Jones chemical, inc

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   NOAAORR-63781986-07-14 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-07-28 00:00Z
   South hillsborough county solid waste transfer station; tampa, florida

   South Hillsborough County Solid Waste Transfer Station; Tampa, Florida.
   Tampa, Florida.
   1. On July 14, 1986, the Hillsborough County Hazardous Incident team notified the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), Tampa, that an unknown substance had been found in the dumping pit of the South Hillsborough County Solid Waste Transfer Station. Personnel working in the area complained of eye irritation and overall sickness. All personnel were evacuated and taken to the hospital for examination and possible treatment. The unknown substance was a dry powder spread throughout the area and believed to be the cause of the victim's symptoms. A box found in the dumping pit was labeled "chloropicrin." USCG district 7.
   2. COMMODITY: CHLOROPICRIN.
   3. POSITION 27.955N 082.461W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6378: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6378

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   NOAAORR-63911986-08-06 00:00Z → cancelled 1986-08-20 00:00Z
   Jones chemical, inc

   Jones Chemical; St. Petersburg, Florida.
   St. Petersburg, Florida.
   1. Jones Chemical, Inc. of St. Petersburg, Florida, repackages chlorine and distributes swimming pool chemicals. The warehouse, located in a small industrial area surrounded by residential housing, caught fire at 0950 on August 6, 1986. At the time, the warehouse contained approximately 10,000 pounds of HTH, a commercial swimming pool chemical; 1,000 pounds of copper sulphate, 2,000 pounds of calcium hypochlorite; and 3,000 chlorinated cartridge filters. Located within 100 yards of the warehouse was a rail tank car and about 50 additional cylinders, all containing pure chlorine. The St. Petersburg Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team and several hazardous materials teams from nearby communities responded to the fire. The fire produced a large vapor plume which reportedly extended several miles downwind initially. The plume contained both chlorine and hydrochloric acid vapors. Residents [...]
   2. COMMODITY: HTH, COPPER SULPHATE, CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, CHLORINE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 15000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 27.799N 082.690W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6391: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6391