Hazardous substances and safety issues in the news.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 By Roger Moroney All clear: The fire service contained and cleaned up a chemical spill at Napier Port yesterday. Photo/Warren Buckland. A chemical spill at Napier Port, which prompted the Fire Service to go into high-alarm mode, was contained and..
SAM SWORD Commercial businesses were evacuated after a carbide spill in Penrose, Auckland. Multiple fire crews have been called to a gas leak in Penrose, Auckland. Emergency services were called to BOC gasses at 970 Great South Rd just before 7pm on Friday, after the plant r..
1 NEWS 1/12/16 Anna Harcourt Two firefighters have been treated by ambulance at the scene of a fire at a Napier fertiliser plant after getting sulphur dioxide gas in their eyes. Hawke's Bay fire area commander Kenneth Cooper said the gas irritated their eyes but did not c..
Tuesday 16 Aug 2016 By Thomas Mead Fonterra says a chemical leak at a plant in Southland was caused by water washing back into cleaning tanks and overflowing. Six fire teams were called to the Edendale plant early on Tuesday morning, where staff reported about 5000 litres of nitri..
VIRGINIA WOOLF/stuff.co.nz Police and emergency services attend the scene of a chemical spill in Motueka. Motueka residents and police officers were put through a decontamination tent as a precaution after a chemical spill in the town's main street. The residents, including a famil..