Hazmat
The hazmat topic section covers hazardous operations including hazardous materials incidents. Chemical analysis, hazmat protective equipment and all the latest hazmat gear is covered, along with news and expert columns about hazmat events.
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The LAFD was dispatched to a report of several children experiencing symptoms after jet fuel fell on their school, demonstrating the need for information gathering/reporting and decon in a hazmat MCI
The Texas facility was evacuated for a hazmat situation after about 12 people had reactions to a large packet of cinnamon that broke open
Cars were carrying hazardous materials including fuel oil and methanol and there were reports of fuel oil leaking
They responded to a call for residents not feeling well and then they, too, began feeling lightheaded
Officials cautioned that the water may still have a slight licorice-type odor, raising the anxieties of some who believed it was still contaminated
The water ban is being lifted, and none of those contaminated are in serious condition
More than 300,000 residents in nine counties have been told not to bathe, brush their teeth or wash their clothes
Ambulances and a Hazmat team were called to the scene; people complaining of dizziness and respiratory problems were sent to three area hospitals
She was taken to the hospital, where she was conscious and speaking to police a day later
Officials believe the man may have been making fireworks inside his apartment
All six suffered minor injuries; one, who suffered from nausea, eye irritation and headaches, requested to be transported for further evaluation
EMT Francis Charles served with the New York City Fire Department for 24 years before cancer linked to his work on the toxic pile at Ground Zero
All three were sent to the hospital and the extent of their injuries wasn’t immediately clear
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