MEC&F Expert Engineers : Two Workers Injured In Chemical Fire At HOH Corporation in Winston-Salem, NC

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Two Workers Injured In Chemical Fire At HOH Corporation in Winston-Salem, NC





(Photo: Emily Spain, WFMY)

 WFMY Staff, WFMY 

September 9, 2015
 
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 


First responders in Winston-Salem say a chemical fire at a waste water management company injured two workers Wednesday afternoon.

Officials say the fire happened at HOH Corporation located at 1701 Vargrave Street around 2:30 p.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the front of the business with an unknown substance burning inside the building. Firefighters had smoke under control within an hour and a half.

The two injured workers were taken to Wake Forest Medical Center. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.



Scene of chemical fire at HOH Corporation in Winston-Salem. WFMY




Company Profile

The HOH goal is to provide safe, quality, cost-effective solutions to our customer's environmental needs in a manner responsible to our customers, our dedicated employees, and our community.

HOH Corporation began operations in May of 1993 by David Bryant, HOH President and Paul Pelton, Vice President. With many years of experience and knowledge of treating industrial wastewater and designing wastewater equipment between them, both saw a need for a facility in Central North Carolina to treat wastewater from industries.

Wastewater Treatment Division
In July 2002, HOH Corporation was one of the first facilities in the U.S. to receive their Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Permit required by the US EPA/CLEAN WATER ACT of December 2000. HOH Corporation elected to comply with the Subcategory D of the CWT Regulations – The treatment of Metal-Bearing Wastewater, Oily Wastewater and Organic Wastewater. CWT rule requires the facility (HOH) to demonstrate equivalent treatment for all subcategories of wastewater. HOH has the equipment in place at its Winston-Salem facility to treat Subcategory D waste streams.

Manufacturing / Equipment Division
Our experience as an owner and operator of such a diverse industrial wastewater facility has given HOH the operating insight necessary to design equipment that is reliable and easy to maintain for industry. All types of wastewater equipment can be designed and installed by HOH's team of technicians; Oil/Water Separators (featuring "THE CUBE" HOH's patented coalescing media), Physical/Chemical Systems, Carbon Columns, Vapor Extraction Systems just to name a few.

HOH's comprehensive array of capabilities provides customers with the best, most cost-effective solutions to meet their specific needs.

Carolina Pumps & Instrumentation (CPI) Division
CPI offers cost-effective solutions to our customers need for replacement parts and equipment to keep their systems up and running. CPI offers a wide selection of Pumps, Tanks, Valves, Filtration, Instrumentation, Mixers, Gauges, and numerous liquid-handling equipment.

HOH Corporation offers single-source solutions to your wastewater treatment needs.
Our experience as an owner and operator of one of the most diversified wastewater treatment facilities in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. has given us the operating insight necessary to design equipment that is reliable and easy to maintain.