Hiking at Night? Some People are Really Crazy: Two men were hiking at Dead Man's Cliff in SF when one of them fell 300 feet around 1 a.m.

Man survives 300 foot fall off cliff in San Francisco

A man was rescued in the Bay after he fell 300 feet down a cliff at Lands End in San Francisco overnight.

By Amy Hollyfield

Monday, July 20, 2015 11:04AM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA --

A man survived a 300 foot fall off a cliff in San Francisco at Lands End overnight.

Two men were hiking at Dead Man's Cliff when one of them fell around 1 a.m. Rescuers were concerned because he was initially not responding after they yelled his name repeatedly. The man was rescued by boat and officials said he is pretty banged up, but expected to be okay.

"There are no lights; this is not a good place to hike. A lot of narrow paths and roads and it's easy if you are not familiar with these trails to fall off the cliff. Stay away do not come out here at night," said SFFD Batt. Chief Khai Ali.

The man's identity has not been released.

More Pedestrian casualties: 2-year-old girl killed, 2 others injured after struck by mail truck in Elizabeth, New Jersey

Lucy Yang reporting live from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Updated 1 hr 18 mins ago

 

ELIZABETH, NJ --

A 2-year-old girl was killed and two other people hurt after being struck by a mail truck in Elizabeth, N.J., Monday morning.

The crash happened just after 10 a.m. near the intersection of Rahway Avenue & Dehart Place.

An eyewitness at the scene told reporter Lucy Yang that he believes both the people walking and the U.S. Postal Service truck had the the right of way. The people had a "walk" light and the mail truck had a green light to turn right. The grandmother was carrying the 2-year-old when she was struck by the postal truck. The collision caused the child to fly out of her hands and her to be pinned under the truck, the witness said. The postal worker then carried the baby to the grass.

The witness said he yelled at the postal worker to not touch the victims, but it was too late.

Investigators told Eyewitness News the girl was rushed to University Hospital in Newark, where she died a short time later.

The grandmother and a 4-year old were taken to Trinitas Hospital. There's no word yet on their conditions.

The driver remained at the scene.

George Flood, a spokesman for the USPS, released this statement Monday afternoon:
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in the tragic event today. The Postal Service is conducting a full investigation into this accident and is also working cooperatively with local officials at the scene."

Stay with Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.

Barge catches fire following Houston Ship Channel collision

 

 

One barge caught fire as a result of the collision

Updated 15 mins ago

GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) --

The US Coast Guard says two barges have collided in the Houston Ship Channel. One of those barges caught on fire, but those flames are now out.

The collision happened around 1:20am Monday. The Coast Guard says both barges were being hauled by tug boats when one of the tugs lost power. The barge it was carrying then struck the other barge.The collision caused a rupture on one of the barges which was carrying one million gallons of petroleum naphtha. That barge caught on fire. An HFD fire boat worked to put out the flames.

The US Coast Guard says it's too early to know how much of the product spilled, if any, and what impact it may have on wildlife. The Ship Channel on the Bolivar side to mile 348 is currently closed.

Petroleum naphtha is a colorless liquid with a gasoline or kerosene-like odor. It can cause irritation to your eyes, nose and throat, plus dizziness, drowsiness, headache and nausea. There are no injuries reported at this time.



The last major barge collision in the ship channel was in March of 2014. The barge was being towed from Texas City to Bolivar when the 585-foot ship Summer Wind collided with the barge. The crash caused nearly 168,000 gallons of thick, tarry fuel oil to spill into the water.

- October 29, 2011: Two tankers collide in the Houston Ship Channel. No one was hurt, but it caused millions of dollars in damages. The NTSB investigates.
- November 1, 2012: The NTSB releases their conclusion. In part, they chastise the Coast Guard for not "ensuring adequate separation between vessels... in the Houston Ship Channel."
- March 22, 2014: Two barges hit in the channel, releasing 168,000 gallons of fuel and putting two in the hospital.
- June 10, 2015: The NTSB again raises the question of a vehicle separation policy for the ship channel, "reiterating a need" to the Coast Guard for such a plan.

It's unclear how much of a factor port traffic is in Houston Ship Channel collisions, but look for more information on ABC-13.

A section of a key Gulf Coast waterway was shut after two barges collided Monday, setting one afire and possibly spilling a gasoline additive near the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel

  JULY 20, 2015

 

HOUSTON | By Erwin Seba

 

A section of a key Gulf Coast waterway was shut after two barges collided Monday, setting one afire and possibly spilling a gasoline additive near the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), which runs between barrier islands and the coast of the U.S. mainland in the Gulf of Mexico, was shut from where it intersects the Houston Ship Channel to Mile Market 350 on the ICW.

The Houston Ship Channel itself, which supplies the nation's busiest petrochemical port, remained open after the collision shortly after 1 a.m. local time (0600 GMT). Early media reports erroneously said a channel section had been closed, but it was unaffected.

The Coast Guard said it took over four hours to extinguish the blaze on one of the barges, which was carrying 1 million gallons of the highly volatile gasoline additive naphtha.

The Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office said it was unclear if any of the naphtha spilled into the waterway.

"At this time the impact on the environment is minimal," Trang Vu, senior response officer with Texas General Land Office, an agency which manages many state-owned areas.

A Coast Guard spokesman said naphtha evaporates quickly and that 20,000 gallons spilled in the Ship Channel earlier this year evaporated in three hours.
The collision occurred when one tug pulling the barges lost power, the Coast Guard said. It reported no injuries.

For Gulf Coast U.S. refiners, the ICW is primarily used to ship refined products like gasoline, diesel, gas oil and naphtha to other plants.

A source familiar with Gulf Coast refinery production said there was likely to be little impact to production from the ICW section shutdown.

At Exxon Mobil Corp's 560,500 barrel per day (bpd) Baytown, Texas refinery operations were normal and unaffected by the ICW barge collision, company spokesman Todd Spitler said. That refinery is the second largest in the United States.

A dispatcher for the Houston ship pilots association said vessels moving on the Ship Channel near the ICW entrance were moving at a slower speed on Monday morning.

"The ICW on the Bolivar (Peninsula) side is closed, no effect on the Ship Channel," the dispatcher said. "They have to slow when they go through the area, but other than that there's no problems."

Improper mixing of swimming pool chemicals create hazmat situations all over the country: LAFitness in Gwinnett County, GA evacuated after inhalation fo chlorine fumes

Posted: July 20, 2015 By Mandi Milligan, Senior Digital Producer

 

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - 

 There has been a chemical spill at an LA Fitness in Gwinnett County.

A member of the gym told CBS46 the spill happened in the pool at the location on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross.

"I was in the shower when it happened and am experiencing burning eyes, nose and throat," said gym member Kathryn Pierce.

Police said there was an accidental mix of chemicals at the pool.

According to Pierce, the ambulance was called for a member who was in the pool at the time. Police said one person was treated at the scene and another was taken to the hospital.

Pierce said authorities are not treating other members and are not providing any information to them.

The gym was evacuated.