Emergency crews established a 1,000-foot safety perimeter at Osan Air Base after a white phosphorus leak; authorities ordered nearby residents to evacuate.
The area around Bordeaux has many plants that work with sophisticated technologies and hazardous materials.
An illegal immigrant truck was apprehended in Indiana after allegedly stealing a $3 million shipment of toxic tungsten oxide, raising concerns over licensing practices.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Authorities in Greenfield, Indiana, arrested Deepak Kumar, a 31-year-old illegal immigrant from India, for allegedly stealing a $3 million shipment of toxic tungsten oxide powder. The stolen shipment, […]
An illegal immigrant truck was apprehended in Indiana after allegedly stealing a $3 million shipment of toxic tungsten oxide, raising concerns over licensing practices. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Authorities in Greenfield, Indiana, arrested Deepak Kumar, a 31-year-old illegal immigrant from India, for allegedly stealing a $3 million shipment of toxic tungsten oxide powder. The stolen shipment, weighing nearly 40,000 pounds, was recovered after police identified the suspect’s vehicle using a camera alert system. DETAIL: The shipment, intended for Mitsubishi Materials Corporation in Japan, was reported missing after the company lost contact with the driver on June 26. Kumar was found with fraudulent identification, including an…Open
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s Hazmat Team and Arlington Fire and EMS responded to “a hazardous materials incident.”
A "hazardous materials incident" has prompted the evacuation and lockdown of multiple floors within the Pentagon, as response teams assess an air quality issue.
A “hazardous materials incident” has prompted the evacuation and lockdown of multiple floors within the Pentagon, as response teams assess an air quality issue. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Pentagon has locked down and evacuated multiple floors due to a “hazardous materials” (hazmat) scare, as confirmed by Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and the local fire department. DETAIL: Systems within the Pentagon detected an “air quality issue,” prompting measures including a shelter-in-place order. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency and Arlington County Fire Department are responding to the incident. Floors two through five in corridors four through seven have been locked down, with police in gas masks and chemical protective…Open
'I’m sorry that this event and this incident occurred'
A devastating industrial disaster has unfolded in Longview, Washington, after a massive chemical tank holding nearly 900,000 gallons of 'white liquor' ruptured at a paper mill. Authorities confirm at least one worker has died, and nine people remain missing. #explosion #chemical #washingtonstate
At least one person is dead and nine others, including a firefighter, have been injured.
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local first-response agencies confirmed that there had been fatalities.