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Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 6:19:54 AM
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Table of Contents (9 articles)
FLAGLER FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATE HAZMAT INCIDENT AT THE BEACH
Tags: us_FL, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
UNSAFE TO DRINK: WILDFIRES THREATEN RURAL CALIFORNIA TOWNS WITH TAINTED WATER
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, benzene
HOUSTON TRAFFIC: ALL EASTBOUND LANES OF 610N LOOP CLOSED DUE TO HAZMAT SPILL
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
GRENFELL FIRM STRETCHED TRUTH WITH FIRE SAFETY CLAIMS, EX-WORKER SAYS
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, follow-up, environmental, insulation
TRAIN DERAILMENT AND CHEMICAL SPILL IN TULARE COUNTY, CA
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, butane, HCl, hydrochloric_acid, toxics
1ST PHASE OF CLEANUP NEARLY FINISHED ONE YEAR AFTER TPC EXPLOSION
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental
OVERTURNED TRUCK SPILLS DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER RT 287 IN PARSIPPANY
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, injury, diesel
ROMSEY FIREFIGHTERS ALERTED TO 'HAZMAT' INCIDENT IN TIMSBURY
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, fire, response, gas_cylinders
RENO FIRE DEPARTMENT: ONE PERSON TREATED FOR CHEMICAL BURNS, VAL
Tags: us_NV, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
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FLAGLER FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATE HAZMAT INCIDENT AT THE BEACH
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/flagler-firefighters-investigate-hazmat-incident-at-the-beach
Tags: us_FL, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - The Flagler Beach Fire Department said that they are currently at the scene of a hazmat incident on the beach at North 8th Street.
They said that the hazard has been mitigated and beach access from North 9th Street to North 7th Street has been restricted.
They ask that you please avoid the area at the time while emergency crews work.
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UNSAFE TO DRINK: WILDFIRES THREATEN RURAL CALIFORNIA TOWNS WITH TAINTED WATER
https://thecounter.org/unsafe-drinking-water-wildfires-california-rural-towns-tainted-water/
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental, benzene
For more than a month after a wildfire raced through his lakeside community and destroyed his Napa County home, Kody Petrini couldn‰??t drink the water from the taps. He wasn‰??t even supposed to boil it.
And, worried about harming his 16-month-old, Petrini wouldn‰??t wash his youngest son Levi with it. Instead, he took the extraordinary precaution of bathing him in bottled water.
This story originally appeared in CalMatters, an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government.
Among the largest wildfires in California history, the LNU Lightning Complex fires killed five people and destroyed nearly 1,500 structures ‰?? including whole blocks of the Berryessa Highlands neighborhood where Petrini‰??s home stood.
Camped out in a trailer on his in-laws‰?? nearby lot, the 32-year-old father of two, along with all of his neighbors, was warned not to drink the water or boil it because it could be contaminated with dangerous compounds like benzene that seep into pipes in burned areas.
When wildfires spread across California, they leave a cascade of water problems in their wake: Some communities have their drinking water poisoned by toxic substances. Others wrestle with ash and debris washed into reservoirs and lakes. And many living in remote stretches of the state struggle with accessing enough water to fight fires.
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HOUSTON TRAFFIC: ALL EASTBOUND LANES OF 610N LOOP CLOSED DUE TO HAZMAT SPILL
https://abc13.com/traffic/eastbound-lanes-of-610n-open-again-after-hazmat-spill/8203392/
Tags: us_TX, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Drivers along the IH-610 North Loop saw heavy traffic Monday afternoon as crews were working to clear a hazmat spill in northeast Houston.
According to reports, the spill happened in the eastbound lanes just past Kelley Street. The spill affected all main lanes, which closed down but reopened later in the evening.
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GRENFELL FIRM STRETCHED TRUTH WITH FIRE SAFETY CLAIMS, EX-WORKER SAYS
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/23/grenfell-firm-stretched-truth-with-fire-safety-claims-ex-worker-says
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, follow-up, environmental, insulation
An employee at Kingspan, which made combustible insulation used on Grenfell Tower, complained two years before the disaster that its fire performance claims were ‰??stretching the truth‰??, the public inquiry into the disaster has heard.
