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Explosion Rocks Toronto's East End

More than a hundred Firefighters, 45 trucks and 2 Hazmat units were at the scene of a five-alarm blaze at an apartment building on Secord Avenue, just NW of Dawes Road and Danforth Avenue today. The fire...

created by Mike Wood | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Hazmat team check spill at North Carolina airport

A team of hazardous materials experts are checking a spill at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. "Capt. Rob Brisley with the Charlotte Fire Department said the situation is under control. Firefighters pulled two black garbage bags from a US...

created by Rachel Nixon | 1 year ago
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Laptop Batteries: Suddenly Dangerous

My mom called and told me about this one:"Common consumer electronics such as travel cameras, cell phones, and most laptop computers are still allowed in carry-on and checked luggage. However, the rule limits...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Breaking: HazMat Team to Check Smoking Suitcase At Phoenix's Sky Harbor

Update: Definitely, file this one under "weird and weirder." The luggage turned out to be a backpack, which emitted flames and smoke. According to News 12 in Phoenix:"Authorities did not discover any explosives but believed that toiletries and friction were the cause of the...

created by PEP | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Ga. Tech Building Evacuated After Chemical Spill

"ATLANTA -- Emergency officials are on the scene of an incident/HazMat situation at the Science and Technology building at Georgia Tech. The incident took place on the second floor of the building. That building has been evacuated. Officials said there is one minor injury --...

created by Christopher Byrne | 2 years ago
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Hazmat teams at the scene of a meth lab discovered in the building across the street from my house

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Vancouver police raid Kitsilano meth lab day after Halloween

The Vancouver Police and a hazmat team cordoned off a few blocks around West 7th and Yew the afternoon of Nov. 1. An on scene traffic cop said it was to do with a meth lab, but wouldn't give any details....

created by Rob Peters | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2007 Worst Jobs in Science

The 'popular' magazine Popular Science has released its yearly account of the worst jobs in science - "Our annual bottom-10 list, in which we salute the men and women who do what no salary can adequately...

created by ScienceDave | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Hazmat Incident in Vista, CA

This just in: a hazardous materials leak at an industrial laundry facility in Southern California; details as they emerge.UPDATE:"The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said 20 people in North County have been hospitalized in North County. Officials with the Rancho Santa...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Suspicious white powder in Chapters bookstore

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Suspicious white powder in Chapters bookstore

I was on my way home yesterday evening when I saw a hazmat team outside of the Chapters on Robson and Howe. Some employees had found a suspicious substance in an office."Two employees of the Chapters...