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Latest news: July 6, 2009 Ammonia leak in Westwego caused by power failure Power went out in the Cytec Industries Inc. Fortier Manufacturing Complex shortly after 11 a.m., which caused an ammonia leak. Residents began complaining of a strong odor as well as a burning sensation in their eyes. June 21, 2009 Plant to reopen 2 days after ammonia leak kills 1 A poultry processing plant will restart its operations just two days after an ammonia leak killed one worker and injured four others, the company said Sunday. June 21, 2009 Worker killed in blast at chicken plantA ruptured ammonia line caused an explosion at a North Carolina chicken-packing plant that killed one employee Saturday, officials said. June 16, 2009: Anhydrous ammonia leak contained at Texarkana plant Police officers blocked the north and south entrances of the parking lot, while Fire Department personnel and Emergency Management Director Dave Hall met with employees of the business. Employees told them that approximately 1000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia had leaked from a pipe on the roof. Update on Garner, N.C. anhydrous ammonia accident: Jun 10, 2009: 3 confirmed dead in explosion The blow ruptured a 34,000-gallon ammonia refrigeration system, used to refrigerate meat before it is turned into Slim Jims, triggering the leak. Emergency workers reported ammonia levels at 20 parts per million outside the plant, an amount that emergency workers called safe. The explosion hit the plant's southern end, an area known as the packaging side. The blast collapsed an exterior wall, smashing cars parked next to the 500,000-square-foot building, one of ConAgra's largest. Jun. 09, 2009: 2 confirmed dead in Garner explosion The air around plant where Slim Jim products are made was with a thick ammonia scent. The fire department spent the afternoon trying to contain an ammonia leak before a HAZMAT team could go into the building, police said.
Jun 10, 2009: Coralville Road Reopens After Anhydrous Ammonia Leak A maintenance crew was doing a routine check of the piping at the fill station when a valve failed and leaked 400 gallons of the anhydrous ammonia May 14, 2009: Ammonia Leak Kills 2 Workers - Cleanup Crews Working to Remove Ammonia Vapors Hazmat and emergency crews will be working Thursday to clean up an ammonia leak that killed two people Wednesday. April 25, 2009: Anhydrous Ammonia Leak Sends 21 to Hospital twenty-one people were sent to the hospital Friday night for treatment and decontamination after an Anhydrous Ammonia leak on the northwest side of Evansville. Investigators say the leak was likely the result of an attempted theft.
From EPA website EPA memorandaon ammonia Percy Johnson Burn Foundation Training Officer Johnson was answering a call at Dixie Cold Storage for an anhydrous ammonia leak in the building. While inside, a spark caused an explosion and he was unable to get out of the building. He died three days later. An ammonia leak at a Connecticut ice cream factory has sent a dozen people to the hospital. 12 sent to hospital after Connecticut ammonia leak 18 Workers Hospitalized Due to Ammonia Leak Truck Accident Causes Chemical Spill, Road Closures "If it was a bigger leak and it was more of a community setting, community area, it could be a lot worse because if you breath anhydrous in it will go straight to your lungs and freeze up your lungs and could cause death," said Illinois State Police trooper Tony Halsey. YouTube video: Chicago Leak YouTube video: Anhydrous Ammonia Accident - Houston Texas 1976 YouTube video: Booneville Cargill Plant Explodes Model Risk Management Program and Plan for Ammonia Refrigeration Federal agency vows to improve reporting of neighborhood toxins
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