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7th Anniversary of Fatal Canadian Railroad Disaster That Killed 48
On July 6, 2013, a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
On July 6, 2013, a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
Hazmat experts pressed into service for body recovery
Severed Artery
Sharing the hard-won wisdom
Workers returned to their jobs less than 90 minutes after the first warning
Nobody on the Brayton Fire Training Field during the annual Industrial Fire School in July knows the pipe alley project better than retired Exxon firefighter Harold Broom. He has served as an instructor on the prop for 10 years, graduating to module leader for the course four years ago.
The 10-acre training field comes complete with a combination multiple-story burn building and high angle rope rescue prop, a four-level simulated process unit, and a 24-foot diameter bulk storage tank.
Wisconsin state legislators voted Tuesday to tighten restrictions on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, referred to by some as "forever chemicals," in firefighting foam.
A 64-foot-tall industrial autoclave that separated under 90 pounds per square inch pressure is being blamed for a massive nitrogen release on Dec. 27 in Wichita, Kansas, that blew apart a section of the Beechcraft aircraft plant, injuring 15 workers and contractors.
Dangerous chemical reactions led to explosions that killed three people in two separate incidents at a West Virginia facility for decontaminating obsolete odorizer vessels, a U.S. Chemical Safety Board report issued Tuesday states.