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CTV News
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Highway 402 now open after days long closure
A section of Highway 402 in Strathroy has reopened after being closed for two days. The westbound lanes were closed between Centre Road and Kerwood Road after a crash involving a transport truck led to a chemical leak. OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk told CTV News Thursday a passenger vehicle and a transport truck briefly collided, sending the truck carrying 45,000 litres of a corrosive chemical, into the ditch. The chemical was been identified as monochloroacetic acid, commonly used in industrial applications. 402 STRATHROY CLOSURE Hazmat crews are cleaning up a section of Highway 402 near Strathroy after a crash caused a transport truck to leak acid. July 3, 2025. (Sean Irvine/CTV News London)
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Boat explodes on Hudson River during NYC Fleet Week, multiple injuries reported
One person is in critical condition after a boat exploded on the Hudson River during New York City's Fleet Week on Saturday morning. The vessel blew up at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant near West 138th Street around 10.30am. The injured person is a worker on the barge. Another person is in the process of being rescued, according to the Daily Mail. The incident occurred after methane ignited in a 'malfunction,' but a fire was not started, according to the outlet. Rescue boats rushed to the scene to rescue a man overboard and helicopters were observed flying over the vessel. The man was pinned between the dock and the boat. Hazmat crews later worked to decontaminate the barge and assess methane levels. The incident comes days after a Mexican navy sailboat crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, leaving two dead and 19 injured. This is a developing story...
The Independent
24-05-2025
- The Independent
Boat explodes on Hudson River during NYC Fleet Week, multiple injuries reported
One person is in critical condition after a boat exploded on the Hudson River during New York City 's Fleet Week on Saturday morning. The vessel blew up at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant near West 138th Street around 10.30am. The injured person is a worker on the barge. Another person is in the process of being rescued, according to the Daily Mail. The incident occurred after methane ignited in a 'malfunction,' but a fire was not started, according to the outlet. Rescue boats rushed to the scene to rescue a man overboard and helicopters were observed flying over the vessel. The man was pinned between the dock and the boat. Hazmat crews later worked to decontaminate the barge and assess methane levels. The incident comes days after a Mexican navy sailboat crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, leaving two dead and 19 injured.
