hazmat team
Coverage of hazmat team in the Nexus archive.
- Pentagon LOCKED DOWN as hazmat team rushes to 'hazardous materials incident'
The Pentagon is locked down due to a hazardous materials incident, with a hazmat team responding to the situation. The event has triggered emergency protocols at the facility.
- Part of the Pentagon under shelter-in-place over detected ‘air quality issue’
Part of the Pentagon is under a shelter-in-place order after an 'air quality issue' was detected. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency's hazmat team and Arlington County Fire and EMS are responding to the incident, with precautionary measures in place while the issue is assessed.
- Several people suffer burn, inhalation injuries when tank implodes at Washington pulp and paper mill
Several people suffered chemical burns and inhalation injuries when a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.'s pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington. First responders decontaminated victims and transported them to hospitals, with authorities describing the scene as a 'mass casualty incident.' The facility employs around 1,000 people and produces materials for tissues, paper, and packaging.