North Shore chemical spill alert
Geelong, VIC (Australia) - Workers were evacuated from a North Shore steel cord factory following a chemical spill early yesterday. About 2000 litres of hydrochloric acid leaked from an 8000 litre tank at Bekaert Australia on Sea Beach Pde about 9am ...
9 October 2007 - Geelong Advertiser
Chemical spill at Statesville plant
Statesville, N.C. (USA) - A chemical leak has forced the evacuation of an Iredell County neighborhood. The spill happened Monday afternoon at Mocaro Industries, a fabric dyeing operation on Garner Bagnal Boulevard in Statesville ...
8 October 2007 - News 14 Carolina
Two buildings evacuated after reported chemical spill
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) - At least six people were hospitalized after a chemical spill forced the evacuation of two downtown Atlanta buildings on the Georgia State University campus. Buildings near the intersection of Decatur Street and Piedmont Avenue were evacuated after a at least two liters of nitric acid was spilled. Authorities re-routed traffic around the busy intersection ...
6 October 2007 - The Associated Press
Hundreds evacuated in chemical spill
Appleton, Wisconsin - Production is back to normal at an Appleton manufacturer after 800 employees were evacuated because of an acid spill. Two employees at Miller Electric were directly exposed to the hydrochloric acid yesterday and were referred to Appleton Medical Center ...
2 October 2007 - WKBT.com
Man ill after chemical leak
Brisbane, Australia - A MAN is in a serious condition in hospital after a dangerous pesticide leak in a shipping container at Fisherman Islands at the Port of Brisbane. A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the man was at the Princess Alexandra hospital after being exposed to the pesticide ...
22 September 2007 - Courier Mail
Chemical leak hits Coode Island
Melbourne, Australia - A chemical leak which can affect people's breathing and lungs is causing havoc in Melbourne's west as fire crews try to contain the flammable liquid. The chemical, ethyl acrylate, is believed to be floating as vapour near Coode Island ...
15 September 2007 - The Age
Aussie in hospital after Bangkok fire
Bangkok, Thailand - At least 12 foreign tourists, including one Australian, were injured in a three-hour fire at a hotel in central Bangkok early on Wednesday, a police officer said. The fire, which appeared to have started in a ground-floor cafe under renovation, caused heavy damage to the Mandarin Hotel ...
5 September 2007 - The Age
