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Toxic leak at Sarnia plant sickens 23
SARNIA- A local union official whose members were taken to Bluewater Health Thursday after a toxic vapor release at Suncor Energy is demanding that workers are kept better informed during plant emergencies. “Everyone is concerned about what’s going to happen next,” said Ross Tius, business manager for the Pipefitters Local 663. No alarms sounded when […]
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Acid leak forces residents to leave
Dozens of people in Wynnewood were evacuated Saturday after an acid leak at the Gary-Williams Co. refinery sent potentially dangerous fumes floating through the air north of the plant, Garvin County Undersheriff Steven Brooks said. Residents of about 45 homes were to be kept from their homes overnight, Brooks said. Red Cross officials were helping […]
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Refiners unnecessarily put millions at risk
WASHINGTON – Some U.S. refineries are using an extremely hazardous chemical that threatens the health and safety of millions of people even though there is a cost-effective and less toxic alternative, a consumer advocacy group said Thursday. The Public Interest Research Group, an advocate of stronger environmental and consumer protection laws, is urging Congress to […]
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Population Explosion
On the afternoon of Sept. 20, 1994, several mysterious yellow clouds floated eerily above the treetops in Southwest Philadelphia. Local residents remember looking up at the sky with a marked sense of fear. “We figured it had come from the refinery, and we had no idea whether the stuff was dangerous,” recalls Al Caporali, who […]
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Refinery talks on safety issues
AN industrial relations commissioner has been called in to try to resolve a safety dispute at a Brisbane refinery following a chemical spill that put workers in hospital. More than 40 people were affected and 24 taken to hospital after hydrogen fluoride gas was released by a pipe rupture at the Caltex refinery in suburban […]
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24 hospitalised after chemical leak
Twenty-four people have been hospitalised, including one man in a serious condition, after a chemical spill at a Caltex oil refinery in east Brisbane. Police said hydrogen fluoride, which when mixed with water becomes hydrofluoric acid, escaped when a pipe ruptured at the refinery in Lytton about 8.40am (AEST) on Thursday. A total of 45 […]
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24 Hospitalized in Caltex Chemical Spill
A chemical spill Thursday at a Caltex oil refinery in an eastern Australian city sent 24 people to the hospital with burning skin and respiratory problems, police said. Refinery manager Andrew Brewer said hydrogen fluoride began spilling from the facility when a pipe burst, but the leak was immediately stopped and contained by water. Hydrogen […]
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Group wants powerful acid out of BP’s plant
TEXAS CITY — BP’s operations in the United States have the worst safety record in the industry, according to a consumer advocacy group that wants tons of dangerous acid removed from the energy giant’s Texas City refinery. The Texas Public Interest Research Group, which last year released a report on accidents ranging from small oil […]
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Texas City Refinery Explosion Verifies Need for Safer Chemicals
Hazardous chemicals at BP Amoco’s Texas City refinery exploded early Wednesday afternoon, March 23, killing 14 and injuring over 100. The massive explosion also destroyed buildings and vehicles, and shook residents’ homes up to five miles away. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this facility has released hazardous chemicals into the community. Over the course […]
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BP Facilities Lead Nation in Chemical and Refinery Accidents Since 1990
AUSTIN, TEXAS — March 24 — BP’ U.S. facilities have had more than 3565 accidents since 1990, ranking first in the nation, according to a 2004 report by the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG). In the wake of the horrible accident at a BP refinery in Texas City Wednesday, TexPIRG called on oil refineries and […]
United States, Texas Oil Refineries