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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, June 3, 2019 at 6:35:45 AM
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Table of Contents (12 articles)
OFFICIALS RELEASE WARNING TO NELSON COUNTY RESIDENTS FOLLOWING AMMONIA LEAK
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, ammonia
CAUSE OF HYDROGEN EXPLOSION AND FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, response, hydrogen
STORAGE TANK EXPLODES AT CHEMICAL PLANT; NO INJURIES REPORTED
Tags: us_AR, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSES FIRE IN ELKHART FACTORY
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
AT LEAST 85 INJURED IN BLASTS AT RUSSIAN MUNITIONS FACTORY
Tags: Russia, industrial, explosion, injury, tnt
FLIXBOROUGH CHEMICAL EXPLOSION: NEW MEMORIAL TO 1974 BLAST
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, environmental
EXPLOSION ROCKS CHEMICAL PLANT IN SANTA CLARA
Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical, other_chemical
HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAK CLOSES LANES NEAR HINSDALE OASIS
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
WORLD'S RIVERS LOADED WITH ANTIBIOTICS WASTE: STUDY
Tags: India, public, discovery, environmental, pharmaceutical
NO INJURIES AFTER FIRE AT TUSCALOOSA CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
NEW CONCERNS RAISED FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY IN CHINA
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal
PORT EXPLOSION SET TO COST B100M
Tags: Thailand, transportation, follow-up, environmental, toxics
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OFFICIALS RELEASE WARNING TO NELSON COUNTY RESIDENTS FOLLOWING AMMONIA LEAK
https://www.wlky.com/article/officials-release-warning-to-nelson-county-residents-following-ammonia-leak/27692833
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, response, ammonia
Officials have released an alert to Nelson County residents following an ammonia leak Sunday afternoon.
According to fire officials, an ammonia leak at a factory in Bardstown forced nearby businesses to evacuate. Crews responded to the scene on Wilson Parkway around 4 p.m. Sunday. The leak took about two hours to contain.
Jefferson County hazmat crews also responded to the scene to provide assistance. Authorities said about 5,000 gallons of the chemical was spilled.
Nelson County officials have issued an alert for residents within a 1-mile radius of Wilson Parkway. They are asked to go indoors, close doors and windows and turn off their air conditioning units as a result of the leak.
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CAUSE OF HYDROGEN EXPLOSION AND FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Cause-Of-Hydrogen-Explosion-And-Fire-Under-13917441.php
Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, response, hydrogen
An explosion and fire at a chemical products company Saturday prompted evacuations of nearby businesses while the Santa Clara Fire Department worked to contain the blaze.
The fire was reported about 4:30 p.m. at Air Products and Chemicals Inc. near the 1500 block of Norman Avenue, where crews found multiple hydrogen tanker trucks on fire in the facility yard.
Neighboring businesses in a two-block radius were asked to evacuate or shelter-in-place for about two hours.
Ladder trucks were deployed and the fire was reported extinguished at 5:40 p.m.
"Additional air sampling and thermal imaging was conducted to ensure air quality, and the hydrogen, which is not visible when burning in the daytime, did not pose a threat," the department said in a release.
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STORAGE TANK EXPLODES AT CHEMICAL PLANT; NO INJURIES REPORTED
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/jun/02/storage-tank-explodes-at-chemical-plant/?news-arkansas
Tags: us_AR, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical
HOT SPRINGS -- An explosion early Friday at a chemical processing plant in Mid-America Industrial Park blew the top off of a 6,000-gallon storage tank and shook nearby residences but resulted in no loss of life or injury.
Garland County Department of Emergency Management Director Bo Robertson said first-responders notified him around 2 a.m. that an explosion had occurred at Org Chem Group's Blacksnake Road location.
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CHEMICAL REACTION CAUSES FIRE IN ELKHART FACTORY
https://www.abc57.com/news/chemical-reaction-causes-fire-in-elkhart-factory
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
ELKHART, Ind. ‰?? The Elkhart Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm that was set off at Altec Engineering in Elkhart Friday around 230 p.m.
Upon arrival, fire crews found heavy smoke throughout the building.
Once EFD made entry, they found a fire inside a trash hopper and up the east wall and the ceiling.
The flames were quickly extinguished. The building took considerable time to clear the smoke due to the size of the building.
The trash hopper contained fiberglass resins that caused a chemical reaction and combustion, starting the contents on fire and burning the wall up to the ceiling.
The sprinkler system was activated and contained the fire until EFD arrived
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AT LEAST 85 INJURED IN BLASTS AT RUSSIAN MUNITIONS FACTORY
https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/at-least-injured-in-blasts-at-russian-munitions-factory/article_1728dadb-c77a-5e8a-b8bd-bad31be81190.html
Tags: Russia, industrial, explosion, injury, tnt
MOSCOW ‰?? At least 85 people were injured in multiple blasts at a munitions factory in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk on Saturday, Russian media reported.
Among those requiring medical attention were workers at the plant and residents of nearby houses, the regional health department told the Interfax news agency. Four people suffered severe injuries, 16 in total had to be hospitalized.
According to the authorities there have been no fatalities.
A total of 39 factory workers and 46 people living in the area had sought treatment.
Russian media showed a huge cloud of smoke and fire rising over the Kristall plant, which reportedly produces the explosive TNT and bombs for the military.
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FLIXBOROUGH CHEMICAL EXPLOSION: NEW MEMORIAL TO 1974 BLAST
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-48483691
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, follow-up, environmental
A new memorial to remember the 28 people killed in a chemical explosion 45 years ago has been unveiled at a service.
