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Table of Contents (12 articles)

SUNY CANTON PRESIDENT =E2=80=98RELIEVED' NO INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY IN CAMPUS FIRE FRIDAY
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical

AUTHORITIES EVACUATE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AFTER DANGEROUS CHEMICAL MIX
Tags: us_MN, industrial, release, response, water_treatment

CHANNEL CHEMICAL RESPONDS: HAZMAT SPILL ON SEAWAY ROAD POSES NO PUBLIC THREAT (UPDATED 11:30 A.M.)
Tags: us_MS, public, release, environmental, corrosives, hydrochloric_acid

2 TREATED FOR BURNS AT OSU LAB
Tags: us_OH, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical

AMMONIA LEAK AT CHATTANOOGA BASF CHEMICAL PLANT STOPPED, FOLLOWED SMALL FIRE, NO INJURIES
Tags: us_TN, industrial, fire, response, ammonia

COMMON HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS ARE THE CAUSE OF HAZMAT SCARE
Tags: us_NM, public, follow-up, injury, acetone, cleaners, meth_lab

WESTLAND HAZMAT CAUSED BY SODIUM HYDROXIDE, FIRE CHIEF SAYS
Tags: us_OH, education, release, injury, irritant, sodium_hydroxide

SURREY STREET AND SHOPPING CENTRE EVACUATED AFTER 'CHEMICAL INCIDENT'
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, response, cleaners

HAZMAT SQUAD FINDS CHEMICALS, BODY IN VEHICLE
Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, death, hydrogen_sulfide

CHEMICAL MIX LEADS TO MONTEREY HOTEL EVACUATION: 30 WORKERS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION
Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, chlorine, cleaners

UNSTABLE CHEMICAL REMOVED FROM DUBLIN SCHOOL
Tags: Ireland, laboratory, discovery, response, dinitrophenylhydrazine, time-sensitive

CLOSE SHAVE WITH A FIREWORKS EXPLOSION
Tags: Malta, industrial, explosion, injury, fireworks


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SUNY CANTON PRESIDENT =E2=80=98RELIEVED' NO INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY IN CAMPUS FIRE FRIDAY
http://northcountrynow.com/news/suny-canton-president-relieved-no-indication-foul-play-campus-fire-friday-050010
Tags: us_NY, laboratory, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical

The origin of the fire was determined to be in a Chemistry Prep/Storage room, located on the north end, second floor of Cook Hall. This area was used in the preparation of chemistry laboratory student activities of various College programs.

Through the course of a thorough investigation, investigators were able to determine the following:

=E2=80=A2 Preliminary reports of an explosion and the presence of individuals in the room at the time of the incident were determined to be unfounded.

=E2=80=A2 Use of smoking materials, utilities, including electricity, heating, air conditioning, and electric appliances in the room of origin were eliminated as sources of ignition.

=E2=80=A2 The fire spread rapidly from the incipient stage to free burning stage which is consistent with a fire which originates from a chemical reaction.

=E2=80=A2 Chemicals and substances stored in this area are known to increase fire intensity.

=E2=80=A2 At this time the investigation has revealed no indication, that the fire was the result of an intentional or criminal act.

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AUTHORITIES EVACUATE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AFTER DANGEROUS CHEMICAL MIX
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_19963322
Tags: us_MN, industrial, release, response, water_treatment

People were evacuated from a water treatment facility in Columbia Heights Tuesday after two chemicals were accidentally mixed together and caused a dangerous reaction.

Employees notified the Columbia Heights fire department just after 1 p.m.^nbsp;that hydrochloric acid and caustic soda had been combined at the plant, according to John Larkin, assistant fire chief. When mixed, the two chemicals cause excessive heat and triggered the sprinkler system to go off in the building.

All employees were immediately evacuated and no injuries were reported, Larkin said, adding that the reaction was contained to the facility's hydrochloric acid room.

