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Thais Say Toxic Exposure May Have Killed Tourists

An investigation into the mysterious deaths of five foreign tourists and a Thai tour guide in hotels in northern Thailand suggests a link to toxic chemical exposure but has failed to determine exactly what killed them, the government said Tuesday. …

More Tylenol Extra Strength Pills Recalled

Johnson & Johnson has announced yet another Tylenol recall due to a musty moldy odor linked to a trace chemical. The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is recalling more than 60,000 bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets made in February …

Louisiana Chemical Plant Workers Killed

Louisiana State Police say two workers were overcome by a chemical and died at a chlorine factory being built south of Plaquemine. Lt. Doug Cain says that about 1 p.m. Sunday, troopers received a call on their Hazmat hotline that …

Chemical Spill at Washington Port Contained

A Tacoma Fire Department hazmat crew is cleaning up a chemical spill that was discovered as workers were unloading a cargo container from a ship at the Port of Tacoma. Fire Department spokesman Joe Meinecke says firefighters were called just …