Apex fire prompts call for tighter rules
Two major industrial accidents in North Carolina are spurring calls for tougher national standards over workplaces that expose employees and the public to certain hazards.
Apex blast ready for its close-up
No one was inside when an Apex chemical-waste storage facility blew up 18 months ago, but a video animation of the fiery blast brings everyone virtually there.
Hazmat handler to leave state
Environmental Quality has agreed to pay $441,944 for five violations of state hazardous waste regulations discovered in the investigation of the explosion.
A year later, EQ fire isn't forgotten
A year after an explosion sent a cloud of toxic chemicals over Apex, forcing thousands to evacuate, it's tough to find evidence that anything happened at all.
EQ in Apex stored oxygen devices
Mislabeled chemical oxygen generators most likely fueled the rapid spread of the explosive fire at the EQ Industrial Services facility in Apex last fall, U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigators said Wednesday.
State toughens hazardous waste rules
An Apex chemical fire and explosion were catalysts for a new law Gov. Mike Easley signed Tuesday that tightens regulation of hazardous waste storehouses.
Senate unanimous on bill
Hazardous waste rules rewritten.
Hazardous-waste bill clears committee
Apex fire sparked proposal for increased monitoring, release of information.
EQ fights for its permit
The owner of the hazardous waste warehouse that exploded last fall blasted the state Thursday for trying to use "erroneous and inaccurate" information to run it out of town.
EQ tries to fend off harsh punishments
Effects of blast in Apex studied.
State fines company in Apex explosion
Triangle Briefs: State regulators on Thursday fined the owner of a hazardous waste warehouse that exploded in October.
Workers describe problems at EQ
Safety training was lacking, they say, and some employees could not read labels on waste containers.
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