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Severe Wind Storm / Tornado
- December 7, 2006
Tornado tears through London street
Hundreds of people were left homeless today after a tornado ripped through residential streets in north London.full story (pdf)
- December 7, 2006
Six hurt as tornado hits London
Many people are spending the night in a respite centre after a tornado ripped through several streets in north-west London. full story (pdf)
- December 8, 2006
London tornado clean up continues
Some of the houses caught in the path of a tornado that battered a London suburb may have to be torn down, council officials said today. full story (pdf)
- December 10, 2006
London tornado homes 'will be saved from demolition'
None of the houses severely damaged in the London tornado will need to be demolished, Brent Council has confirmed.full story (pdf)
- November 16, 2006
Thousands in dark as storm whips B.C.
A fierce rain and windstorm that slammed into Vancouver Island yesterday left thousands without power and closed several highways after surging rivers overflowed their banks and falling trees snapped power lines. full story (pdf)
125,000 still without power after B.C. storm
More than two million residents of B.C.'s Lower Mainland have been told to consider boiling their water in the wake of the big storm that blew through the area on Wednesday.
full story (pdf)
Building falls as winds batter the west coast
A storm packing heavy rain and high winds slammed into the country's already soggy Pacific coast on Wednesday, uprooting trees, disrupting travel and possibly causing a building to collapse. full story (pdf)
- November 17, 2006
Boil-water advisory affects millions in Vancouver
Boil-water advisories were lifted for much of the surrounding Vancouver area Friday, but remained in place for Vancouver, Burnaby and the North Shore.
full story (pdf)
- November 20, 2006
Rain, strong winds continue to plague areas of British Columbia
B.C.'s Lower Mainland continues to recover from the ravages of Mother Nature after two major storms in the past five days. full story (pdf)
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Fire
- November 7, 2001
Calgary chemical fire forces evacuations
"Alberta Environment sounded the all-clear for Calgary residents to return to their homes at 5:30 p.m. last night - nearly 10 hours after a southeast factory fire broke out. Thousands had been evacuated from homes, businesses and schools earlier in the day when toxic chemical-laced smoke spewed into the sky..." full story (pdf)
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Chemical Release
- September 12, 2006
Gas Release at Shell Canada Ltd.
On September 12, a gas release, containing small quantities of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2), occurred within the Shell Canada Ltd. (Shell) Scotford heavy oil upgrader plant near Fort Saskatchewan. full story (pdf)
- January 18, 2003
Minot Train Derailment
"Gov. John Hoeven said this afternoon that North Dakota's Emergency Management community teamed up to respond quickly and efficiently this morning to a train derailment west of Minot..." full story (pdf)
- March 22, 2001
Accident contained at SEMX Corporation's Polese Company Operating Unit
"SEMX Corporation announced that yesterday, at approximately 9:30 am PST, its Polese Company operating unit experienced an ammonia gas discharge at its Carroll Canyon Road manufacturing facility in San Diego..." full story (pdf)
- September 25, 2001
Toulouse Blast: Probe Focus on Terrorists' Role
"As the south-western French city of Toulouse limped back > to normality after Fridays gigantic explosion in a petrochemicals plant, investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast. Although the authorities initially described it as ``a terrible accident'', they are increasingly focussing on a criminal act or a terrorist attack..." full story (pdf)
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Evacuation
- November 2001
Morgan Stanley High-Rise Evacuation During the WTC Disaster
"Morgan-Stanley didn't have any kind of disaster plan in place. Cyril Richard "Rick" Rescorla came along and knew they needed one..." full story (pdf)
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