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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 7:28:37 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
STONELAW HIGH SCHOOL TO REOPEN AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL FIRE FORCES HAZMAT CREWS INTO ACTION IN ELKHART
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, injury, flammables
UNIDENTIFIED EXPLOSION INJURED TWO IN DEERWOOD
Tags: us_MN, public, explosion, injury, bomb
REPORT DETAILS LAB INCIDENT AT ARLINGTON HIGH
Tags: us_TX, laboratory, follow-up, injury, acids, sodium_hydroxide
FIRE GUTS LABORATORY OF GOLDEN GROVE SECONDARY
Tags: Guyana, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
CHEMICAL SPILLAGE IN DORDON
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
EPA TAKES BLAME FOR CHEMICAL FIRE
Tags: us_IN, industrial, follow-up, response, cyanide, sodium_hydrosulfite
NUMBER OF SUMGAIT PLANT BLAST VICTIMS RISES
Tags: Azerbaijan, industrial, explosion, death, petroleum
CHEMICALS DUMPED AT BIRKENHEAD-GLENFIELD CEMETERY
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
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STONELAW HIGH SCHOOL TO REOPEN AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19638189
Tags: United_Kingdom, laboratory, release, injury, unknown_chemical
A secondary school in Glasgow's Rutherglen area which was evacuated following reports of a chemical spill, is to reopen on Wednesday.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue was called to Stonelaw High School at 14:20 after what they believe was a chemical incident in a laboratory.
The incident which was dealt with by fire crews in chemical protective suits.
A member of staff was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
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CHEMICAL FIRE FORCES HAZMAT CREWS INTO ACTION IN ELKHART
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-chemical-fire-forces-hazmat-crews-into-action-in-elkhart-20120918,0,1837943.story
Tags: us_IN, industrial, fire, injury, flammables
ELKHART - Hazmat crews were called to a north side Elkhart business Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, a fire was reported in the mixing room of Superior Oil. The business is on All Pro Drive near the Elkhart Municipal Airport, north of County Road 6.
The building was evacuated and other fire departments in the area were called to provide mutual aid.
WSBT spoke with Superior Vice President of Operations Steve Wakefield, who said an employee was filling a portable tank with flammable solvent, causing a flash fire.
A suppression foam firefighting system kicked in and blanketed the blaze with foam, extinguishing it.
One employee suffered burns to his hands and was taken to a hospital in Fort Wayne. The worker was wearing a fire protective suit at the time.
It does not appear th
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UNIDENTIFIED EXPLOSION INJURED TWO IN DEERWOOD
http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-09-18/unidentified-explosion-injured-two-deerwood
Tags: us_MN, public, explosion, injury, bomb
An explosion Friday injured two juvenile males in Deerwood, officials reported Tuesday.
According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's office, about 6:22 p.m. the Crow Wing County Bomb Squad went to city property on Broadway in Deerwood where two explosive devices, including mortar fireworks and bottle rockets were found. One of the devices had exploded and the other one was intact and removed for storage with the bomb squad. The Crosby and Deerwood police departments assisted at the scene.
Deerwood Mayor Mike Aulie said he heard that one of the juvenile males lost a thumb in the accident and both suffered from chemical burns. The names of the juveniles injured in the explosion have not been released.
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REPORT DETAILS LAB INCIDENT AT ARLINGTON HIGH
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/09/17/4266454/report-details-lab-incident-at.html
Tags: us_TX, laboratory, follow-up, injury, acids, sodium_hydroxide
An Arlington High School science teacher was trying to neutralize sodium nitroferricyanide with 50 percent sodium hydroxide when the bad reaction occurred that sent her and five students to hospitals last week, Fire Department officials wrote in their incident report.
The mishap happened at around noon Thursday as International Baccalaureate students worked on a lab experiment to identify proteins and amino acids, Arlington school district officials said.
The district declined to identify the teacher or the students, citing privacy rules. Other students indicated in Twitter posts that the teacher was Brandi Bastas.
