Week in Review: Hazmat Emergency, Football Triumph
These stories topped the news this week in West Deptford. Did you read them all?
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UPDATE: Paulsboro Train Derailment Causes Hazmat Emergency
Friday’s derailment released a chemical haze into the air and sent people to the ER with respiratory problems. And this isn’t the first time this bridge has had problems. But in some ways, the area was lucky. See also: Officials: No Immediate Health Threat from Leak in Paulsboro Derailment.
Cornelius Wills Eagles Back to Title Game
It’s starting to feel like the Eagles are unstoppable on the football field, are we right? West Deptford dispatches Woodstown to head back to the championship.
Viewfinder: West Deptford Football Defeats Woodstown
Pictures from Friday’s game capture the intensity the Eagles show on the gridiron. Were you there? Add your own to our gallery.
Gloucester Catholic Custodian Charged with Secretly Filming Students
The suspect, who lives in Wenonah, allegedly spied on students and teachers with a secret network of pinhole cameras at the Catholic school.
Gas Station Gunman, Accomplice on the Loose
Two men robbed the gas station, across the street from West Deptford High School, on Wednesday morning. Police are hunting for the suspects.
DiCarlo Formally Declared Winner in West Deptford Committee Race
Three weeks after Election Day, Denice DiCarlo was crowned the official winner of the township committee race. Find out her margin of victory.
Winning $40,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Gloucester County
Did you check your Powerball ticket carefully? You didn’t win the jackpot (we assume), but maybe you lucked out with a smaller prize.
These are just a few of the many stories West Deptford Patch brought you this week. Scroll through our news archive for the full list.
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Rudolph S Caparros Jr
2:59 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
HazMat Experts and Firefighters petition Dow Chemical and Union Pacific for safe rail tank cars transporting gas chlorine. Secondary containment is a necessary improvement that must be implemented. See--PETITION C KIT for First Responders Comments.
Jim Gerard
2:48 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
TOXIC TRAIN SAFETY - A First Responders Petition caused The Chlorine Institute to conduct a five-month study comparing the safety of secondary containment to the chlorine “C”-Kit for chlorine tank cars. The study proved secondary containment to be, by far, the safest technology for containing and preventing releases of chlorine gas. To see secondary containment - search “CHLORTANKER.”
calchem
6:46 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
WARNING: FIRST RESPONDERS’ use of THE CHLORINE INSTITUTE “C” KIT may cause the catastrophic failure of a chlorine tank car, instantly creating a toxic gas plume with a distance of not less than seven miles. The first mile will have chlorine concentrations of 1,000 ppm, causing death after one or two breaths with no opportunity for escape. To learn more, see PETITION C KIT, click on “First Responder Warnings.”