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VIDEO: West Fargo street closed Thursday for hazardous material cleanup after spill

A West Fargo road is closed Thursday so crews can clean up a fuel spill

May 9, 2024

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo road was closed so crews could clean up a fuel spill. Just after midnight, West Fargo Fire Department responded to the intersection of 13th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast. They discovered that a fuel truck sprung a leak while driving down 7th Avenue. Crews secured the road and blocked nearby water drainage…

Hazardous Materials Teams Respond After Chemical Spill At Gackle-Streeter School

A teacher and student reported hearing a "popping'' sound coming from the storage cabinet

May 9, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GACKLE, N.D. — No one was hurt when the Gackle-Streeter public school had to be evacuated on Tuesday after a chemical spill. Hazardous materials teams from Fargo and Jamestown were called to the school after a bottle of magnesium powder broke open in the high school science classroom. A teacher and student reported hearing a “popping” sound coming from the…

Update: Employee Had Allergic Reaction To Substance On Money

The powdery substance on the bill was a carbohydrate that was non-toxic and non-acidic.

May 1, 2018

Site Staff,

MAHNOMEN, MN (Update) — The Mahnomen County Sheriff reports tests on the bill came back negative. The Minnesota Health Department in St. Paul tested the bill. The powdery substance on the bill was a carbohydrate that was non-toxic and non-acidic. The Sheriff believes the employee had an allergic reaction to the substance. Mahnomen County Sheriff Krier says the customer who…