Painesville Township Fire Department and Lubrizol Corp. emergency personnel responded to the release of a chemical compound Wednesday at the company's Painesville Township plant.

According to a Lubrizol news release:

About 8 a.m., the fitting on top of a tank truck was damaged while positioning the truck for unloading. As a result, a small amount of hydrazine vapor was released.

Emergency personnel responded immediately and implemented existing emergency procedures, including activation of a water deluge safety system.

The incident was under control by 8:54 a.m. Representatives from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio inspected the site and were satisfied with response and management of the incident.

There were no reported injuries and there was no evidence of any vapors leaving the plant property.

EMERGENCY services from across the area are currently dealing with a potentially dangerous chemical spill at West Burton power station, near Gainsborough.

Fire crews from Retford, Misterton and Gainsborough and an Environmental Protection Unit from Stockhill are currently dealing with the spillage of hydrazine at the power station on Gainsborough Road in West Burton.

Hydrazine is a flammable liquid with an ammonia-like odour and is also highly toxic and can be dangerously unstable unless handled in solution.

A pilot from the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard is reported to be safe after ejecting from an F-16 fighter jet over Adams County at approximately 1:20 p.m. Tuesday during a routine training flight.
...The aircraft was flying from Volk Field and was carrying a chemical called hydrazine, which is used to make rocket fuel. A hazmat team was assessing the area Tuesday night.

Six firefighters were treated at the scene for exposure to a hazardous chemical after they went to fight an intentionally set fire at a former Springfield elementary school.
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During the firefighting effort, Pennington worked with firefighters inside the building to force a rear door open so they had another exit.
Once the fire was out, several firefighters were working inside the building and began to feel their eyes and throats burning, said Battalion Chief Andy Woody.
The hazardous materials team was called in, along with hazmat specialists from Logan-Rogersville. The team determined that hydrazene, a chemical used in the boiler room, had caused the burning.
The Springfield School District sold the building in 2006.
The school was closed after the school board decided to consolidate Fairbanks with nearby Weaver Elementary School.