Processing Magazine  Flames break out in chemical plant
September 11, 2012  TONAWANDA, N.Y. — WIVB reports a firefighter
from Kenmore was taken to ECMC with 2nd degree burns to the
wrist, after crews took extra caution responding to a chemical
plant fire in Tonawanda.  They got the call around 1:40 a.m.
Sunday morning, where crews rushed to FMC Industrial Chemicals
Group on Sawyer Avenue. Upon their arrival, there was smoke
showing. The fire is believed to have started inside a super
stack machine on the first floor and spread to machines on the
second and third floor.  Crews determined that ammonia
persulfate was burning inside the machines that had to be put
out with large volumes of water. The run-off was contained and
there was no release of the chemical outside of the building.
Hazmat was called out as a precaution.