'Volkswagen' ferryboat in Bangkok

'Volkswagen' ferryboat in Bangkok

TOKYO, Japan - A makeshift boat made of styrene foam, with its front painted to resemble a Volkswagen van, is used in November 2011 in ferry services launched by residents in a flooded area of Bangkok, Thailand.

Chemical leak in U.S. California forces resident evacuation, freeway closure

STORY: Chemical leak in U.S. California forces resident evacuation, freeway closure DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site 2. various of the traffic STORYLINE: A serious chemical leak accident forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes in Perris, 122 kilometers east of Los Angeles downtown Friday morning and prompted the closure of the 215 Freeway in both directions. Local NBC 4 news channel reported that Cal Fire Riverside County received a call about the chemical leak around 7:40 p.m. Thursday local time, when someone discovered a large plume of smoke coming from a rail car along the railway running parallel to the freeway in the town with over 77,000 residents. Officials identified the leaking chemical as styrene, saying some kind of chemical reaction inside the tank occurred when the chemical used in latex, synthetic rubber and polystyrene resins was stored in an overheating situation. Typically, styrene sits

'Volkswagen' ferryboat in Bangkok

'Volkswagen' ferryboat in Bangkok

TOKYO, Japan - A makeshift boat made of styrene foam, with its front painted to resemble a Volkswagen van, is used in November 2011 in ferry services launched by residents in a flooded area of Bangkok, Thailand. (Kyodo)