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Chemical spill forces Portland residents indoors

Portland : OR : USA | Feb 19, 2012 at 5:38 AM PST
Source: The Age
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Victorian town of Portland were warned to stay indoors and the entire port was closed yesterday after hundreds of tonnes of superheated liquid chemical spilt onto a main wharf. The chemical a bituminous substance known as liquid tar pitch is used in the production of aluminium at Alcoa's plant nearby.... FULL ARTICLE AT The Age
 
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