Firefighters’ eyes treated for sulphur dioxide gas after Napier fertiliser plant blaze
1 NEWS 1/12/16 Anna Harcourt Two firefighters have been treated by ambulance at the scene of a fire at a Napier fertiliser plant after getting sulphur dioxide gas in their eyes. Hawke's Bay fire area commander Kenneth Cooper said the [...]
Chemical spill disrupts work
By Roger Moroney All clear: The fire service contained and cleaned up a chemical spill at Napier Port yesterday. Photo/Warren Buckland. A chemical spill at Napier Port, which prompted the Fire Service to go into high-alarm mode, was contained and [...]
Emergency services called to gas leak in Penrose, Auckland
SAM SWORD Commercial businesses were evacuated after a carbide spill in Penrose, Auckland. Multiple fire crews have been called to a gas leak in Penrose, Auckland. Emergency services were called to BOC gasses at 970 Great South Rd just before 7pm on Friday, after [...]
Residents decontaminated after Motueka chemical spill
Police and emergency services attend the scene of a chemical spill in Motueka. Motueka residents and police officers were put through a decontamination tent as a precaution after a chemical spill in the town's main street. The residents, including a family [...]
Major chemical spill at Southland Fonterra factory
By Thomas Mead Fonterra says a chemical leak at a plant in Southland was caused by water washing back into cleaning tanks and overflowing. Six fire teams were called to the Edendale plant early on Tuesday morning, where staff [...]
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