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CHANNEL CHEMICAL RESPONDS: HAZMAT SPILL ON SEAWAY ROAD POSES NO PUBLIC THREAT (UPDATED 11:30 A.M.)
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/13/3752105/fire-crew-hazmat-team-responding.html
Tags: us_MS, public, release, environmental, corrosives, hydrochloric_acid

GULFPORT -- A spokesman for Channel Chemical Corp. has issued a statement reassuring the public that a spill of 500 to 1,000 gallons of corrosive liquid on its property poses no threat to the public.
Seaway Road has reopened after being shut down more than an hour this morning for emergency response to the business on Seaway near Three Rivers Road.
An environmental source earlier today told the Sun Herald the leak involved a valve malfunction on a tank behind the business, where the malfunction leaked phosphorous acid, hydrochloric acid and a type of ethanol.

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2 TREATED FOR BURNS AT OSU LAB
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/feb/14/2/two-treated-burns-osu-lab-ar-932458/
Tags: us_OH, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical

Two people are treated for possible chemical burns on their hands Tuesday morning.

At about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Columbus Division of Fire and HAZMAT crews responded to the OSU Celeste Laboratory of Chemistry.

Upon arrival, crews found two people who had burns on their hands.

The two victims were treated on scene.

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AMMONIA LEAK AT CHATTANOOGA BASF CHEMICAL PLANT STOPPED, FOLLOWED SMALL FIRE, NO INJURIES
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/582ea5f60f3d41689fd9284ddae6a639/TN--Ammonia-Leak/
Tags: us_TN, industrial, fire, response, ammonia

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A leak of anhydrous ammonia at a Chattanooga chemical plant followed a small fire.

A spokesman for the Chattanooga Fire Department said a fire broke out early Tuesday in a pump used to move ammonia at the BASF Corporation plant. Tactical Services Chief Danny Hague said the plant's fire protection system extinguished the flames at about 4:30 a.m. EST. Workers detected a leak, however, and called 911.

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COMMON HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS ARE THE CAUSE OF HAZMAT SCARE
http://www.koat.com/r/30450445/detail.html
Tags: us_NM, public, follow-up, injury, acetone, cleaners, meth_lab

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Continuing coverage on a suspected meth lab that led to evacuations in Santa Fe last week. It turns out, it wasn't a meth lab at all.
The chemicals that sent two police officers to the hospital were things you probably have in your home.
Captain Aric Wheeler says they've never been in a situation he can remember where chemicals this strong turn out not to be a meth lab.
They were taken into custody, hand cuff, handcuffed and covered in white protective jumpsuits, two jumpsuits. Two tenants at a small apartment complex on Agua Fria were initially suspected of cooking meth.
"We don't try and mess around with these things. Obviously they can be fatal," said Wheeler.
The chemical vapors strong enough to send two cops to the hospital was a common household cleaner, "drano."Drano.
The residents were trying to clean out a clogged drain while next door, neighbors were using acetone to remove floor tile. Together they became a dangerous combination.
"Even though they weren't a meth lab, they still were very toxic in the odors they were emitting," said Wheeler.
The scene Friday afternoon  caused quit a commotion. Firefighters and hazmat crews descended on the apartment and even evacuated nearby neighbors. Captain Wheeler stands behind the department's decision.
"We have to take the measures necessary to ensure the public safety," said Wheeler.
Action 7 News tried to talk to neighbors, knocking on door, but were told neighbors were still embarrassed and too angry to talk.
Captain Wheeler says in this case they'd rather be wrong than right, because a meth lab in the middle of Santa Fe is a danger the do not want to deal with.
Wheeler says officers were on high alert because meth labs aren't common in the city, but just that morning they found a mobile meth lab and thought the two location locations might be connected.
The tenants refused to allow police into the home and Wheeler says that was also suspicious because usually when that happens, people have something to hide.
Copyright 2012 by KOAT.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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WESTLAND HAZMAT CAUSED BY SODIUM HYDROXIDE, FIRE CHIEF SAYS
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2012/feb/13/3/hazmat-responds-westland-high-several-students-go--ar-931251/
Tags: us_OH, education, release, injury, irritant, sodium_hydroxide

Fire officials say they may have identified the cause of an odor that sent 13 people to the hospital and canceled classes for a local high school.

Columbus fire's HAZMAT team responded to Westland High School, 146 Galloway Rd., at about 9:30 a.m. Monday.

