Driver hauling syrup in tanker truck killed in fiery crash Originally published by FOX29 SAN ANTONIO – The driver of a tanker truck was killed in a fiery crash along I-37 late Thursday night. According to police, the driver was hauling a tanker filled with syrup or molasses when they lost control, hit the guardrail, rolled off the highway main lanes and onto the access […] Written by Staff Writer January 22, 2021January 23, 2021
Fresno police officer takes emergency treatment after possible fentanyl exposure, but opioids not found Originally published by abc30ActionNews FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Fresno police officer got a major scare and took an emergency treatment for possible exposure to fentanyl at the scene of a car crash. Testing at the crash site showed the officer probably wasn’t exposed to fentanyl, but he felt dizzy and light-headed and it got […] Written by Staff Writer January 22, 2021January 23, 2021
OSR reopens after being closed due to natural gas leak Originally published by KBTX-TV3 BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – 9:31 p.m. UPDATE- The highway is now back open. Previous report: OSR between Highway 21 and Sandy Point Road in west Brazos County has been closed due to a natural gas leak from an underground pipeline. Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Firefighters tell KBTX that crews working […] Written by Staff Writer January 22, 2021January 23, 2021
How decades of underfunding led to McDougald Terrace’s carbon monoxide crisis Originally published by 11abcEyeWitness DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — An ABC11 I-team investigation uncovered the carbon monoxide emergency at a Durham public housing complex cost $9 million to fix. McDougald Terrace drew national attention in late 2019 when hundreds of Durham residents were evacuated and multiple hospitalized due to high levels of carbon monoxide. A year […] Written by Staff Writer January 22, 2021January 23, 2021
Serum Institute: Fire at world’s largest vaccine producer kills five Originally published by BBC Five people have been killed in a fire at the site of the world’s largest vaccine producer in western India. The blaze started at a building which was still under construction at the Serum Institute of India’s facilities in Pune on Thursday afternoon. Footage showed thick plumes of smoke billowing from […] Written by Staff Writer January 22, 2021January 23, 2021
Wichita Falls fire fighters respond to hazmat leak at Vitro Glass Originally published by Times Record News Wichita Falls Fire Department responded Thursday night to a possible chemical spill. Fire fighters responded to a report of a possible hazardous material situation shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday at Vitro Architectural Glass, 7400 North Central Freeway. Responders on scene determined there was a leak in a cylinder of […] Written by Staff Writer January 21, 2021January 23, 2021
500-gallon chemical spill prompts Hazmat response on Airline Highway Originally published by WAFB9 BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Fire officials in Baton Rouge say 500 gallons of Maleic Anhydride spilled at the Quala Wash facility on Airline Highway, Evacuation orders and shelter in place orders were given to residents of a nearby mobile home. A 150-foot perimeter was also set up around the facilty. […] Written by Staff Writer January 21, 2021January 23, 2021
‘Fentanyl Is in Everything’: Philadelphia Says Overdose Deaths Skyrocketing Originally published by 10Philadelphia Philadelphia health officials are warning that, as overdose deaths again increased in 2020, that one of the deadliest components of the overdose epidemic, fentanyl, is being infused with illicit drugs more than ever. “In 2020, testing of persons who died of drug overdose increasingly found fentanyl mixed with other drug types, […] Written by Staff Writer January 20, 2021January 21, 2021
Authorities respond to tanker truck crash near Hayfield Originally published by KTTC NEAR HAYFIELD, Minn. (KTTC) — High winds lead to some dangerous conditions out on the roads on Wednesday morning as fresh snow was whipped around. KTTC had a crew on the scene of a crash involving a tanker truck in Dodge County just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. It happened near […] Written by Staff Writer January 20, 2021January 21, 2021