State-owned media reports that most workers released after medical treatment.
Okinawa facility is the largest U.S. air base in the Far East.
Authorities classify incident as a hazmat emergency.
A structure fire further stretched Saint John Fire Department resources thin.
Hazmat experts pressed into service for body recovery
What happened at SSM DePaul Medical Center foreshadowed what COVID-19 would bring
Most chemicals should not be mixed with anything other than plain water
Heavy equipment brought in to contain and clean up the 4,200 gallon release
4th Alarm-Resc of Englishtown, N.J., offers what it describes as "the all-in-one decontamination solution" — the First Responder Decontamination System, manufactured by Zodiac Aerospace, located in Wall Township, New Jersey.
Federal regulators are proposing a new standard that would dramatically lower workplace exposure to beryllium, a widely used material that can cause devastating lung diseases.