WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a $5 million contract to SEACOR Environmental Services to assist in cleaning up an oil spill following the recent conflict in Lebanon.
Authorities asked about 16,000 residents to evacuate the Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb of Apex early Friday after a hazardous material fire at an industrial plant. No injuries were immediately reported, although a spokeswoman for Rex Hospital in Raleigh said the hospital expected to receive as many as 11 people needing oxygen. Officials said the fire started around 10 p.m. Thursday at EQ
APEX, N.C. Authorities asked about 16,000 residents to evacuate this Raleigh suburb early Friday after a hazardous material fire at an industrial plant. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Officials said the fire started around 10 p.m. Thursday at EQ Industrial Services, a hazardous waste business that town manager Bruce Radford said had a variety of volatile chemicals inside, including
Authorities asked about 16,000 residents to evacuate this Raleigh suburb early Friday after a hazardous material fire at an industrial plant. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A fire and a gas release Thursday at a chemical plant prompted evacuation of neighborhoods and forced the closure of streets downtown, authorities said.
SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Asia's share markets largely held their gains on Friday from the previous session as the Dow Jones industrial average posted a fresh record, but some Japanese blue-chips such as Canon Inc. fell on profit-taking.
Managers in industrial food and beverage plants face tough sanitation challenges. In response, Nilfisk-Advance America will showcase an extensive line of industrial vacuum cleaners at PROCESS EXPO 2006
MONTREAL (CP) - Trucking company TransForce Income Fund (TSX:TIF.UN) has sold the hazardous waste and industrial cleaning operations of its waste management subsidiary Services Matrec Inc. to the Newalta Income Fund (TSX:NAL.UN) for $31.8 million in cash.