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HazMat Crews
Landover, MD
Traffic
Dairy Disaster: Overturned Tanker Spills Milk All Over Prince George's County Roadway (
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Drivers in Prince George’s County got a little more than they bargained for when an overturned milk tanker turned a busy road into a dairy disaster. Hazmat crews rushed to the scene of the crash at Landover Road and Brightseat Road just before noon Thursday, March 6, as gallons of milk flooded the roadway, according to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS. ROAD CLOSURE: Landover Road at Brightseat Road is closed due to an overturned vehicle. Please follow police direction. #MDTraffic pic.twitter.com/HaaFBl4QK1 — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) March 6, 2025 Despite the mess, officials confirmed there …
Towson, MD
News
Suspicious Substance Sent From Inmate Who Shut Down Maryland Courthouse Is Non-Toxic: Sheriff
All three staffers who had to be quarantined after being exposed to a suspicious powdery substance inside a Baltimore courthouse have been released from the hospital, officials say. First responders and HazMat crews were called to the Circuit Court building on North Calvert Street at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, where there was a curious package addressed from an inmate at a state correctional facility to the courthouse. UPDATE: This is an ongoing situation, at approx.. 2:40pm a court employee on the second floor on the Baltimore city circuit court, located at 111 N Calvert St o…
Towson, MD
News
Maryland Courthouse Locked Down Due To Suspicious White Powder Found In Letter (
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A Baltimore courthouse had to be temporarily locked down on Monday afternoon after a staffer inside the building got a letter with a suspicious white powder inside, officials say. First responders and HazMat crews were called to the Circuit Court building on North Calvert Street at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, where there was a curious package that sounded alarm bells and led to an evacuation of the second floor of the building. The Baltimore Fire Department sent crews to the scene to assist with the investigation, and residents have been advised to avoid the area around the 100 bl…
Towson, MD
News
Dispensary Evacuated For HazMat Situation In Baltimore County (
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A building had to be evacuated on Tuesday afternoon due to a carbon dioxide leak at a Baltimore County dispensary. HazMat crews were called to Plant 3(Curio) at 5 West Aylesbury Road in Timonium at around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26 to investigate a report of an uncontained issue, officials say. Officials said that due to the elevated levels of Carbon Dioxide, the building was evacuated as a precaution, though no injuries were initially reported. No additional information was provided by officials. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates. Want breaking news in the DMV a…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Prompts Hazmat Response At North Shore Apartment Complex: Police
Hazmat crews were called to an apartment building on the Malden/Revere line after an unknown substance was detected, authorities said. Police originally responded to a report of a medical emergency at the Overlook Ridge apartments in Malden on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 23, Malden Police report. Upon arrival, officers located an unknown white substance inside one apartment. Hazmat crews were called to the scene as a response, police added. Now crews covered from head to toe come out of the bldg. #7news https://t.co/z0SgLvJY2n pic.twitter.com/w5YMjXpaln — Kimberly Bookman (@Kim…
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Person, Cars Burn When Central PA Body Shop Catches Fire: Authorities
One person was hurt when a body shop in central Pennsylvania caught fire on Tuesday, June 14, according to fire officials. Fire crews battled the blaze at the shop at the corner of North 7th and Emerald streets in Harrisburg starting around 5 p.m., emergency dispatchers say. Multiple vehicles in a lower level caught fire, keeping half a dozen crews on the scene for hours, according to releases from the various fire departments called. Cars being moved from the parking lot to allow departments access possibly damaged the hose as many vehicles drove over the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire's hose,…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Overturned Concrete Truck Makes A Mess In Southeast DC: Fire Officials
Emergency response crews had quite the mess to clean up Tuesday morning after a concrete truck overturned after a car crash in Southwest DC. The crash was reported in the 1400 block of 1st Street, Southeast just before 10 a.m., according to a Tweet from DC Fire and EMS. pic.twitter.com/0WKKzRJY81 — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 17, 2022 The driver of the truck was being treated for minor injuries and Hazmat crews were requested to handle the fuel spill, officials said. No other vehicles were involved and no other injuries were reported.
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Multi-Tractor Trailer Crash Jams 495 Beltway, Box Truck Driver Hospitalized
A box truck driver was extricated and hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailers that jammed Interstate 495 Wednesday, March 16, officials said. One of the trucks involved in the five-vehicle crash tipped over, spilling fuel over the outer loop of the Beltway just past Connecticut Avenue around 12:30 p.m., Montgomery Fire Officials said. Update - OL I495 Beltway at I270 split, (under Rt355) multiple vehicles involved including several trucks, trapped truck driver has been extricated , @MCFRS_EMIHS 1 adult Pri1 trauma, otherwise several other patients are being e…
York, PA
News
Train Derailed, 30 Cars Overturned In York County
Over 30 train cars-- including one carrying oil-- were overturned in a train derailment on Monday afternoon in York County, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. Crews were called to the scene of the train derailment at 3:10 p.m. Hazmat crews were initially called to the scene to assess a crude oil train car but no leaks were found, according to police. Campers were in the area at the time of the derailment but we're not asked to evacuate and no one was in danger, according to both dispatch and police. Traffic was diverted in the area of Valley Road in Newberry Township into Goldsbor…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Industrial Business Evacuated Following Chemical Spill In Shelton
First responders were called to the scene of what they thought was a call for an explosion, but instead found a hazardous material spill in an industrial building. The incident took place in the early afternoon on Friday, May 17, at Milestone Inc., located at 25 Controls Drive in Shelton, said Shelton Police Det. Richard Bango. According to Bango, the initial calls reported an explosion but after the fire department arrived it was determined that was not the case. An investigation revealed a small hydrofluoric acid spill occurred and vapor from the chemical reached&nbs…
