Lorry’s diesel spill led to fatal road accident
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A police sergeant gave evidence that the PSNI had received four separate reports of a lorry leaking fuel in the area prior to the collision, and that the source of the spillage was a Scania lorry owned by Loane Transport of Kesh.
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Theives cause 300 litres oil leak
Thieves are thought to be responsible for approx 300 litres of heating oil fuel to be leaked from a tank at a community centre at Penmorna on the 3rd March.
Damage was caused to a pipe and a valve was found to be open.
Police are urging home owners to be extra vigilant and to make sure that their tanks were secure.
Firefighters from Porthmadog were called to the scene. The oil is believed to have flowed into domestic drains and a water course. There was no risk to members of the public.
Firefighters succeeded in stopping the flow and used environmental spill packs to assist with their work.
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.
Chaos on M20 following chemical spill
Two incidents on the M20 over the last 24-hours have caused chaos for motorists.
This morning, the main carriageway was closed on the London-bound stretch at junction 11 at Hythe because of an overturned vehicle spilling chemicals across the road.
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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.
Environment Agency reprimands Bramall Construction for oil spill
Environment Agency reprimands construction company following River Tawd pollution.
Oil leaked into the river last November and the Environment Agency traced the spill to St Luke’s school in Digmoor which was being demolished at that time.
Bramall Construction who were responsible for the demolition were warned in a letter.
The firm said the leak started when an oil tank was moved by one of their sub-contractors.
Ian Gaskell, Environment Officer for the Environment Agency said, “Through our investigations which took place through a complex system of underground rivers, and culverted rivers, we were able to trace the source of the pollution.”
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Roads closed at Strangeways prison following chemical tanker spill
An area near Strangeways prison was closed off on the morning of 11th Feb following a suspected chemical spill.
Emergency services were called to Mary Street in Manchester city centre following reports a tanker had spilled liquid onto the road at around 8.15am.
The tanker was marked up as containing toxic chemicals, possibly Xylene which is a an extremely flammable liquid.
Firefighters wearing special chemical suits are at the scene trying to contain the spillage.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said, “We are assessing the material. We believe some of it may have leaked into the drains. We are working with the Environment Agency to deal with any run-off.”
Police closed roads around the scene while firefighters dealt with the incident.
Care home residents in Letchworth evacuated after chemical spill
Elderly residents at a Letchworth care home were evacuated after a chemical spill inside the building on the 10th Feb.
Emergency services were alerted to an incident at The White House residential home and had to move 62 people to another part of the building because of the spill.
11 people were treated by paramedics for eye irritation.
Firefighters entered the building using breathing apparatus to tackle the noxious substance, believed to be cleaning fluid, and were decontaminated when exiting.
The building was ventilated by high pressure fans.
