15 people sent to hospital after powder chemical release causes irritation
ROCKFORD (WREX) — An accidental dry powder chemical release causes severe irritation and sends 15 people to the hospital with minor injuries. […]
Month: February 2023
5 derailed train cars carrying hazardous material at risk of exploding are no longer burning, official says
Five train cars that contained vinyl chloride, a potentially explosive chemical, are no longer burning after a train derailment in Ohio, a […]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Critical Safety Proposal for Energy Pipelines
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) […]
Goodview Fire Department responds to explosion
GOODVIEW, MN. (WXOW)- Residents of a Goodview neighborhood had to be evacuated following an explosion late Saturday morning. The Goodview Fire Department […]
Ohio town under evacuation order after train derails, chemical burns
The location of Friday’s train derailment in eastern Ohio was a hazardous materials scene Saturday, and a fire that raged overnight continued […]
Madison, Huntsville agencies respond to fuel spill that flowed into pond near Hexagon
Cleanup crews were still on the scene of a fuel spill Thursday afternoon that had mixed with rainwater to flow into a […]
700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled at facility atop Haleakala
The spill began Sunday night and continued until maintenance personnel discovered the pump was still on and shut it off around 8 […]
30 gallons of fuel spill on railroad tracks in North Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — About 30 gallons of diesel spilled onto the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Portland’s Cathedral Park on Tuesday, […]