY
Tags: us_ri, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLED IN EDISON, ONE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2018/06/28/hazardous-materials-spilled-edison-one-transported-hospital/742788002/
Tags: us_NJ, industrial, release, injury, diesel, kerosene
EDISON ‰?? One person was transported to the hospital and six others examined by emergency service officials after hazardous materials were spilled in an industrial area in the township on Thursday.
Two 55-gallon drums, one containing kerosene and the other containing a solvent used to clean motor parts, were leaked at a site on Kilmer Court on Thursday morning, according to a spokesman for Edison Township.
The incident took place at Kendiesel, a diesel fuel injection parts manufacturer at 6 Kilmer Court. When the drums leaked, 50 employees were evacuated.
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FIREFIGHTERS DEAL WITH HAZMAT INCIDENT
https://hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/crime/firefighters-deal-with-hazmat-incident/article_83dba639-886b-508f-ae39-a8080c87b35d.html
Tags: us_CA, transportation, fire, response, sodium_carbonate
HANFORD ‰?? There was a hazmat incident in Hanford on Wednesday morning after hundreds of pounds of a chemical product reacted and began producing a hazardous gas.
Around 7:20 a.m., Hanford Fire Department officials said crews were dispatched to the Sequoia Inn, 1655 Mall Drive, for a report of a vehicle fire. They said the reporting party stated there was smoke coming from a vehicle in the parking lot of the inn, but it was not threatening any structures.
On arrival, crews said they found a Ford pickup truck that had white smoke coming from the bed of the truck and was emitting a strong chemical odor.
Fire officials notified employees at the inn and asked if they could contact the owner of the truck. They also advised employees and patrons to stay indoors until further notice.
Officials said the owner of the truck realized that a chemical reaction was taking place with the 880 pounds of sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate that was stored in the bed of the truck.
Fire crews then moved the truck to an open field west of the inn to isolate the off-gassing product.
Officials said the product is concentrated and is typically diluted and used as a disinfectant cleaning agent for the dairy and cattle industry. While the product can be sufficiently diluted with water, it is also reactive with water and fire officials said it was likely exposed to small amounts of water while in the bed of the truck, resulting in heat generation and off-gassing.
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'MAJOR' GAS LEAK IN MELBOURNE SECURED; ROADWAYS REOPENED
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/28/gas-leak-melbourne-john-rodes-blvd/744520002/
Tags: us_FL, public, release, response, natural_gas
Hazmat crews with Brevard County Fire Rescue assisted gas company officials in plugging a "major" natural gas leak in Melbourne on Thursday, according to BCFR officials.
Crews responded to the leak about 7:30 p.m., which occurred at the intersection of U.S. 192 and John Rodes Boulevard in Melbourne.
Traffic was shut down in the area as crews worked to secure the leak. At about 8:30 p.m., officials reported on social media the leak was successfully contained and no evacuations were made.
The roadways have been re-opened, BCFR officials said on Twitter.
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CHEMICAL SPILL SPARKS 'HAZMAT' INCIDENT AFTER STOLEN TANKER DUMPED ON STREET
https://www.examiner.co.uk/news/chemical-spill-sparks-hazmat-incident-14838379
Tags: uk, transportation, release, flammable, response
A chemical spill sparked a ‰??hazmat‰?? incident in Elland after a stolen tanker was dumped on a public road.
Specialists hazardous materials officers from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised after a concerned member of the public noticed a chemical tanker leaking on Old Power Way at Lowfields.
Firefighters from Rastrick and Dewsbury were also called to the incident, at about 12:40pm yesterday (Tuesday).
They discovered the tanker contained a flammable liquid that was pharmaceutical waste, some of which had spilled out on the road.
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RAYNHAM FD RESPONDS TO TIER 2 HAZMAT INCIDENT AT MEDICAL ROBOTICS COMPANY
http://turnto10.com/news/local/raynham-fd-responds-to-tier-2-hazmat-incident-at-medical-robotics-company
Tags: us_ri, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
(WJAR) ‰?? The Raynham Fire Department responded to a Tier 2 hazardous material incident Wednesday at a medical robotics company.
Around 11 a.m. the fire department received a call from Medrobotics about a hazardous chemical reaction. The building was evacuated according to responding officials and after a Tier 1 HazMat respond, it was escalated to a Tier 2 situation.
At that point Raynham FD says the company‰??s couple of hundred employees were sent home as the situation could take hours to clear.
OSHA was notified and the incident is under investigation.
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