Chemical leak forces evacuations in N.C.
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Authorities asked about 16,000 residents to evacuate this Raleigh suburb early Friday after a hazardous material fire at an industrial plant. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Thousands of residents evacuated from their homes after chlorine gas leaked from a train wreck more than a week ago were back in their homes Saturday, but hundreds more waited to return.
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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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A dozen people hospitalized from injuries they got when a chemical plant exploded were released Thursday, while investigators kept residents away from the neighborhood riddled with homes and businesses blasted off their foundations.
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Most of the 2,000 people forced to evacuate after a 22,000-gallon railroad tanker leaked chemicals into a creek and sewer system were permitted to return home Friday.
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Columbine High School, the site of a 1999 shooting spree, was evacuated today after officials received at least one call about a bomb threat, authorities said.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 25--Catawba County will soon launch a notification system to alert the public of emergencies such as flooding or hazardous waste spills.   The Community Alert System will use phone, e-mail and text messages to contact residents.
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Up to 17,000 people are told to leave their homes after a huge explosion at a chemical plant in North Carolina.
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By Christine Dempsey, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 12--STORRS -- A chemical spill Monday morning caused a fire and forced about 200 people to evacuate the new Pharmacy/Biology building at the University of Connecticut.
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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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Several explosions engulfed a chemical plant in flames Wednesday in an industrial section of Kansas City, forcing a broad evacuation as a towering cloud of black smoke rose over the skyline.
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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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Many of the government-supplied trailers housing thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina contain potentially dangerous levels of the chemical formaldehyde, U.S. federal health officials said on Thursday.
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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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Thousands of people were evacuated from a mall Sunday afternoon after noxious fumes of unknown origin sickened people inside, fire officials said.
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The governor's office and a portion of the state Capitol were evacuated Thursday after the discovery of what authorities described as a potential explosive device in a letter.
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PORT DARLINGTON, Ont. (CP) - Exploding gas tanks that went off "like rockets" and a blaze at a propane company forced the evacuation of hundreds of people late Tuesday, police said.