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Toxic sulfur smoke clouds Timpson, Texas

Posted By Walter Schneider On July 31, 2007 @ 3:08 pm In Explosions & Fires, Emission Incidents & Issues, Sulphur-Dioxide | No Comments

The Daily Sentinel

A stretch of U.S. Hwy. 59 between Timpson and Tenaha was shut down Monday night as emergency responders worked to contain a fire that erupted when an 18-wheeler loaded with bags of sulfur crashed, releasing toxic sulfur smoke [deadly sulphur dioxide, that is, as deadly as chlorine gas — folc.ca].

The 18-wheeler rear-ended a vehicle making a right turn in front of Missionary Baptist Church in Timpson around 7:30 p.m., …. The truck then caught on fire, igniting the cargo….

Faulkner said the truck was not required to display a hazardous material sign because sulfur isn’t a hazard unless it is burned…. ([1] Full Story)__________________
Right, dynamite too isn’t hazardous unless it explodes, and firearms aren’t dangerous unless aimed at someone and discharged… — folc.ca


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