Pyrophoric materials are substances that ignite instantly upon exposure to oxygen. They can also be water-reactive, where heat and hydrogen (a flammable gas) are produced. Other common hazards include ...

Residents near Cleves are being urged to leave their homes Tuesday afternoon due to a rail car chemical leak, according to the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency. An agency spokesperson said ...

SHEPHERD, Texas (KTRK) -- Several fire agencies are on the scene of a large chemical plant fire in Shepherd, Texas, that erupted around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, causing several shelter-in-place orders for ...

The explosions and large fire at Dow Chemical that rattled homes near Plaquemine on Friday night happened inside a unit of the sprawling plant that has had five other accidental releases of highly ...

City Commissioners voted to amend the conditional use permit (CUP) for Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, locally known as Helena Chemical, to allow them to periodically store anhydrous ammonia on site in ...

A Canadian National freight train that derailed nearly four months ago in St. James Parish and spilled hazardous hydrochloric acid had many other toxic, carcinogenic, corrosive and highly flammable ...

Court records said that a nearby surveillance video caught Santiago Nieto rolling a barrel near the Northwest Freeway before ...