Units at Apartment Complex Evacuated
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--APEX -- Town police evacuated several units at a townhouse subdivision Thursday after an officer responding to a complaint found explosive materials in an apartment.
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News From USW: An explosion and fire that forced workers to evacuate a  hazardous waste facility owned by Giant Resource Recovery near Arvonia,  Virginia is causing alarm near another Giant facility that handles more  than twice as much hazardous waste.
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By HARVEY, Helen; WILSON, Nick  A man was injured and workers evacuated yesterday after a large amount of acid was spilled in the Toll Tranzlink building in Tremaine Avenue.   Fire Service personnel had to don "splash suits" to clear up the spill.
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By Dave Skretta Associated Press  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Several explosions engulfed a chemical plant in flames Wednesday, forcing a broad evacuation as the fire spewed a sticky substance that residents were warned not to touch.
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By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  May 25--GULFPORT -- A section of Bayou View Apartments on Jody Nelson Drive were evacuated briefly around 12:45 p.m. as a fire destroyed the kitchen and living room of one residence.
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Fire swept through a large apartment complex in Long Beach, Calif., killing two people and injuring 18, including six firefighters.  The fire at the 360-unit complex appeared to have been sparked accidentally, officials told the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
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An AT&T building was evacuated and   20 people were being treated following an incident involving   hazardous materials in Van Nuys, California, near Los Angeles,   Fox News said on Monday.
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A Metro rail station linked to the  Pentagon was evacuated on Monday morning in a scare over  suspected hazardous materials, a spokeswoman for the Washington  Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said.
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Emergency services 'came close to collapse' as 3,500 evacuated from swamped homes.
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White powder accompanied by threatening notes prompted evacuations Monday at four Denver-area buildings that house state agencies, including a state police call center.
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TACOMA, Wash. - A chlorine leak at a waterfront chemical plant injured 12 people who inhaled fumes, and prompted authorities to evacuate the area overnight.  Workers were filling a 1,000-gallon tank with the chemical at Pioneer Americas Inc.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.    At least 53 people were left homeless by the blaze in Prairie Township, which destroyed the building's roof and third floor, melted siding and left its wooden skeleton exposed...
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Wales' largest shopping centre is evacuated as 18 fire crews tackle a blaze in one of the stores.
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A fire at a poultry processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town, authorities said. Officials were concerned about ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
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Fire broke out Thursday in a 15-story apartment building, injuring seven people and temporarily trapping several others on balconies, fire officials said.
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A Norwegian town was evacuated Friday morning when ammonia began leaking into the air from an animal feed firm.
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The press center across the street from the White House has been evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check, a police official said.