Dozens of others were injured when the blast happened at the Nypro chemical plant at Flixborough, Scunthorpe on 1 June, 1974.
A memorial area at All Saints Church in the town has been revamped.
Jeremy Jolley, from the church, described the explosion as "the darkest day in Scunthorpe's history".
As well as the 28 deaths, 36 people were seriously injured out of a total of 72 people on the site.
The plant produced caprolactam, a raw material for Nylon 6 that is used in the manufacture of clothing, carpets, fishing nets and ropes.
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EXPLOSION ROCKS CHEMICAL PLANT IN SANTA CLARA
https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Explosion-Rocks-Chemical-Plant-Causes-Fire-13916483.php
Tags: us_CA, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical, other_chemical
Santa Clara firefighters and police officers responded Saturday afternoon to an explosion at a chemical plant in the northern part of the city, a dispatcher confirmed.
The explosion occurred approximately 4 p.m. at Air Products and Chemicals Inc., which manufactures industrial gases, in the 1500 block of Norman Avenue in a light industrial area a short distance north of Highway 101 and west of Lafayette Street.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the explosion, or whether anyone was injured.
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAK CLOSES LANES NEAR HINSDALE OASIS
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hydrochloric-acid-leak-closes-lanes-near-hinsdale-oasis
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
HINSDALE, IL ‰?? State police said the two right lanes of southbound I-294 near the Hinsdale Oasis were shut down just before 8 a.m. after two tractor/semi-trailers collided, causing one of the semis to begin leaking two gallons of hydrochloric acid mixed with "other various chemicals." The Hinsdale Oasis parking lot was evacuated due to the incident.
The Hinsdale Fire Department Hazmat Team was responding to the scene, Illinois State Police said.
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WORLD'S RIVERS LOADED WITH ANTIBIOTICS WASTE: STUDY
https://healthshots.hindustantimes.com/unwind/worlds-rivers-loaded-with-antibiotics-waste-study/
Tags: India, public, discovery, environmental, pharmaceutical
Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300 times, according to research.
Scientists found one or more common antibiotics in two-thirds of 711 samples taken from rivers in 72 countries, they told a meeting of environmental toxicologists in Helsinki.
In dozens of locations, concentrations of the drugs used to fight off bacterial infection in people and livestock exceeded safety levels set by the AMR Industry Alliance, a grouping of more than 100 biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
Ciprofloxacin, a frontline treatment for intestinal and urinary tract infections, surpassed the industry threshold at 51 of the sites tested.
At one location in Bangladesh, concentrations of another widely used antibiotic, metronidazole, were 300 times above the limit, the researchers said.
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NO INJURIES AFTER FIRE AT TUSCALOOSA CHEMICAL PLANT
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/no-injuries-after-fire-at-tuscaloosa-chemical-plant/27684917
Tags: us_AL, industrial, fire, response, other_chemical
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ‰??
Firefighters contained a fire at a chemical plant in Tuscaloosa.
A fire department spokesperson says the blaze happened at the KMG Chemical plant, located in the 2900 block of 3rd Street.
Fire crews were called there about 4:50 p.m. Friday.
The fire was knocked down quickly and there were no dangers to the community.
No injuries were reported.
According to the spokesperson, the primary product involved in the fire was pentachlorophenol (PCP), which the Environmental Protection Agency reports was mainly used as a wood preservative.
The fire department spokesperson says all employees and everyone inside the building escaped unharmed.
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NEW CONCERNS RAISED FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY IN CHINA
https://www.ecotextile.com/2019053124359/dyes-chemicals-news/new-concerns-raised-for-chemical-safety-in-china.html
Tags: China, industrial, follow-up, environmental, illegal
BEIJING ‰?? March of this year saw a fatal explosion rip through a factory run by Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co. Ltd (JTC), a company which produces m-phenylenediamine alongside a range of other key intermediaries in Yancheng, China, that are used in the textile dye industry ‰?? among other sectors.
The wider context of the JTC explosion, a series of other safety and environmental accidents in recent years, plus records of illegal practices have now prompted environmental NGO Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) to speak out regarding a ‰??critical situation‰?? in the Chinese chemical industry.
A situation that impacts on the supply of chemicals to the textile sector, which has seen increased price volatility in an already disrupted market since the accident two months ago. And a situation that also has big implications for safety in the textile dye and chemicals industry as a whole.
Members of the IPE team based in Beijing have told Ecotextile News they‰??ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring about a change to the practices shown by Chinese chemical suppliers, but a lack of cooperation and progress means the situation has now reached an impasse whereby the NGO says it being forced to make its safety concerns public through a new report.
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PORT EXPLOSION SET TO COST B100M
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1687332/port-explosion-set-to-cost-b100m
Tags: Thailand, transportation, follow-up, environmental, toxics
CHON BURI: Authorities estimate the cost of the damages from the cargo ship explosion at Laem Chabang port last Saturday to reach at least 100 million baht, as calls mount for better monitoring of freighters loaded with toxic chemicals.
There were "many alleged irregularities" especially regarding the vessel's docking procedure as well as how the shipping containers burst, leading to toxic smoke spewing into the air, Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn said on Friday.
All in all, "this is a lesson for the nation on ways to deal with its major sea ports", he said.
Better safety measures are needed as the government is pushing ahead with its third phase development plan for Laem Chabang port as part of its ambitious flagship Eastern Economic Corridor, or EEC, scheme, Mr Pailin added.
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