8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (243+ words) Guwahati: A tanker carrying formalin crashed Thursday near Jatinga Bridge in Assam, dumping the toxic chemical into the Jatinga River. The wreck occurred around 4 p. m. on National Highway 27 along the Haflong-Silchar route. Tanker NL01 A 3886 was hauling the cargo from Namrup to…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago  (384+ words) The federal agency said three companies failed to protect workers and proposed a $3. 5 M fine. The US Department of Labor cited three companies for allegedly failing to protect workers after a chemical spill and is proposing more than $3. 5 million in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (422+ words) A pallet of home cleaning chemicals fell off a shelf and broke open in a Home Depot in Freeport on Wednesday, sickening 13 people, including 10sent to the hospital after inhalingfumes, officials said. No one was seriously injured, though the store on…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1696+ words) Manuel Valle, 84, jumped on his bike and rode through his Boyle Heights neighborhood despite the protests from his worried children. The air was smoky, for the fifth day in a row; he pushed through fits of coughing to pass out…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (357+ words) CTV News No injuries but Hibernia oil spill posed threat of deadly blast and fire: regulator Mississauga man charged in alleged series of "unprovoked" assaults, rock-throwing incidents One killed, multiple people critically hurt in Brampton crash Fans ready to rally…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (958+ words) In the weeks after the East Palestine train wreck culminated in a towering fireball and chemical release in the small Ohio town, Jessica Boersma was seriously exposed to the stew of compounds emitted from the derailment site. Boersma lives less…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (141+ words) Students and faculty were asked to briefly avoid part of the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago after a hazardous material spill Saturday. According to a campuswide alert issued Saturday evening, the spill was reported in the 800 block of West…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (91+ words) Patch Thank you to our Local Business Sponsor: Westborough YMCA Evacuated After Chemical Spill A hazardous materials incident at the Westborough YMCA prompted an evacuation Friday afternoon. WESTBOROUGH, MA " A hazardous materials incident at the Westborough YMCA prompted an evacuation…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (147+ words) MANASSAS, VA " Approximately 2, 500 gallons of sodium hypochlorite leaked from a truck hose at the City of Manassas Water Treatment Plant early on June 25, the city announced. Sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient in household bleach and is commonly used in…...

1+ week, 4+ min ago  (147+ words) Potomac Local News Manassas officials say a chemical leak at the city's Water Treatment Plant caused no injuries or risk to drinking water. Approximately 2, 500 gallons of sodium hypochlorite leaked from a supplier's truck hose early Thursday morning, June 25, at the…...