The reaction between the nitric acid and the nitrile and latex gloves is extremely exothermic and violent. It is often ...

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OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – Opelika Police, Fire and Lee County emergency management are working to mitigate a nitric acid spill at the UPS facility located on Fox Rd., Parkway in Opelika. One employee ...

Fuming nitric acid is one of the most reactive and dangerous substances in chemistry, used in rocket propellants, nitration reactions, and advanced research. Prince Harry visibly emotional as he says ...

MIDWAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A formal investigation has officially been launched months after the U.S. Nitrogen plant in Greene County experienced a malfunction upon startup and released plumes of nitric ...

A nitric acid leak at the Austin Powder Plant in Vinton County, Ohio, led to emergency evacuations Wednesday morning. Hundreds of residents in the Village of Zaleski and nearby areas were ordered to ...

A massive chemical leak spewed toxic orange plumes of dangerous acid into the sky, forcing a no-fly zone and mass evacuations near an explosive plant in Ohio, according to reports. About 3,000 gallons ...

VINTON COUNTY, Ohio — Thousands of gallons of nitric acid leaking from a tank at a manufacturing facility prompted evacuations in Vinton County Wednesday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., first responders ...