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Acid Spill
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March 10, 2011
Worker burned in factory acid spill
A MAN suffered burns and workers had to be evacuated when chemicals spilled at an industrial unit in Nuneaton.
Fire crews used specialist gas-tight suits and breathing apparatus to deal with a nitric acid spill at Technic UK.
Seven fire appliances and an ambulance attended the scene on the 8th March.
One man was taken to hospital for treatment to acid burns. The area remained closed for several hours, while a specialist contractor was called in to dispose of the chemicals.
February 26, 2011
Roads reopen after hydrochloric acid leak
ROADS have reopened in the Newton Aycliffe area following a leak of hydrochloric acid at the former Fujitsu plant on the 18th Feb 2011.
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 5am.
Hydrochloric acid had begun leaking from a container in the plan.
Fire and ambulance crews responded to the alert and the main road to the plant, Millennium Way, was closed to traffic.
Fire crews were able to enter the factory, wearing breathing apparatus, to carry out pumping operations to remove the acid from the leaking container.
Fire station manager Dane Rollo said: “The acid has been captured on the site. We are satisfied there has been no leak into drains or rivers.
January 26, 2011
Acid Leak at M1 Services
Fire crews were called to the Woodall Services of the M1 at 9:30am this morning, due to reports of a lorry leaking a chemical.
Four fire engines from Aston, Maltby, Darnall and Mosborough stations along with two specialist units were quickly on the scene. On arrival firefighters identified the chemical as being Nitric Acid. A 50m cordon was put in place around the lorry which was in the lorry park of the service station. Surrounding vehicles were evacuated as a precaution.
Firefighters remained at the scene until a specialist clean up team arrived to dispose of the chemical and left the incident at around 1pm.
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