Accidents and Emergencies

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (686+ words) LAFAYETTE, IN — A leak of toxic chemicals from a semi Thursday night caused the temporary closing of South Street while hazardous material specialists investigated. The semi was parked near the Riviera Maya Grill in the 3900 block of South Street, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (220+ words) Seven Injured, Some Report Breathing Difficulties Police to Question Plant Officials Over Negligence Police have opened an investigation into officials at a chemical plant in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, after 400 liters of hydrochloric acid leaked from the site. The Ojeong Police…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (210+ words) Firefighters operated at Haifa Port following a report of a suspected hazardous materials incident at the site and identified a minor leak from an 'iso-tank' container belonging to the Dashanim company. Monitoring tests conducted in the field measured low and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) This storage tank along Virginia Avenue in east Bakersfield appears to be the source of the leak, according to the Kern County Fire Department. Kern County Fire Department identified Chemex Chemicals LLC at 1903 Virginia Ave. as the site of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) Five people were killed and another suffered major injuries Saturday night in a crash on Highway 299 in Shasta County. The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. east of Whiskey Creek Road, when a Honda Civic traveling west crossed the solid double yellow lines…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Shelter-in-place order issued in East Bakersfield due to hydrochloric acid leak 23ABC News Bakersfield (KERO) – A shelter-in-place order took effect in East Bakersfield Wednesday morning as authorities respond to a hydrochloric acid leak.Just after 8:20 a.m., the Kern County…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (120+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An area of east Bakersfield, including Mount Vernon Elementary School, is under a Shelter-in-Place due to a hazardous leak Wednesday morning. According to Genasys Protect, as of September 23, at 8:11 a.m., KRN-421 is under a Shelter-in-Place due…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) Blue Bayou Restaurant at Disneyland Park was evacuated twice last night, according to social media posts. Guests posting on Instagram on the evening of Saturday, September 12, indicated the lights on Pirates of the Caribbean came on, and the fire alarm…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (220+ words) All aboard, if the weather cooperates: The Disneyland monorail closed down earlier this week due to heat, and guests noticed the pattern fast. A Reddit post asked directly, “Monorail was closed Wednesday and Thursday. Are they just closed on non-busy…...