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Powder Scares Hit Washington State, Fla.

A mail distribution facility was evacuated early Tuesday after a white powder was found among a group of envelopes, but federal sources said comprehensive tests showed no signs of any biotoxins.

News • April 22nd, 2003

Oklahoma Fuel Fire Closes Schools Near Tulsa

A stubborn fire at a fuel storage tank depot spread early Tuesday, sending thick black smoke over suburban Tulsa and forcing officials to close schools and order evacuations of nearby homes and businesses.

News • April 8th, 2003

Mystery Illness Checked on California Jet

An American Airlines flight from Tokyo was quarantined on the tarmac at San Jose's airport Tuesday after five people on board complained of symptoms like those of the mysterious new illness spreading through Asia.

News • April 1st, 2003

Minneapolis Fire Department First In Nation with Kohler Mobile Decontamination Units

The Minneapolis Fire Department is in the forefront of HazMat preparedness as the first city in the United States to have the latest in trailer-based, mobile decontamination systems produced by Kohler Co.

News • March 26th, 2003

Burning Oil May be Hazardous to Troops

A U.S. Army official said Thursday the burning oil wells in Iraq present little health threat for soldiers, but other experts said the effects of inhaling the smoke could be serious and long-lasting.

News • March 21st, 2003

N.J. Propane Truck Fire Burns for 3rd Day

A propane truck that exploded in an energy company's parking lot continued to burn for a third day Monday.

News • March 17th, 2003

Chicago Emergency Workers Respond To Art Class Fumes

Fire officials late Wednesday morning responded to a South Side elementary school where a chemical reaction that released noxious fumes.

News • March 12th, 2003

Oregon HazMat Crews Handle Massive Liquid Oxygen Spill

The freezing oxygen turned one woman's car into a ball of fire when she drove into the flowing, gaseous cloud formed as the liquid evaporated.

News • March 6th, 2003

Michigan Hazmat Crews Respond to Powdery Substance Found in Medical Center

A local medical center was evacuated Thursday after a powdery substance was found inside a box.

News • February 21st, 2003

Firefighters Prepare for Disaster Duty in the Persian Gulf

AS speculation rose of Saddam Hussein's plans to lay waste to the Iraqi landscape for advancing coalition troops, US oil field firefighters over the weekend finalised their preparation for the mother of all environmental battles.

News • February 18th, 2003

Train Carrying Acid Derails in Delaware

Eight cars from a Norfolk Southern train derailed early Friday, and a small amount of acid in powder form was spilled, authorities said.

News • February 14th, 2003

Four Killed in Mexican Highway Explosion

A tanker truck tipped over and exploded on a highway near Mexico City on Wednesday, setting cars and buildings on fire, killing at least four people and injuring nine others.

News • February 13th, 2003

Firefighters Battle to Extinguish Stubborn Fire at New Zealand Port

EMERGENCY services cordoned off a large portion of Port Taranaki yesterday when fire erupted inside a 20,000-litre bitumen tank -- and couldn't be extinguished.

News • February 13th, 2003

California Propane Leak May Have Lasted 11 Months

Clean-up crews in Truckee are working around the clock this week to clear a potentially explosive situation.

News • February 11th, 2003

Overturned Tanker Truck Closes Portions Of Interstate in Alabama

Hazardous materials crews are on the scene working to clear the chemicals. Fire officials say they are waiting on a specialized truck that will clear the hazardous cargo from the road. Fire Capt. C.W. Mardis said it could take up to eight hours to...

News • February 11th, 2003

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