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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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5 Workers Killed In Gujarat From Inhaling Toxic Gas While Cleaning Tank
Five workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning an underground tank at a pharmaceutical unit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Saturday, an official from the fire department said.
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Cargo Ship Fire "Stabilized", Spewed Toxic Gas Off Canada's Pacific Coast
A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.
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11 Dead After Major Gas Leak At Andhra Chemical Plant
Eight people including a child reportedly died after toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant of a multinational firm in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. 200 people have been admitted to hospital. Ambulances, fire engines and policemen have reached the chemical plant, officials said.
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More Than 100 Syrians Struggle To Breathe After Aleppo 'Toxic Gas' Attack
Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Aleppo, state media and a monitor said Sunday, after allegations rebels fired "toxic gas" on the regime-held city the previous day. A rebel alliance in nearby Idlib denied any involvement in the alleged attack. State news agency SANA reported "107 cases of breathing difficulti...
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More Than 1,200 Flee As Indonesia Volcano Spews Ash, Gas
More than 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes to escape a gurgling volcano in eastern Indonesia spewing clouds of ash and toxic gas into the air.
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Huge Blasts at Chinese Port Kill 50, Injure More Than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Thousands Evacuated After Freight Train Derails, Catches Fire, in Tennessee
A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed and a car caught fire in Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people today, while 10 officers were hospitalized after breathing in fumes, officials said.
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US Train With Toxic Chemicals Derails, Catches Fire
A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Tennessee and caught fire, prompting a large-scale evacuation, firefighters said Thursday.
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Six, including a woman and child, killed in fire from gas leak
Six persons, including a woman and child, were burnt to death and four injured in a fire that broke out following leakage of gas from a tanker at Puttur Perne, about 60 km from Mangalore today.
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40 Years After Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Toxic Waste Disposal Continues To Hang Fire
In the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from the Union Carbide factory, killing 5,479 people and maiming more than five lakh others.
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5 Workers Killed In Gujarat From Inhaling Toxic Gas While Cleaning Tank
Five workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning an underground tank at a pharmaceutical unit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Saturday, an official from the fire department said.
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Cargo Ship Fire "Stabilized", Spewed Toxic Gas Off Canada's Pacific Coast
A fire broke out on Saturday on a cargo ship off the coast of British Columbia, causing containers carrying mining chemicals to expel toxic gas. The Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the US Coast Guard to assess the situation.
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11 Dead After Major Gas Leak At Andhra Chemical Plant
Eight people including a child reportedly died after toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant of a multinational firm in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam. 200 people have been admitted to hospital. Ambulances, fire engines and policemen have reached the chemical plant, officials said.
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More Than 100 Syrians Struggle To Breathe After Aleppo 'Toxic Gas' Attack
Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Aleppo, state media and a monitor said Sunday, after allegations rebels fired "toxic gas" on the regime-held city the previous day. A rebel alliance in nearby Idlib denied any involvement in the alleged attack. State news agency SANA reported "107 cases of breathing difficulti...
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More Than 1,200 Flee As Indonesia Volcano Spews Ash, Gas
More than 1,200 people have been evacuated from their homes to escape a gurgling volcano in eastern Indonesia spewing clouds of ash and toxic gas into the air.
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Huge Blasts at Chinese Port Kill 50, Injure More Than 700
Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Thousands Evacuated After Freight Train Derails, Catches Fire, in Tennessee
A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed and a car caught fire in Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people today, while 10 officers were hospitalized after breathing in fumes, officials said.
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US Train With Toxic Chemicals Derails, Catches Fire
A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Tennessee and caught fire, prompting a large-scale evacuation, firefighters said Thursday.
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Six, including a woman and child, killed in fire from gas leak
Six persons, including a woman and child, were burnt to death and four injured in a fire that broke out following leakage of gas from a tanker at Puttur Perne, about 60 km from Mangalore today.
