Chemical spill at W.Va. plant sends 1 worker to hospital, triggers lockdown for 200 residentsSeptember 8th, 2009 Shelter order for 200 lifted after WVa toxic spillHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A factory employee was treated for exposure to a toxic chemical Tuesday and about 200 people were ordered to stay indoors for several hours after a railroad tanker leak.
NRC finds no spread of contamination from 1st of 2 leaks at Oyster Creek nuclear plant in NJSeptember 8th, 2009 NRC: No threat from leak at NJ nuclear power plantATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Federal regulators say the first of two leaks of radioactive tritium this year at the nation's oldest nuclear power plant did not spread contamination beyond the plant's grounds.
1 worker treated, 200 residents ordered to stay indoors after chemical spill at W.Va. plantSeptember 8th, 2009 200 ordered to stay indoors after WVa toxic spillHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A factory employee was treated for exposure to a toxic chemical Tuesday and about 200 people were ordered to stay indoors after a railroad car leak in southern West Virginia.
At least 2 dozen injured by ammonia leak at meat plant in South San FranciscoAugust 28th, 2009 Dozens hurt by ammonia leak at Calif. meat plantSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.
Ammonia gas leak sickens more than 200 in northern ChinaAugust 5th, 2009 Gas leak sickens more than 200 in ChinaBEIJING — An ammonia gas leak at a pharmaceutical factory in northern China sickened more than 200 people Wednesday, state media reported. An initial investigation showed the leak occurred after an old pipe burst when workers failed to properly operate equipment as they unloaded more than 30 tons of ammonia from a truck at the Chifeng Pharmaceutical Factory in Chifeng city in Inner Mongolia, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends 100-plus to hospitals, leaves 2 critically hurtAugust 4th, 2009 Mass. chemical leak sends 100-plus to hospitalsNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 119 people to hospitals Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition.
Chemical leak at Mass. disposal company leaves 2 critically injured, sends dozens to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 Mass. chemical leak leaves 2 critically injuredNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Noxious fumes at a trash disposal facility sent 55 people to hospitals on Monday, including two who were listed in critical condition.
3 reported critical after chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 3 reported critical after Mass. chemical leakNEW BEDFORD, Mass.
China detains chemical plant head, 2 environment officials after factory waste pollutes riverAugust 2nd, 2009 China suspends 2 environment bosses for pollutionBEIJING — Authorities in central China suspended two environment officials and detained a chemical plant boss after hundreds of residents protested, claiming the factory polluted a river and caused at least two deaths in the area, an official said Sunday. Nearly a thousand villagers gathered at government and police offices in Zhentou township in Hunan province on Thursday to highlight what they say is deadly pollution being discharged from the Xianghe Chemical Factory in nearby Liuyang city, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.
Welding likely cause at Texas chemical plant fire that forced evacuation of thousandsJuly 31st, 2009 Official: Welding likely sparked Texas plant fireBRYAN, Texas — Officials believe a welding job likely sparked a fire at a central Texas chemical plant that forced thousands of people from their homes and closed Texas A&M University's main campus. John Salsman with Brazos County emergency management said Friday the investigation is continuing but "the best information we have" indicates the blaze started during a welding job.
Ammonia leak at North Carolina poultry processing plant kills 1, sends 4 to hospitalsJune 21st, 2009 Ammonia leak at NC plant kills 1, injures 4LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. — An ammonia leak Saturday at a poultry processing plant in North Carolina killed one worker and injured four others, authorities said.
Ammonia leak at North Carolina poultry processing plant kills 1, sends 3 to hospitalsJune 20th, 2009 Ammonia leak at NC plant kills 1, injures 3LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. — An ammonia leak Saturday at a poultry processing plant in North Carolina killed one worker and injured at least three others, authorities said.
Utility officials in Illinois say no public threat in tritium leak at nuclear power plantJune 8th, 2009 No public threat in tritium leak at Ill. plantMORRIS, Ill.
Chemicals left in barrels in eastern China sickens 26 peopleApril 22nd, 2009 26 people sickened by chemical leak in east ChinaBEIJING — A Chinese state news agency says 26 people have been poisoned from chemicals left in old barrels outside a residential block in eastern China. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday that the people became sick in Jinyun county in Zhejiang province after a chemical company sold 100 iron barrels with some chemicals inside to a man who left them 10 meters (yards) from a residential block.
Vapor cloud from 27,000-gallon chemical spill dissipating hours after leak is containedApril 18th, 2009 Vapor cloud from Ohio chemical leak dissipatingDOVER, Ohio — A large hydrochloric acid spill early Saturday at an east-central Ohio plant that makes chemical additives spawned a massive vapor cloud that took hours to dissipate, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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