Ivor Meredith, a technical project manager at the company, told the inquiry he was uncomfortable with how its phenolic foam insulation was being marketed and was under pressure to get test results that would prove it was safe.
‰??We were struggling to get the technology to pass, to justify our lie,‰?? he said in a witness statement.
Meredith was fired for gross misconduct in 2015, and when he appealed against his dismissal he told the company: ‰??I have been put in a situation where I have had to maintain performance that perhaps our products don‰??t deserve.‰??
He is the first executive from Kingspan to give evidence to the inquiry‰??s investigation into the manufacture, testing and marketing of the materials used in the disastrous refurbishment. The 14 June 2017 fire in west London killed 72 people.
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TRAIN DERAILMENT AND CHEMICAL SPILL IN TULARE COUNTY, CA
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article247369979.html
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, butane, HCl, hydrochloric_acid, toxics
ORIGINAL STORY: Firefighters and law enforcement officials remained uncertain Monday afternoon just when Highway 99 would reopen near the Tulare-Fresno County line after an early-morning train derailment tossed tank cars full of toxic chemicals off the tracks near Goshen.
im S. McMahan, a Union Pacific railroad spokesman, said the crash took place about 6:45 a.m. and six cars derailed on the southbound freight. Four cars carried butane and two carried hydrochloric acid. McMahan said one tank car released five gallons of hydrochloric acid but is no longer leaking. He added that there were no injuries.
He added that the cause of the derailment is under investigation.
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1ST PHASE OF CLEANUP NEARLY FINISHED ONE YEAR AFTER TPC EXPLOSION
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/power-city/first-phase-of-cleanup-nearly-finished-almost-one-year-after-tpc-explosion-company-said/502-00e57deb-186d-417e-b12f-63628ab6cd14
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental
PORT NECHES, Texas ‰?? The recovery process from the TPC explosion is still ongoing, even nearly one year after it happened.
The de-inventory process is now complete, TPC Group said in a statement Monday, Nov. 23.
Crews were able to mitigate remnants left at the site that could pose a risk to the community without further incident, the company said.
"The first phase of the demolition is well underway to safely remove debris, clear streets and remove damaged equipment," TPC Group said in the statement.
TPC Group said they expect this first phase to be completed by early 2021. The company also said they are continuing to work with regulatory agencies and insurance providers and attorneys.
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OVERTURNED TRUCK SPILLS DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER RT 287 IN PARSIPPANY
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-hanover-slash-florham-park/categories/news/articles/overturned-truck-spills-diesel-fuel-all-over-rt-287-in-parsippany
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, injury, diesel
PARSIPPANY, NJ - There is an overturned tanker truck on Rt. 287 Southbound at Exit 40A in Parsippany.
The CMD is reporting approximately 100 gallons leaked so far going into the storm drain and onto the roadway. Hazmat is o the scene.
There is one patient with a shoulder injury.
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ROMSEY FIREFIGHTERS ALERTED TO 'HAZMAT' INCIDENT IN TIMSBURY
https://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/18891078.romsey-firefighters-alerted-hazmat-incident-timsbury/
Tags: United_Kingdom, public, fire, response, gas_cylinders
FIREFIGHTERS rushed to tackle a "Hazmat" incident in Test Valley on Saturday.
Crews from Romsey, Stockbridge, Redbridge and St Mary's were alerted to the blaze at 6.09pm in Timsbury, according to a tweet from Romsey Fire Station.
Upon arrival, it was confirmed the hazardous material was due to the cylinders on the site.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for comment.
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RENO FIRE DEPARTMENT: ONE PERSON TREATED FOR CHEMICAL BURNS, VAL
https://www.ktvn.com/story/42947449/developing-valley-road-closed-hazmat-present-on-scene
Tags: us_NV, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Reno Fire Department (RFD) says on Sunday crews were called to a hazmat response on 2360 Valley Road.
Upon arriving, RFD says one person had chemical burns on their hands. Crews treated the person on scene for minor injuries and released the person.
Officials say after further investigation, the situation was not a hazmat situation.
RFD says Valley Road was closed for about an hour, but is now open
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