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CTV News
16 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Ottawa Fire Services hazmat team helps tackle transport truck fire in Stittsville
Ottawa Fire Servies says its hazardous materials (hazmat) team helped deal with a significant fuel leak after a transport truck caught fire in Stittsville Wednesday. Firefighters were called to a section of Iber Road, south of Hazeldean Road, at around 11:09 a.m. on reports a truck was on fire close to a building. The driver had made it out of the vehicle safely and told firefighters that the fuel tanks were approximately half-full and could contain up to 500 litres. A large amount of fuel was leaking because of the fire, Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Nick DeFazio said. Hazmat crews used an absorbent called 'Oclansorb' to keep the fuel and oil floating on top of the water used to fight the fire from leaking into a nearby ditch. The fire was declared under control at 11:27 a.m. and was kept from spreading to the nearby building. DeFazio said the Ministry of Environment was notified and they called in a cleanup company to the scene. Firefighters left the scene at around 1:30 p.m.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
A children's choir was performing. Then 8 were hospitalized with 'seizure like' symptoms.
Eight children were hospitalized after experiencing "seizure like symptoms" during a church choir performance in Massachusetts on July 22, officials said. The choir group, which included children aged 11 to 13, was performing at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge when some of them began experiencing the symptoms, John Gelinas, Cambridge Fire Department's media manager, confirmed to USA TODAY. Officials responded to the church around 7:30 p.m. local time. All eight children were evaluated and treated on scene before being transported to local medical facilities with non-life-threatening injuries, Gelinas said. About 70 other people in attendance at the concert were not affected, Gelinas said. "We have no further update this morning on the conditions of the youths treated and transported," Gelinas said on July 23. Cambridge Police also responded to the scene, according to Gelinas. USA TODAY has contacted the department. More news: Maryland fire department floods baseball field Hazmat teams tested church where 8 were hospitalized After the incident, the concert attendants and the rest of the occupants inside the building left the scene with designated chaperones, Gelinas said. Cambridge Fire's hazardous materials, also known as the hazmat team, "completed a thorough survey of the St. Paul buildings," Gelinas said. Air sampling meters tested the building for hazardous conditions, but the results were negative. The buildings were ventilated, Gelinas said. French youth choir was performing free concert before incident St. Paul Parish, which is located in Harvard Square, said in a Facebook post that the Children's Choir of Île-de-France was performing a free concert on July 22. The group was offering a free concert at the church as part of a U.S. tour, St. Paul's said. "The concert will feature an exciting mix of sacred and secular repertoire, as well as popular French songs," the post said. According to its website, the Children's Choir of Île-de-France was founded by French singer Francis Bardot. USA TODAY has reached out to St. Paul Parish and the Children's Choir of Île-de-France. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 8 hospitalized during choir concert for 'seizure like' symptoms
CTV News
17-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Firefighters deployed for ‘hazardous materials incident' in Aulac, N.B.
Jackets for the Moncton, N.B., fire department are pictured. (Derek Haggett/CTV Atlantic) Firefighters from at least three different communities are on scene at an Irving Big Stop in Aulac, N.B. Early Thursday afternoon the union for the Moncton Fire Department posted on Facebook saying their hazmat technicians have been deployed to Aulac for a hazardous materials incident. As of 3 p.m., hazmat members from Moncton were still on scene along with firefighters from Sackville and Amherst. Ambulance New Brunswick is also on the scene. The gas station is currently open to customers. More to come. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBS News
15-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
All lanes of the eastbound 10 Freeway in Rialto closed for hazmat spill
All lanes of the eastbound 10 Freeway in Rialto are closed for a hazmat spill involving a big rig on Tuesday morning. A Sig Alert has been issued for all lanes before Riverside Avenue. KCAL News has also issued a Next Traffic Alert to warn drivers about a situation that might impact their commute. KCAL News Anchor Kalyna Astrinos recommends people use the eastbound 210, eastbound 60, or San Bernardino Avenue as alternate routes. It is unclear when the lanes will reopen.
CBS News
15-07-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Hazmat incident at Fort Worth garbage site sends 1 to hospital, 17 evaluated, officials say
Crews are responding to a hazmat incident that sent one person to the hospital and resulted in several others being checked for symptoms Tuesday morning, Fort Worth officials said. Just before 8 a.m., Fort Worth fire crews responded to a garbage site in the 6200 block of Elliott Reeder Road after a call concerning a "cloud" seen at the facility. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, one person was transported to a hospital, and at least 17 others were checked out at the scene and are all expected to be OK. The department is investigating what caused the incident.
