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City in Oklahoma Empties After Truck's Ammonia Spill

Dozens hospitalized, hundreds evacuated from city of Weatherford after Wednesday incident

(Newser) - An ammonia leak in Weatherford, Oklahoma, sent dozens to the hospital and forced hundreds to evacuate late Wednesday. Authorities say the incident began around 10pm when an 8,500-gallon tanker truck started leaking ammonia in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express, reports CBS News . First responders were met...

Philly Residents May Want to Drink Bottled Water for a Bit

Drinking water thought to be OK through Monday after chemical spill in Delaware River

(Newser) - Philadelphia residents were told Sunday that they may want to drink bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in a neighboring county. Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100...

Over 60 Treated After Texas Water Park Chemical 'Incident'

29 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown visitors were taken to hospitals

(Newser) - A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said. Per the AP , 29 people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office...

Steel Plant Spills Cyanide, Ammonia Into River

Locales on Little Calumet River, Lake Michigan unhappy with late notice

(Newser) - What took so long? That's what residents and municipalities on the Little Calumet River and nearby Lake Michigan are wondering in regard to notification of a chemical spill into the water, reports CBS Chicago . The ArcelorMittal steel plant has apologized for the leak of cyanide and ammonia into the...

7 in Critical Condition, Dozens Hospitalized After Chemical Spill

37 hospitalized after anhydrous ammonia spills in Illinois

(Newser) - A tractor was towing a pair of 2-ton tanks of anhydrous ammonia in Beach Park, Ill., around 4:30am Thursday, and somehow the chemical spilled—creating a toxic plume over the area and sending 37 people to the hospital. At least seven of those people are in critical condition with...

'Freaked Out' Scientist Finds Formaldehyde in W. Virginia Water

He tells lawmakers that he's not drinking it

(Newser) - Scientists have found trace amounts of formaldehyde in water from Charleston, West Virginia, weeks after a huge chemical spill. After two chemicals from Freedom Industries leaked into the Elk River around Jan. 9, about 300,000 local residents were quickly told not to drink the water running through their pipes....

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