Bastas and four students "were affected by fumes and transported to area hospitals as a precautionary measure," the school district said in a statement. The fifth student showed no signs or symptoms but was transported at the parents' request, the Fire Department report said.
When firefighters arrived, they found the teacher and one student in the school nurse's office with breathing difficulties and a rash on their arms. Three more students later reported to the nurse's office with breathing difficulties.
Safety systems worked as designed, officials said, and the incident was contained to the lab area of the classroom. A complete evacuation of the school wasn't necessary.
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FIRE GUTS LABORATORY OF GOLDEN GROVE SECONDARY
http://ncnguyana.com/ncngy/index.php/local/local-news/social-issues/4542-fire-guts-laboratory-of-golden-grove-secondary
Tags: Guyana, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Classes at the Golden Grove Secondary East Coast of Demerara were suspended after fire gutted the school science laboratory.
Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam during a visit to the school said the ministry is making every effort to rectify the situation in order to have classes resume as early as possible.
"The fire started as a result of some chemicals in the labÉ we have taken steps to address the immediate situationÉ.We are further working on removing any further chemicals from the lab to just ensure that the environment is safe for the teachers and the students to return and get that instruction by the end of the day" Sam said.
The Chief Education Officer also noted that there was no major damage done however when the National Communications Network visited the scene, firefighters were dousing the fire affected area with foam as a precautionary step to avoid any chemical exposure.
The blaze which started around 01:00hrs was contained due to the prompt response of residents who formed a bucket brigade.
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CHEMICAL SPILLAGE IN DORDON
http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/Chemical-spillage-Dordon/story-16922258-detail/story.html
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, nitric_acid
A fire crew from Polesworth attended a chemical spillage in Jim Casey Way in Dordon at 1.59am on Saturday, September 15.
The crew found a small spillage of nitric acid which was contained within the warehouse area.
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EPA TAKES BLAME FOR CHEMICAL FIRE
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/sbt-epa-takes-blame-for-chemical-fire-20120917,0,5352035.story
Tags: us_IN, industrial, follow-up, response, cyanide, sodium_hydrosulfite
MISHAWAKA -- The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday its own mistake caused Friday's chemical fire and leak at an abandoned Mishawaka factory.
According to the EPA's incident report, contractors working to clean up the old Baycote building left two different chemicals -- cyanide and sodium hydrosulfite -- too close together, causing them to spontaneously combust.
Sodium hydrosulfite is a highly reactive chemical, the report said, and the combination is probably what caused the fire to ignite, although the official cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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NUMBER OF SUMGAIT PLANT BLAST VICTIMS RISES
http://abc.az/eng/news/main/68085.html
Tags: Azerbaijan, industrial, explosion, death, petroleum
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. An explosion and a fire at a factory have rocked the city of Sumgait, the "chemical capital" of Azerbaijan.
Last night a fire at a plant of "Household Goods" OJSC led to the explosion of the fuel tanks. Helicopters were used for fire fighting.
If the Ministry of Health stated yesterday about one dead and seven wounded, now it reports of two dead, one missing person and two wounded.
The fire cause is still considered violations of occupational safety during welding operations, and Sumgait City Prosecutor's Office initiated a criminal case on Articles 162.2 (violation of safety rules) and 225.2 (violation of fire safety).
Earlier welding caused a massive fire in the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku.
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CHEMICALS DUMPED AT BIRKENHEAD-GLENFIELD CEMETERY
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7689965/Chemicals-dumped-at-cemetery
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
Three 20 litre drums of unknown chemicals have been dumped at a North Shore cemetery and polilce are warning people to stay away.
Fire service spokesman Colin Underdown said they were called by police about 9.40am after a council staff member noticed the drums dumped down a bank at the Birkenhead-Glenfield Cemetery.
Underwood said they were unsure what chemical was inside the drums, two of which were full and sealed.
The third was empty and had been tipped out.
"We don't know what quantity of the chemical was tipped out, but they're 20 litre containers so that would be the maximum."
Underdown said the fire service had cordoned off the area and the council would arrange for the drums to be removed and the spill cleaned up.
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