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"Displaced by Pipe Blast Contamination, Residents Seek Answers"

"Three days since an underground steam pipe burst in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, spewing asbestos-laced muck across several blocks, many residents were still barred from their homes on Sunday, coping not only with sudden homelessness, but fear about what the exposure could do to their health."

Source: NY Times, 07/23/2018

"Cleanup of Oil-Fouled California Beach Could Take Months"

"The U.S. Coast Guard captain overseeing cleanup of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture that closed two California state beaches and fouled offshore waters near Santa Barbara said on Thursday it may take months to restore the area to its natural condition."

Source: Reuters, 05/22/2015

"Hazardous Release In NM Sickens 200 Near El Paso"

"SANTA TERESA, N.M. -- An unknown hazardous material sickened about 200 people Tuesday just northwest of El Paso, Texas, as some workers in the industrial area where the substance released described feeling a burning sensation on their skin, according to New Mexico authorities."

Source: AP, 10/31/2012

Common Rail Tanker Has Dangerous Flaw That Risks Hazmat Cargo Spills

"CHICAGO -- For two decades, one of the most commonly used type of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials were aware of a dangerous design flaw that almost guarantees the car will tear open in an accident, potentially spilling cargo that could catch fire, explode or contaminate the environment."

Source: AP, 09/12/2012

"Canton Fire Shows Gaps in Information for Responders"

"Dispatched to a one-story brick warehouse in flames on Baylis Street in [the] Canton [neighborhood of Baltimore, Md.] last month, firefighters did not know it contained 8,000 gallons of corrosive chemicals. But not because it wasn't known to the Baltimore City Fire Department."

Source: Baltimore Sun, 05/08/2012

Aging Gas, Hazmat Pipelines Threaten Schools, Streets, Homes

"They wind underground beneath homes, across plains and through the state's most populous cities. And, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation, more than half of the major natural gas transmission lines in Texas were laid more than 40 years ago and now are vulnerable to failure."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 11/16/2010

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