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A hazardous-materials unit from the Louisiana State Police is heading the investigation, he said.
Fire Breaks Out at Louisiana Chemical Plant Ryan Dezember 2011
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Investigators in white hazardous-materials suits searched Khan's apartment in a student residence in downtown Santiago.
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In reality, other experts said, the mask might protect its wearer against tear gas or pepper spray, but not chemical or biological weapons, whose handling requires full-body hazardous-materials suits.
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A hazardous-materials cleaning crew went through the apartment, sucking mountains of dust in high-powered vacuums.
Never Forget 9/11? If Only It Were That Easy David Weidner 2011
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The fire was caused by an undeclared hazardous-materials shipment.
Plane Fires Prompt Battery Safeguards Andy Pasztor 2010
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Every year, local emergency services teams respond to thousands of natural gas calls - by far the most common hazardous-materials emergencies in the area.
Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010
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- Two inmates who tried to sweeten their love letters, quite literally, by adding a sprinkling of sugar to the envelopes accidentally touched off a hazardous-materials scare at a prison in upstate New York.
NY Inmate's Love Letters Prompt Powder Scare The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Every year, local emergency services teams respond to thousands of natural gas calls - by far the most common hazardous-materials emergencies in the area.
Development in once-rural areas put populations closer to natural gas pipelines Kimberly Lankford 2010
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- Two inmates who tried to sweeten their love letters, quite literally, by adding a sprinkling of sugar to the envelopes accidentally touched off a hazardous-materials scare at a prison in upstate New York.
NY Inmate's Love Letters Prompt Powder Scare The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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A hazardous-materials unit from the Louisiana State Police is heading the investigation, he said.
Fire Breaks Out at Louisiana Chemical Plant Ryan Dezember 2011
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