UK: Boys charged after police exposed to alkaline

Two teenage boys have been charged after a suspected chemical attack at a south-west London railway station which caused two police officers to be taken to hospital. The boys, aged 14 and 16, were spotted at Surbiton railway station “acting Read More …

CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System Reaches FOC

The Joint Project Manager for CBRN Sensors team completed fielding of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal variant of our CBRN Dismounted Reconnaissance System (CBRN DRS) to the U.S. Army in October 2024. The CBRN DRS provides detection, decontamination, and protective equipment Read More …

Fourth tourist dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the US State Department told the media that Read More …

Ukraine says it launched drone attack on Russian chemical plant

Ukraine launched a drone attack on a Russian chemical plant in the western city of Tula overnight on Friday into Saturday, according to the country’s security service. Russian authorities have not acknowledged the attack. According to the SBU, Aleksinsky chemical Read More …

Three taken to hospital after chemical explosion at Sydney University

Three people have been rushed to hospital following a chemical explosion near the University of Sydney’s Sports and Aquatic Centre, FRNSW has confirmed. It’s understood a staff member was carrying a bucket of acid down Darlington Lane, Darlington, at the Read More …

NATO CBRN defence specialists navigate chemical hazards in training

Live chemical agents were used in a NATO course to test the skills of a group of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence specialists. Using live chemical agents for training is unique to the Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Read More …

Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air

A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before. A chemical fire ignited on the roof of Read More …

UK: Urgent tests under way on canal sodium cyanide spill

Public health bosses say they hope to start reducing restrictions “very quickly” on a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands following a toxic chemical spillage. Sodium cyanide, which can cause seizures, vomiting and loss of consciousness, was confirmed Read More …

Florida: Chemical pipe bomb explodes on deputy during traffic stop

Bodycam footage shows the moment a chemical pipe bomb exploded on a Putnam County deputy during a traffic stop. In April, 60-year-old Charles Legault was pulled over by a Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputy. In the video, the deputy first Read More …

UK: Mass poisoning leaves 25 prison guards ill when inmates ‘laced curry with zombie drug’

A ‘mass poisoning’ put prison guards in hospital after inmates allegedly added the wrong type of ‘spice’ to a ‘staff special curry’. Prisoners working in the staff canteen of the high-security HMP Swaleside, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, Read More …