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A vapor release of an industrial chemical at a Garden Grove aerospace plant triggered widespread evacuations on Friday, May 22, when fire authorities warned of the possibility of a spill or explosion ...

Three people died after exposure to an unknown substance in a rural New Mexico home that also sickened over a dozen first responders on May 20, officials said. New Mexico State Police said it ...

WAUNAKEE, Wis. -- Waunakee Fire Department crews responded to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Monday after a 300-gallon container of solvent tipped over and left eight people injured. The fire ...

JOHNS CREEK, Ga., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Logistics, a global leader in contract logistics, today announced the signing of a lease for a new hazardous materials (HazMat) distribution facility ...

There have been incidents at Purdue University involving the improper disposal of empty chemical containers that resulted in bodily injury as well as trash fires. In two other incidents, residual ...

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A hazardous-materials crew investigated a possible gaseous chemical leak from a 40-foot shipping container on a trailer in a shipping yard in Wilmington on Friday, April 3, with the material turning ...

A 40-foot shipping container believed to be leaking sodium hydroxide triggered an hourslong hazmat situation in Wilmington Friday. The incident was reported in the 900 block of Harry Bridges Boulevard ...

A hazardous materials team was investigating a possible gaseous chemical leak from a 40-foot shipping container Friday morning on a trailer in Wilmington. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded at ...

Los Angeles Fire Department crews are responding to a hazmat situation involving a shipping container releasing chemicals in Wilmington Friday morning. Gil Leyvas reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News ...