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Off-gassing container triggers hazmat response in Wilmington
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (102+ words) Los Angeles Fire Department crews are responding to a hazmat situation involving a shipping container releasing chemicals in Wilmington Friday morning. Gil Leyvas reports for...Los Angeles Fire Department crews are responding to a hazmat situation involving a shipping container…...
Fire and explosion at Wilmington wastewater treatment plant
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (125+ words) Sponsored by Delaware Lottery, The Trash Porters & Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County Firefighters from the City of Wilmington and neighboring New Castle County companies,...Road. Arriving units made an initial interior attack of the flames'involving an industrial dryer…...
Delaware state of emergency brings driving restrictions. What to know
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) A winter storm has brought more than a foot of snow to certain parts of Delaware, heavily impacting the state's southern counties...restrictions statewide. Since the storm began, Delaware has enacted its three levels of driving restrictions " Level 1 Driving…...
Delaware bill proposes penalty increase for damaging emergency vehicles
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (279+ words)DELAWARE " Delaware lawmakers are advancing legislation aimed at protecting emergency vehicles...additional sponsor on the bill, said the consequences of such incidents go beyond property damage. "Ellendale fire company actually had two of their vehicles damaged and put out…...
Massive fire breaks out on scrap metal barge on Delaware Bay
3+ week, 3+ day ago (253+ words) about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) off Maurice River Cove in New Jersey, in order to remove the threat from the main ship channel. Ship...several hours later, he said. The barge appeared to be standing still as boats on both sides of…...
Massive fire breaks out aboard scrap metal barge on Delaware Bay
3+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) several hours later, he said. The barge appeared to be standing still as boats on both sides of it fired water cannons into the piles of burning metal. Smoke billowed from several fires aboard the boat, and its location was…...
Delaware cars, buses, planes paralyzed by snow and ice storm
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (114+ words) Travel has been pretty much halted in the entire region, including Delaware. A storm of ice and snow has caused Gov. Matt Meyer to issue a state of emergency and a level 2 driving restriction for Sunday, Jan. 25. That restricts driving…...
Hazmat teams respond to leaking shipping container in Wilmington
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (299+ words) container on a trailer at 920 W. Harry Bridges Blvd. in Wilmington. LOS ANGELES - Emergency responders are on the scene of a hazardous materials investigation in Wilmington after a shipping container was discovered...shipping facility, and specialized units are working to identify…...
Gas leak shuts down part of South Front Street in downtown Wilmington
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (258+ words) Gas leak shuts down part of South Front Street in downtown Wilmington'WWAYTV3 Gas leak shuts down part of South Front Street in downtown Wilmington WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) " Police and fire crews are responding to a gas leak in downtown Wilmington....
Delaware State Rep. Introduces HB 279 Right to Repair
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (234+ words) Sussex County Representative is introducing a bill to help boaters potentially make repairs at a faster rate. Delaware legislators introduced a bipartisan bill, HB 279. It's known as the Marine Equipment Right to Repair Act. The new bill would require boat…...