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Links to details available at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas EMS WORKERS RECOUNT HAZMAT INCIDENT - WNEP, http://www.wnep.com/wnep-northumberland-hazmat-ems,0,2794036.story We are learning more about a hazardous materials situation in Northumberland County on Monday that sent three people to the hospital, including two EMS workers who had to be decontaminated. Eric Shrawder, the EMS chief for the Dalmatia area, used his ambulance to treat the chemical burned patient. It was no routine call. Shrawder himself became the patient. "I leaned down to undo his buckle and belt and I got a whiff of this odor that I can't explain. It took my breath away. I told my driver you need to pull over," said Shrawder. It's all started Monday when a man who claimed he jumped from a train and ended up near Herndon complaining of severe burns. 911 was called and Shrawder and a coworker treated the man in the ambulance. That's when both were overcome by fumes. A Hazmat team was called and all three were decontaminated. ----------------------- SOLANO HAZMAT TEAM REMOVES ILLEGALLY DUMPED BARRELS - VALLEJO TIMES HERALD, http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_17145671 Members of the Solano County Interagency Hazmat Team removed samples from eight barrels discovered in the alley to the rear of 765 Sereno Drive Wednesday afternoon. The barrels were reported at 1:14 p.m., prompting response by 23 hazmat team members, where they found illegally dumped 55-gallon drums containing hazardous materials, according to Vallejo Fire Department spokesman Bill Tweedy. The property owner will pay for the drums' removal. ----------------------- PHILADELPHIA INVESTIGATING FATAL GAS EXPLOSION | AHN, http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90031359?Philadelphia%20inv estigating%20fatal%20gas%20explosion Officials in Philadelphia are investigating a large explosion Tuesday night that killed one utility worker and injured five other people. The blast in the northeastern part of Tacony occurred while fire fighters and workers from Philadelphia Gas Works were responding to a gas leak. Residents in the neighborhood were evacuated earlier in the evening when a hazmat team arrived to address the smell of gas. ----------------------- THE-NEWS-LEADER.COM - TWO CHARGED AFTER GUESTS REPORT ALLEGED METH LAB IN MOTEL, http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/4966686 Macedonia police arrested two people Tuesday afternoon for allegedly running a methamphetamine lab from a motel room after guests at the Highland Road motel complained chemical smells were coming from a nearby room around 5:15 p.m. Police responding to the scene said that when then went into the room, they found a hot plate being used to heat chemicals and a pressurized container of chemicals. Police seized the equipment, a small quantity of methamphetamine and took the two =97 a 35-year-old Garfield Heights man and a 26-year-old Akron woman to the Macedonia City Jail. They are facing charges of felony manufacturing methamphetamine, assembly of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug abuse instruments. ----------------------- 3 WORKERS HURT IN CHEMICAL EXPLOSION - NEWS STORY - WHNS GREENVILLE, http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/26538770/detail.html SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Firefighters said three workers suffered burns during a fire at a Spartanburg plant Wednesday morning. The fire happened at the Odermath USA plant at 2751 New Cut Road about 8 a.m. Firefighters said that the workers' injuries were minor. They said the plant manager suffered burns to his head, neck and face. All three workers were taken to a local hospital to be treated. Investigators said that the fire appeared to be the result of a chemical explosion that happened while the victims were working with a metal called ferrotitanium. They said the workers were thrown about 15 feet by the explosion. ----------------------- UPDATED: I-5 REOPENED AFTER CHEMICAL TRUCK FIRE CLOSURE NORTH OF REDDING =BB REDDING RECORD SEARCHLIGHT, http://www.redding.com/news/2011/jan/19/truck-fire-reported-i-5-north-redd ing/ A toxic plume of smoke from a truck burning near Interstate 5 forced officials to close the freeway for about an hour this afternoon. California Highway Patrol officer Ken Rickard said residents called 911 at about 1:30 p.m. to report an explosion in the area of the Fawndale exit on I-5, about 10 miles north of Redding. A truck with a hopper containing gravel and a tank containing a polyurethane had caught fire, Rickard said. The truck was parked in an equipment yard adjacent to the freeway. The fire was burning the polyurethane and putting up a plume of smoke that could irritate the lungs and skin, said Mountain Gate Fire Department Chief Don Kerns. ----------------------- SMALL EXPLOSION CAUSES HOLE IN ROOF AT SANTA ANA COMPANY | FIRE, SANTA, HOLE - NEWS - THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, http://www.ocregister.com/news/fire-284840-santa-hole.html SANTA ANA - Firefighters were called to investigate reports of an explosion at a manufacturing and plating company in Santa Ana, a fire captain said. The incident was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. at Markland Industries Inc. at 1111 E. McFadden Ave., Santa Ana Fire Capt. Ben Gonzales said. An employee of Markland Industries is decontaminated after being exposed to chemical after an explosion inside one of the company's buildings. At least three employees were hosed off and checked out by paramedics. BRUCE CHAMBERS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER MORE PHOTOS =BB More from Santa Ana Police investigating suspected gang-related shooting CSUF makes interim appointment of top Latino exec Police: Store owner struck, shot at during robbery It appears a chemical reaction caused an explosion in the filtration system, Gonzales