Tags: us_CA, education, explosion, response, bomb, illegal
The San Luis Obispo County Hazmat team was sent to investigate and clean up after someone detonated a device commonly called a chemical bomb shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Atascadero High School.
Atascadero police said the explosion of the small chemical bomb did not cause any permanent damage and no one was hurt. However, it is a felony to make and detonate one of these devices.
The bomb maker apparently combined household cleaning supplies in a plastic bottle and sealed it causing a chemical reaction that made the plastic bottle expand and eventually explode, a process frequently taught in high school science classes.
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SPRING: CHEMICAL LEAK AT WAREHOUSE PROMPTS SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER FOR NEARBY BUSINESSES
Tags: us_TX, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
SPRING, Texas - Several area businesses were ordered to shelter-in-place after a chemical leak at a warehouse complex off the North Freeway Wednesday morning.
It happened in the 22800 block of I-45, on the east side of the freeway.
Fire officials were called to the scene around 8 a.m.
When they arrived, they found a 200-gallon tank leaking an unknown substance inside one of the warehouses.
Two workers at the warehouse reported feeling ill, and they were treated at the scene.
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ICE RINK EVACUATED AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK
Tags: us_FL, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
A Florida ice rink was evacuated Wednesday night after the equipment used to keep the facility cold malfunctioned. According to the Associated Press, high levels of carbon monoxide were leaked, causing at least five people to seek treatment at the hospital.
The Clearwater Ice Arena was evacuated, with more than 30 emergency responders turning up at the scene. Visitors complained of lightheadedness as they left the building, and more than a dozen others stayed for evaluation, CNN reported.
Among those sickened were children, including 9-year-old Josh Steele who was transported to Tampa General Hospital after the leak. All victims were reported be in stable condition or released later that night, Central Florida News said.
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SEMI CARRYING CLEANING SUPPLIES, ACID OVERTURNS ON RENTON FREEWAY
Tags: us_WA, transportation,release, response, acids
RENTON, Wash. -- Hazardous materials crews were busy early Wednesday morning dealing with a double semi truck that overturned on a Renton freeway.
Troopers say the truck was going from SR-167 onto the northbound lanes of I-405 just before 2 a.m. when it took the corner too fast and the rear trailer overturned.
The truck was carrying cleaning supplies and acid and could have been quite a mess had the chemicals leaked and mixed, but luckily the contents didn't rupture.
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAK ON I-45 NORTH
Tags: us_TX, transportation,release, response, hydrochloric_acid
SPRING, Texas - Hazmat crews responded to the scene of a chemical spill near an RV sales lot located on Interstate 45 and Spring-Steubner.
Views from Houston Transtar showed several fire trucks on the scene as early as 7 a.m. Wednesday. As of noon, several trucks remained on the scene and the northbound frontage road was still shut down.
The shutdown is expected to last until early afternoon.
When emergency crews first arrived they discovered a hydrochloric acid leak. A passerby told FOX 26 News he saw a yellow cloud above the spill.
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HYDOCHLORIC ACID SPILL CLOSES TURNER TURN
Tags: us_OK, transportation,release, response, hydrochloric_acid
The Turner Turnpike wasclosed in both directions between Tulsa and Kellyville, after a semi hauling hydrochloric acid started leaking Wednesday afternoon.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed closed the highway for fear fumes may have affected travelers, and evacuations of nearby homes along the turnpike followed.
Hydrochloric acid can create toxic gasses if mixed with water.
The driver of the tanker involved noticed a spill as he was westbound on the Turner Turnpike and contacted authorities about 2:40 p.m.
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TRUCK FIRE DAMAGES HIGHWAY AND OVERPASS
Tags: us_CA, transportation,explosion, injury, gasoline
A petrol tanker that exploded on a California highway burned with such extreme heat it cracked the highway and a concrete overpass.
The tanker caught fire on the 60 Freeway underneath the Paramount Boulevard in Montebello yesterday about noon (US time).
All lanes of the freeway were closed as about 200 firefighters sprayed chemical foam for nearly three hours to douse the double tanker.
The driver and a passenger escaped without injuries but a firefighter suffered a fractured leg and was taken to hospital.
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MRS. CAMP'S BAKERY CLOSED AFTER EXPLOSION |MYFOXLUBBOCK
Tags: us_TX, public, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
An explosion caused Mrs. Camp's Bakery to close its doors until further notice. It damaged the back portion of the bakery in the 4000 block of 34th St.
There was no fire and four employees were treated for minor injuries. Workers reported a gas oven exploded when it was turned on.
Investigators discovered two additional gas leaks in other areas of the kitchen.
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