South-Western City Schools' Sandy Nekoloff said there was a report of an odor in a classroom.

Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Michael Fowler said they believe the cause of the odor was a drip of sodium hydroxide from a boiler near an airduct system. The chemical was previously referred to as an acute airborne irritant.

Fowler said the chemical was very diluted and was used to keep pipes in the heating system clean and that the drip is the only logical cause they could identify.

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SURREY STREET AND SHOPPING CENTRE EVACUATED AFTER 'CHEMICAL INCIDENT'
http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Virgin-Active-Gym-Croydon-evacuated-chemical/story-15215034-detail/story.html
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, release, response, cleaners

VIRGIN Active gym and Grant's shopping centre in Croydon town cente were evacuated this morning (Monday) after an incident concerning chemicals.

It is understood a worker cleaning the toilets mixed several chemicals together, which created a noxious gas.

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HAZMAT SQUAD FINDS CHEMICALS, BODY IN VEHICLE
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30447004/detail.html
Tags: us_CO, public, discovery, death, hydrogen_sulfide

AURORA, Colo. -- Emergency crews shut down a stretch of Cornell Avenue east of Peoria Street, and ordered people in two nearby businesses, one of them a daycare center, to stay inside while they dealt with a hazardous chemical situation involving a body.
A maintenance employee at an apartment complex on Cornell Avenue told 7NEWS that he noticed a car parked in an adjacent lot and thought it might be abandoned.
"I walked up to it and noticed a woman slumped over inside," the man said. "The doors were locked."

He said there were notes posted on the driver side door window stating that chemicals were in use and to call 911. So he did.

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CHEMICAL MIX LEADS TO MONTEREY HOTEL EVACUATION: 30 WORKERS SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_19957041
Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, chlorine, cleaners

MONTEREY - A mismatched mixture of cleaning chemicals released toxic chlorine gas in the basement of the Portola Hotel &amp; Spa in downtown Monterey early Monday, sending 30 employees to area hospitals and causing the evacuation of 210 guests as well as other hotel and city employees.

Workers were mixing chemicals in the basement laundry area about 9 a.m. when the combination generated a cloud of chlorine gas, general manager Janine Chicourrat said.

"We evacuated the hotel as a precaution," she said. "Just to be safe."

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UNSTABLE CHEMICAL REMOVED FROM DUBLIN SCHOOL
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/unstable-chemical-removed-from-dublin-school-539695.html
Tags: Ireland, laboratory, discovery, response, dinitrophenylhydrazine, time-sensitive

An Army Bomb Disposal Team made safe a quantity of unstable Dinitrophenylhydrazine at Scoil Caitriona, Mobhi Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 this morning.

The Defence Forces deployed the team to the school, where the unstable chemical had been found during a routine audit of chemicals at the laboratory.

The team arrived on scene at 11am and removed the chemical from the building. The Bomb Disposal Team carried out a controlled explosion in order to make the chemical safe.

The scene was declared safe at 12.20pm.

Dinitrophenylhydrazine is a chemical re-agent and is routinely used in laboratories but can crystallise and become unstable and sensitive to heat or friction.

This is the 27th call-out for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in 2012 and the first dealing with a hazardous material.

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CLOSE SHAVE WITH A FIREWORKS EXPLOSION
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120214/local/Close-shave-with-a-fireworks-explosion.406665
Tags: Malta, industrial, explosion, injury, fireworks

Leonard Camilleri was standing just outside the workshop of the St Joseph Fireworks Factory, where he had been building a petard, when he noticed a spark inside the room and ran for his life.
Both Mr Camilleri and Mr Mizzi were licensed to make fireworks
An explosion followed but Mr Camilleri, the licence holder of the Kirkop factory, got away with a slight injury to his right arm, his friend Angelo Schembri said.
The accident took place yesterday morning at about 11 a.m. Mr Camilleri was the only person injured.
Another man, Jesmond Mizzi, was in one of the factory's stores at the time. He did not suffer any injures since all six rooms making up the factory are built at a safe distance from each other, according to Mr Schembri, the secretary of the St Joseph Musical Society, which owns the factory.

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