Thousands evacuated after N. Carolina chemical leak
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Thousands of people were evacuated on Friday from their homes in Apex, North Carolina, after a chemical fire sent a toxic cloud over the Raleigh suburb, emergency officials said.
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Dozens of families evacuated from a FEMA trailer park that had been plagued by sewage leaks and power outages were in temporary homes Monday, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had requested work permits to dismantle the site this week.
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About 5,400 residents within a one-mile radius of a train wreck that killed at least eight people and sickened more than 250 were forced to evacuate on Friday after one of the nation's deadliest toxic chemical spills in years.
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A large Toys &quot;R&quot; Us store in Times Square was hurriedly evacuated yesterday after about 20 people were overcome by pepper spray that had been dispensed amid the crowds of holiday shoppers.
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The White House Visitor Center was evacuated this morning after an accidental ammonia spill sickened some members of a tour group and briefly put chemical specialists on alert, officials said.
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As Tropical Storm Gaston moves north through South Carolina, cleanup crews are already tackling downed trees and power lines. More than 125-thousand residents have been without power in South Carolina, where
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Tens of thousands of people from a 300-mile swath of the Gulf Coast fled Hurricane Ivan and winds of 140 miles per hour.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - A fire that created a toxic cloud at a hazardous waste plant in a Raleigh suburb has been extinguished and thousands of residents will be allowed to return home on Saturday, officials said.
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An explosion Wednesday at a chemical plant shook windows, rattled doors and sent a thick plume of smoke over a section of Jacksonville. Police have cordoned off the area, closed highway exits to the site and are evacuating people.
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Thousands of automobiles clogged Florida&#39;s highways during the largest evacuation in state history as residents anticipated the arrival of Hurricane Frances.
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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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Authorities released a fierce, brown river of water from a Southern California dam and evacuated more than 1,000 people from its path Friday after a temporary earthen barrier at the site began seeping water.
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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.
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An explosion and massive fire at a chemical storage facility near downtown Kansas City forced an evacuation and closed nearby roads, authorities and local media reports said on Wednesday.
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By Paul Sand, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 13--A chlorine leak at a chemical plant on Tacoma's waterfront Monday night sent a large force of firefighters and medical personnel to the scene and forced the evacuation of the industrial area around the plant.
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By Associated Press  HATTIESBURG - Forty homes in Forrest County were evacuated Thursday after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed.  Two workers for the private company U.S.
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Officials in Aiken County have received reports of deaths and injuries after two trains collided Thursday, spilling a hazardous chemical and sending dozens of people to decontamination sites.