Noxious gas cloud sickens dozens in N.J.
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A trucking company worker accidentally damaged a pressurized tank of sulfur dioxide Tuesday, releasing a cloud of the noxious gas and sickening dozens of people.
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Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain.
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APEX, N.C. -- A still-raging fire in a hazardous waste plant prompted the evacuation of as many as 16,000 people from this Raleigh suburb today and sent dozens to nearby hospitals with respiratory problems.
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An accidental chemical release from Valero Energy Corp.'s Houston refinery on Wednesday sickened dozens of workers and triggered a warning for nearby residents to evacuate.
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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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Police say a number of people are seriously hurt in a crash involving 30 cars which was caused by fog.
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A massive natural gas explosion leveled a clinic Saturday, injuring nine people and shattering windows at a nearby hospital, authorities and witnesses said.
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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.
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A cracked exhaust pipe on a heater caused a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 30 male students in a dormitory at a jobs center Friday, leaving some unconscious and others suffering convulsions, authorities said.
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EVERY DAY, up to two dozen tank cars filled with extremely dangerous chemicals travel by rail in New Jersey. Every day, the risk exists that one of these cars will be ruptured either by accident or terrorist attack, emitting a toxic cloud that threatens millions of people.
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Twenty-years ago, in the world&#39;s worst industrial disaster, a Union Carbide chemical plant in the Indian city of Bhopal emitted a toxic cloud that instantly killed thousands of people and injured tens-of-thousands more.
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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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IT ISN'T pretty. In fact, it's disgusting. It's one of North Jersey's most serious water-quality problems and has been for decades. During heavy rains, untreated sewage pours out of aging sewer systems directly into area rivers and streams.
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Witness intimidation is having a profound effect on the criminal justice system in N.J. and across the country.
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Angry residents have set fire to dozens of heaps of rubbish in a worsening dispute with the authorities.
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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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ALBANY, NY Aug. 17, 2004  Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain.