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Cleanup Prompted After Hazardous Spill Shuts Down Groveland Highway: Officials Cleanup Prompted After Hazardous Spill Shuts Down Groveland Highway: Officials
Cleanup Prompted After Hazardous Spill Shuts Down Groveland Highway: Officials A chemical spill resulted in traffic delays and an organized cleanup after a road sander spilled hydraulic fluid on the roadway in Groveland, authorities say. Groveland firefighters were dispatched to Seven Star road around noon on Saturday, Dec. 17, because of a chemical spill. A road sander belonging to the town of Groveland had malfunctioned, releasing hazardous hydraulic fluid on the highway. The spill, in all about 10 gallons, was collected using granular absorbents and specialty absorbent pads, said the Groveland fire department. The cleanup was carried out by the Groveland fire depa…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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HAZMAT: Chemical Spill At Waltham Laboratory Sends 2 Workers To Hospital HAZMAT: Chemical Spill At Waltham Laboratory Sends 2 Workers To Hospital
HAZMAT: Chemical Spill At Waltham Laboratory Sends 2 Workers To Hospital Two workers are hospitalized following a chemical spill at a laboratory in the Greater Boston Area, officials said. Hazmat crews along with Waltham Fire Department responded to the spill at a laboratory at Azenta Life Sciences in Waltham on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 14, WCVB reports. The spill involved between a liter and gallon of an acid-based, flammable solvent, the outlet said citing officials.  ON THE JOB IN WALTHAM: Today our team responded to the City of Waltham on a Tier 1 for a chemical spill in a laboratory.... Posted by District 2 MA state Haz-Mat team on Monday, Novembe…

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by David Cifarelli