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Fire at warehouse in Tianjin, China, alcohol spill suspected
A fire broke out at a warehouse in the city of Tianjin, China on Monday night. The blaze was caused by an alcohol spill, according to People’s Daily China. It comes just two months after deadly blasts rocked a chemical warehouse in Tianjin.
The blaze was located in the Beichen district of Tianjin municipality.
Police and firefighters rushed to the scene and rescue work is still ongoing, according...
Canadian mining company admits spilling cyanide in Argentina
Over a million liters of a cyanide solution leaked from Barrick Gold’s Veladero mine in Argentina’s western San Juan province – nearly five times more than previously reported. Meanwhile, a judge has lifted a ban on pumping toxic substances at the site.
The Toronto-headquartered mining company initially said it had spilled just 224,000 liters of the toxic liquid into the Potrerillos River. By...
Radioactive water spills from Fukushima nuclear plant into ocean
A view of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan
Officials at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which acts as the operator of the crippled nuclear facility, say there is reason to believe some of the 12 tons of radioactive water has flowed into the Pacific Ocean.
A leak was found in a pipe attached to a temporary decontamination system. The water, once it has been used...