Fire officials said the leak originated from a pipe near a copier room; employees' injuries did not appear to be serious
Kellogg headquarters' tower evacuated; suspected Freon leak
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Q&A: A hazmat expert talks training, detection tools and response
How fire departments handle hazmat calls and what the fire service can do better
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Officials: Explosion in La. forest leads to evacuation
A person combined chemicals to create the explosion in the Kisatchie National Forest
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New, more comfortable hazmat PPE coming
A move away from strict barrier protection testing is allowing PPE makers to build products better suited for hazmat response
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Firefighting foam chemicals found in NASA site wells
NASA is supplementing the town's supply of water while more testing is ongoing
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2 firefighters taken to hospital after ammonia leak
A total of seven people were sent to the hospital after an ammonia leak in a food processing facility
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Officials: Water safe to drink after fire foam contamination
The city has flushed millions of gallons of water through the city's pipes and water system hoping to remove the compounds
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FLIR announces new spectrometer for chemical hazard identification
The device allows responders to easily sample all phases of matter
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Firefighter, 12 others hurt in hazardous materials leak
Local and federal officials are investigating the spill and monitoring cleanup efforts
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Tank leak oozes 300K tons of molten glass into Ohio plant
Firefighters worked for hours to cool the glass so it wouldn't destroy beams and collapse the building
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More than 100 firefighters respond to 4-alarm chemical plant fire
The blaze, which caused more than $2 million in damage, sent up a plume of smoke that was visible across a wide area
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Chemical leak at UPS center sends 7 workers to hospital
Fire Recue Chief Steven Galipeau said nitric acid was leaking from a package
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What firefighters need to know about electrical storage systems
Educating firefighters about responding to emergencies including electrolyte releases, overheated batteries, fires and environmental events involving ESS
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Firefighters treated after toxic cloud released in fatal crash of stolen car
Several deputies and at least one firefighter were treated at the scene
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2 explosions rock flooded Houston-area chemical plant
A deputy was taken to the hospital after inhaling fumes; nine other deputies drove themselves to the hospital as a precaution
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Money OK'd to address fire foam chemicals in NC river
Officials said the river supplies drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people
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Hazmat basics: 10 straightforward answers for firefighter response
A measured, deliberate, intensive approach to identifying, training for and responding to a hazardous materials incident for the fire service
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Paramedics, officers sue over chemical plant fire after Harvey
The suit alleges Arkema failed to properly store the estimated 18 tons of chemicals that burned or prepare for a major flood even though it was a foreseeable event
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Firefighter safety after the flood waters recede
Proper PPE and cleaning measures are necessary to protect firefighters wading through chemicals, biological biohazards and disease-causing microorganisms
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4 US tourists attacked with acid in France
Two of the tourists were injured in the face in the attack in the city's main Saint Charles train station and one of them has a possible eye injury
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