hazmat

REHOBOTH - Rehoboth Police are asking for the public's help after hazardous debris was dumped off of a bridge and into a stream in the town. Police say a resident reported the debris at 1:18 p.m. Saturday off of a small bridge near 190 Perryville Road...

The Massachusetts State Hazmat Team and State Police Bomb Squad were called to Marion Friday morning, after the Marion Fire Department received a report of a suspicious device in the road. Sippican Week reports the call came in just after 9 a...

Investigators in hazmat suits were seen on Pleasant Street in Fall River today.

BOSTON (AP) _ A hazardous materials scare that forced the evacuation of residential buildings near Fenway Park in Boston turned out to be all about fish oil. The discovery of chemicals in the basement of a convenience store Tuesday prompted a response by firefighters, police and terrorism investigators...

// HAZMAT response on Salisbury StreetHere's a video of New Bedford firefighters responding to a probable asbestos/lead response with HAZMAT suits on Salisbury Street this afternoon. It's reported that a young man was power washing a house when asbestos/lead was discovered...

The state fire marshal's office says an employee at a Massachusetts elementary school has died and a hazardous materials response team is at the scene investigating. Authorities also said another Plymouth school employee and nine public safety employees were taken to area hospitals Monday for treatment of minor eye and throat irritation...

UMass Dartmouth was on high alert yesterday after a white, powdery substance spilled out of a professor's mail. According to the Standard Times, university police cordoned off the professor's office in the Science and Engineering building just after 9am...