General VIDEO: Hazmat team at Creighton campus, reports of ricin Originally published by abc8 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Creighton students were evacuated off campus after a student reportedly attempted to produce a highly poisonous toxin. Hazmat teams were called to the scene around 9:15 Thursday night. They quickly sealed off the suspected student’s apartment and the Creighton University Medical Center campus, where one person was […] Written by Staff Writer January 15, 2021January 16, 2021
General Duke Health hyperbaric chamber life-saving tool against carbon monoxide poisoning Originally published by 11abc DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — As it gets colder, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases in your home. But special equipment at Duke Health could be the difference between life and death. “We’re one of the few facilities that has a 24/7 hyperbaric facility,” said Dr. Richard Moon of Duke Health. […] Written by Staff Writer January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
General St. Petersburg residents return home after drug lab explosion Police are still investigating the Wednesday explosion, which temporarily displaced residents of 11 other apartment units.Originally published by TAMPA BAY TIMES ST. PETERSBURG — Neighbors of an apartment rocked by a drug lab explosion Wednesday were allowed to return home after being displaced overnight, according to the apartment complex management. A woman who answered the […] Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 17, 2021
General Toxic chemical leak at LG plant injures seven workers Originally published by BUSINESS INSURANCE A highly toxic chemical leaked from display panel maker LG Display Co. Ltd.’s Paju, South Korea-based factory on Jan. 13, injuring seven workers, The Korea Herald reported citing Yonhap News Agency. The authorities estimate 300 liters of tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide has leaked in the accident. Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 17, 2021
General Officials: Natural Gas Explosion Leveled Gates Home Originally published by SPECTRUM NEWS GATES, N.Y. — Fire officials have completed the investigation into the explosion that leveled a home in Gates last month. The Gates fire chief says it was a natural gas explosion. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County Fire Bureau investigation found the explosion was a result of an accumulated […] Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 17, 2021
General Powdered narcotic prompts hazmat response in Stoneham Originally published by 7NEWS BOSTON STONEHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – The discovery of a powdered narcotic at a home in Stoneham on Thursday morning prompted a large hazmat response, officials said. Emergency crews responding to a report of an unknown powdered narcotic at a home on Franklin Street around 10:45 a.m. declared a Tier 1 hazmat […] Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 17, 2021
General One dead, three critical in mass ‘chemical suicide’ attempt in Queens Originally published by AMNY Police arrested an emotionally disturbed 30-year-old man who is believed to have stabbed his father to death and possibly poisoned three other members of his family early Thursday morning in Queens Village. Initial reports from fire department sources indicated the emergency call, which came in around 6:30 a.m., on Jan. 14 […] Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
General Toxic chemical leak at LG plant injures seven workers Originally published by BUSINESS INSURANCE A highly toxic chemical leaked from display panel maker LG Display Co. Ltd.’s Paju, South Korea-based factory on Jan. 13, injuring seven workers, The Korea Herald reported citing Yonhap News Agency. The authorities estimate 300 liters of tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide has leaked in the accident. Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
General $18,000 worth of fentanyl seized from Titusville home, police say Originally published by ClickOrlando TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Titusville police say they seized 160 grams of deadly fentanyl from a home after receiving tips about drug activity. Records show the Titusville Police Department Special Investigations unit executed a search warrant at a house on Valley Lane on Wednesday and found $18,000 worth of fentanyl, an opioid responsible […] Written by Staff Writer January 14, 2021January 15, 2021