Pool to Be Monitored After Chemical Burns
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By Kristin Zagurski, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 8--The indoor swimming pool at the Bellevue Days Inn has reopened, a month after state health officials ordered it closed when a swimmer suffered chemical burns in his throat.
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By WARREN, Amanda  Firefighters and environmental advisers dealt with a chemical spill at a Hornby seed factory yesterday.   PGG Wrightson grain and seed general manager John McKenzie said the agricultural chemical was used in the company's seed-treatment process.
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Severe burns can trigger heart problems in victims which may be a major cause of death, US experts say.
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APEX, N.C. -- A raging fire in a hazardous waste plant in this Raleigh suburb sent dozens of people to nearby hospitals overnight. No serious injuries were reported, but town officials urged as many as 16,000 people to evacuate from their homes, fearing they could be poisoned by chemicals in the...
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RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif., Oct. 24 -- Strange things happened on Cloudesly Drive. Houses simply disappeared. At one address, there is a swimming pool, transformed into a black lagoon. There is a metal lump, still warm to the touch, that appears to have been the dishwasher. What else? A pile of charred...
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HACKNEY is to come under chemical attack today in a simulated exercise to test the emergency services. Hundreds of volunteers, who will pretend to be contaminated with an unknown toxic substance, will take part in the test disaster on Hackney Marshes.
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HOLLIS, N.H. - Just call it good timing. Hollis Fire Chief Rick Towne was conducting a routine inspection of the Hollis Primary School on Friday when a fire broke out in the boiler room.
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By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Feb. 3--Two years after a mysterious chemical contamination shut down two-thirds of the pumps tapping Miami-Dade's largest source of drinking water, county engineers are preparing to put them back on line.
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A probe used by hospitals to measure gas in patients&#39; tissues has been recalled after the device was linked to several infections in critically ill children, three of whom died.
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A chemical leak at the 02 Dome in London leaves 29 people in need of hospital treatment.
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By Dale Williams  A HUGE clean-up operation was mounted in the Black Country after 60 people were evacuated and families warned to keep windows shut following a major acid spill.   A cloud of white fumes floated over part of Tipton at about 8am yesterday.
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By The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 14--NEW 2:50 p.m. DANVERS -- Police and rescue workers are investigating an apparent drowning at Spin Lake near Danvers, where a second victim is being treated for heat exhaustion.
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Schoolchildren going on adventure holidays should pass swimming tests before being allowed to take part in water activities, a coroner at an inquest into the death of a teenager recommended yesterday.
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Â· Overflow of scalding water killed 10-month-old girlÂ· Inquest hears incident may lead to change in law
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A chlorine leak at a waterfront chemical plant injured 12 people who inhaled fumes, and prompted authorities to evacuate the area overnight.
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A review of procedures at an NI university is likely after a chemical spill left two people in hospital.
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TACOMA, Wash. - A chlorine leak Monday night at a chemical plant on this city's waterfront injured 12 people and prompted the evacuation of the surrounding industrial area, a fire official said.