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Subject: Chemical Safety Headlines From Google (7 articles)

Chemical Safety Headlines =46rom Google
Monday, August 8, 2011 8:40:38 A M

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BREAKING NEWS, SPORTS AND WEATHER FOR THE HARRISBURG -YORK -LANCASTER - LEBANON PENNSYLVANIA AREA
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, response, metals

JOURNAL &AM P; TOPICS NEWSPAPERS ONLINE: NEWS: BUFFALO GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUFFALO GR OVE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 646 BERNARD DR BUFFALO GROVE, TERRY VAVRA, STEVE H USAK
Tags : us_IL, public, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid

AC REPAIRMAN, 5 OTHERS HURT IN H AZMAT ACCIDENT
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, injury, hvac_chemicals

HAZMAT SPILL IN SOUTHPORT UPDATE
Tags: us_NY, transportation, release, response, tar

HAZMAT SPILL AT N. WICHI TA LAUNDROMAT
Tags: us_KS, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical

CHEMICAL SPILLAGE C AUSES ROAD CLOSURE (FROM THE ADVERTISER SERIES)
Tags: United_Kingdom, transportation, release, injury, pesticides

ACCIDENT SLOWS TRAFFIC ON LEXINGTON ROAD
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BRE AKING NEWS, SPORTS AND WEATHER FOR THE HARRISBURG -YORK -LANCASTER -LEBANON P ENNSYLVANIA AREA
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Lancaster-Co-cont ractor-lands-on-gold-mine-of/Ly7H7RziHkaVIbZZfgEHOw.cspx
Tags: us_PA, public, discover y, response, metals

In Lancaster County a contractor working on a home landed on a gold mine of dangerous chemicals. 

The contractor contacted the fire departmen t which called Hazmat and the DEP.

It turned out that the chemicals were for an int ernet company that informs people how to test ground and well water for gold and other precious metals.

The chemicals were used to test samples customers sent to the company.

We're told the home owner is being very cooperative about the cl ean up which will take place sometime early next week. The house is currentl y condemned.

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JOURNAL &AMP; TOPICS NEWSPA PERS ONLINE: NEWS: BUFFALO GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUFFALO GROVE POLICE DEPAR TMENT, 646 BERNARD DR BUFFALO GROVE, TERRY VAVRA, STEVE HUSAK
Tags: us_IL, public, release, injury, hydrochloric_acid

Buffalo Gro ve fire and police departments responded to a hazardous materials spill earl ier this afternoon that sent one officer to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A female senior citizen, whose identity has not been disclosed at this time, backed a Ford Focus out of her garage at 646 Bernard Dr. In the process she hit her ga rage door and knocked over several items, which caused a chemical to open an d spill, according to police.

Five officers were on the scene first. They immedia tely endured a noxious chemical, said Buffalo Grove Police Cmdr. Steve Husak .
The Buffalo Gro ve Fire Dept. was on scene at 1:09 p.m. with engine battalions from Lincolnshire and Long Grove and ambulances from Wauconda and Barrington.
Buffalo Grove haza rdous materials technicians observed a muriatic acid had spilled. It's a cor rosive acid that can be found at home improvement stores that is used to adj ust the ph levels in swimming pools.

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AC RE PAIRMAN, 5 OTHERS HURT IN HAZMAT ACCIDENT
Tags: us_AZ, transportation, release, injury, hvac_chemicals< /font>

TEMPE , AZ (KPHO) -An air conditioning repairman was critically injured in a rollo ver accident Friday morning that ended in a HAZMAT spill, leaving f ive bystanders hurt.

The man, with Goettl Air Conditioning, was driving the van ne ar Priest and Rio Salado in Tempe when the vehicle rolled over, firefig hters said. The man was ejected and the van ended up partially on top of him .

A liq uid used in air conditioners spilled onto him and he suffered second-degree b urns, according to fire officials. He may also have ingested some of the che mical, rescue crews said.

Five bystanders who rushed to help him suffered minor in juries from their exposure to the chemical.

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HAZMAT SPILL IN SOUTHPORT UPDATE
Tags: us_NY, transportation, release, respon se, tar

Town of Southport, N.Y. - Emergency crews have a hazmat spill on Beckw ith Road in the Town of Southport.  A Streeter paving truck carying dri veway sealer over turned losing nearly half of its load.

The DEC responded to spil l.  Officals told neighbors that the spill was not hazardous.  Qui ck action by the fire department contained the spill.

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HAZMAT SPILL AT N. WICHITA LAUNDROMAT
Tags: us_KS, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical

(WICHITA, Kan.) =E2=80=94 Emergency crews are on the scene of a hazardous material spill at 37th Stre et North and Poplar. 

Officials tell us 21 people in the business evacuated th e building after one of them noticed a chemical reaction going on in a chemi cal mixing room.

We're told those chemicals were delivered to the mixing room by a vendor this morning.  An employee noticed the chemicals spilling on th e floor and called in the hazmat team.

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CHEMI CAL SPILLAGE CAUSES ROAD CLOSURE (FROM THE ADVERTISER SERIES)
http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.u k/news/darlington/9181401.Chemical_spillage_causes_road_closure/
Tags: United_Kingdo m, transportation, release, injury, pesticides

Fire crews were sent to the A177 n ear to Sedgefield after four drums of herbicide used to spray fields fell of f a lorry.

Three of the drums burst spilling the farmer=E2=80=99s herbicide onto th e road leading to fears it could get into the water system.

Emergency services were s ent to the scene near to Sedgefield Golf Club to tackle the problem at 9.31a m on August 5.

No-one was hurt but the road was closed as fire crews wearing brea thing apparatus surveyed the scene.

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ACCID ENT SLOWS TRAFFIC ON LEXINGTON ROAD
Tags: us_KY, transportation, release, response, paints
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Lexington Police a re encouraging drivers to avoid the intersection of Old Frankfort Pike and A lexandria Drive after an accident there late Friday morning.

Traffic flow on Old Frankfort Pike has been reduced to one lane following a vehicle collisi on and subsequent hazmat spill. A large amount of paint containers and paint has been spilled on the roadway about a mile east of Alexandria Drive.

Traffic fl ow on Old Frankfort Pike will be significantly affected until at least the e vening rush hour, according to police.

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