said. Firefighters found a small hole in the roof. A small fire around the hole was quickly put out with a fire extinguisher, he said. ----------------------- EMPLOYEES OUT OF HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL EXPLOSION IN MARLBOROUGH - FRAMINGHAM, MA - THE METROWEST DAILY NEWS, http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x198685035/Employees-out-of-hospita l-after-chemical-explosion-in-Marlborough A Nickerson Road electronics firm where 19 people suffered respiratory trouble following a chemical explosion Monday reopened for business yesterday. Nineteen employees from Spectrum Microwave were treated at area hospitals yesterday and released, a fire official said. Workers suffered minor respiratory ailments when a plastic drum of waste nitric acid apparently ruptured under pressure around 7 a.m., the Fire Department said. The rupture sprayed about a gallon of the chemical around the laboratory, said Ed Coletta, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. The spill was contained to the room where it happened, Coletta said. ----------------------- PETROCHINA REFINERY EXPLOSION INJURES 30, FIRE UNDER CONTROL, XINHUA SAYS - BLOOMBERG, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-19/china-national-petroleum-s-fushun -unit-explodes-trigers-fire-xinhua-says.html More than 30 people were hurt following an explosion at PetroChina Co.=92s Fushun refining complex in northwestern Liaoning province, the official Xinhua News Agency said, without citing anyone. No deaths were reported. A fire that started after the explosion has been brought under control, Xinhua said. Mao Zefeng, PetroChina=92s Beijing- based spokesman, said the country=92s biggest oil and gas producer is investigating and couldn=92t provide more details. The explosion is the second in less than five months at Fushun complex, after local news website lnd.com.cn and Caijing Online reported a blast at the plant in September. The incidents trailed a series of industrial accidents last year, including a blast at an abandoned chemical factory in Nanjing city in July that killed at least six people and wounded more than 300. ----------------------- HAZMAT TEAM HANDLES ACID LEAK AT VEGAS ICE RINK - KTVN CHANNEL 2 - RENO TAHOE NEWS WEATHER, VIDEO -, http://www.ktvn.com/Global/story.asp?S=13860707 LAS VEGAS (AP) - A fire department hazardous materials team has given the all-clear after a pre-dawn acid spill at a Las Vegas casino ice skating rink. No injuries and no damage were reported, and hotel guests and casino patrons were not affected by the report of a hydrochloric acid leak early Tuesday at the Orleans Arena. A scheduled Tuesday night Las Vegas Wranglers minor league hockey game won't be affected. A fire official tells KLAS-TV that arena employees noticed an acid smell when they arrived for work before 5 a.m. and summoned firefighters. Officials say the corrosive acid is used in the production of ice at the arena. ----------------------- HAZMAT SHUTS DOWN I-70; EASTBOUND STILL CLOSED | WUSA9.COM | WASHINGTON, DC |, http://wusa9.com/news/breaking/story.aspx?storyid=131420&catid=158 FREDERICK CO., Md. (WUSA) --A tractor trailer carrying various liquids overturned shortly after 6 a.m. on I-70 near Route 27. At one time, all lanes of I-70 were closed. Westbound reopened around 7:50 a.m. Eastbound is still closed, and traffic is diverted to Rt. 144. The truck was carrying wood sealant, embalming fluid, and refrigerant, which spilled on the highway. The driver was transported to a local hospital. There's no word on his condition. ----------------------- TRAIN STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS NEAR JESSUP AFTER HAZMAT SCARE - COLUMBIA, MD PATCH, http://columbia.patch.com/articles/train-stopped-in-its-tracks-near-jessup -after-hazmat-scare What was thought to possibly be a hazardous materials incident involving a freight train near Jessup drew some 30 fire and police personnel from Anne Arundel and Howard counties to the scene on Tuesday afternoon, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Division Chief Michael Cox. At 1:40 p.m., officials were alerted to potential leakage of hazardous materials coming from a train crossing the Anacostia Bridge outside Washington, D.C., said Cox. The concern came after several contractors working on the tracks outside Washington, D.C., had begun to exhibit "respiratory symptoms," said Cox. Coincidentally, he said, the same symptoms arose last week as well. ----------------------- LAB CHEMICALS CLAIM PASSIONATE TEACHER'S LIFE - THE TIMES OF INDIA, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Lab-chemicals-claim-passion ate-teachers-life/articleshow/7314254.cms MYSORE: She had a zeal to teach and learn. But she never imagined that her dedication to work will cost her life. On January 6, 38-year-old Nilamma, a bio-technology teacher at JSS PG centre succumbed to burns she sustained last month during a practical session at the laboratory. Nilamma was re-arranging chemicals used in the experiment back into the cupboard when the accident took place. A bottle of highly combustible chemical slipped out of her hand to fall on the burner lit by her to boil chemicals used in the experiment. Fire spread and Nilamma's saree caught fire before causing severe burn injuries. She was immediately shifted to Mission Hospital where her husband Manjunath himself is a doctor. Later when Manjunath realized that his wife is critical, he shifted her to Bangalores St Johns hospital, where she breathed her last on January 6. An academically competent Nilamma, who was trained and worked in institutes like CFTRI and DFRL before joining as a lecturer at JSS PG centre, however never knew that her death will go down as a record into the annals of academic history. It is said that Nilamma is probably the second teacher in the country to die of burns while conducting a practical class. -----------------------
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