Staten Island shipyard explosion, fire leaves 1 dead
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One person died and over 30 people, mostly members of the New York City Fire Department, were hurt in an explosion and fire at a Staten Island shipyard Friday. The person who died was a civilian, according to officials.
MMA is known to be an irritant, particularly for the lungs and heart, but it is not currently a known carcinogen in humans.
Evacuation orders were issued to 40,000 Orange County residents. A fire official said a major spill or an explosion were the only expected outcomes.
First responders and others recount the events at Robbins Lumber on May 15, a day that will have a lasting effect on Midcoast towns and the broader firefighting community.
An "unprecedented" situation was taking hold in Orange County on Friday, as a chemical tank was at risk of spewing a highly toxic chemical that can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization,
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Explosion at MOL’s petrochemical base kills one person
One person was killed and several seriously injured following an explosion at MOL's petrochemicals base in northeast Hungary (Tiszaujvaros) in the morning hours of May 22, the oil company told state news agency MTI in a short statement.