Tag: Chemical

UPDATE: More details released after dozens sickened by chlorine spill at Yucaipa Regional Park

UPDATED: Monday, Aug. 16, 1:38 p.m., With additional details from OES. Originally Published: Sunday, Aug. 15, 6:45 a.m. YUCAIPA, Calif., — Although an accurate final count has not yet been confirmed, the Office of Emergency Services has reported that twenty-seven people were hospitalized after a pump apparently malfunctioned at a pool located within the Yucaipa Regional Park Friday afternoon, Aug. […]

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RIVERSIDE: Hospital ER lobby evacuated after HazMat emergency

Firefighters exit the hospital’s Emergency Room lobby, while wearing specialized breathing equipment. William Hayes photo   Written by Trevor Montgomery with William Hayes RIVERSIDE – A man suffering from severe chemical burns to both his arms came into the Emergency Room at the Riverside Community Hospital causing a Hazardous Materials emergency Tuesday, Nov. 29. The incident forced the evacuation and closure of […]

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UPDATED: Twelve sickened, 4 hospitalized after chemical released at Lake Elsinore DPSS office

UPDATE: 08/14/2016 1:20 a.m. With information from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department   LAKE ELSINORE – Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Lake Elsinore Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to “a reported irritant causing discomfort to multiple people,” according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Todd Grimm. The incident occurred at the Riverside County Department of Public Social […]

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EASTVALE: 15 employees, 1 firefighter injured during hazmat incident at Starkist canning facility

EASTVALE – Sixteen people, including a firefighter, were injured in an industrial accident caused by a chemical spill of concentrated acid at a Starkist Foods canning facility in the City of Eastvale, June 9. The accident, which was declared a mass casualty event by fire officials, forced the closure of the facility as well as surrounding roads. The facility is located […]

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