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4 Hospitalized, 1 Missing From Chemical Explosion In Newburyport (DEVELOPING) 4 Hospitalized, 1 Missing From Chemical Explosion In Newburyport (DEVELOPING)
4 Hospitalized, 1 Missing From Chemical Explosion In Newburyport (Developing) Updated article here: Body Of Missing Worker Found After Chemical Explosion At Newburyport Industrial Park A chemical explosion damaged an industrial park so severely that fire and rescue crews are unable to enter the building to search for a missing worker, officials say.  An explosion so powerful it moved an industrial-sized vat about 30 feet, from inside the building to a parking lot, was reported at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 4 at 9 Opportunity Way in Newburyport, according to the Newburyport Fire Department.  Equipment blew through the roof and was strewn across the parking lot when…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials
Acton Hazmat Teams Respond After Garbage Man Nearly Faint After Inspecting Load: Officials Hazmat teams in Acton were called out to a potential hazardous materials incident after a trash truck driver nearly fainted after picking up a load on Friday, Jan. 13, officials said.  The driver said he picked up trash around 9 a.m. in the area of 100 Nagog Park Drive when he began to feel dizzy and light-headed after inspecting the truck's load, fire officials said.  The hazmat team inspected the load and determined it a Tier 1 situation, the lowest and less dangerous. They cleared the truck around 1 p.m. Paramedics took the driver to a local hospital for evaluation. 

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by Josh Lanier