Ammonia Week in Review | May 12, 2017

History brings a sobering reminder to this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….

 

Arnott’s Biscuits’ Marleston Factory Evacuated After Ammonia Leak – Six MFS appliances and 14 firefighters were called to the Galway Avenue factory in Marleston just before 5am and isolated an ammonia plant room where high levels of the poisonous gas had leaked. […keep reading]

Hazmat Crew Contains Ammonia Leak at Reddy Ice Factory in Fort Worth – A hazardous materials team contained an ammonia leak at a Reddy Ice factory northeast of downtown Fort Worth on Wednesday morning. […keep reading]

The Worst Accident in Houston History: The 1976 Ammonia Truck Disaster – On May 11, 1976, at 11:08 in the morning, a tank truck carrying 7500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia lost control, crashed through a guardrail and careened off a ramp to the freeway below. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak in Southeast Fresno Injures Firefighter – An ammonia leak in Fresno has been plugged, after prompting a emergency response from Fresno Fire’s HAZMAT crew. […keep reading]

Human Error Cause of Ammonia Leak in Salinas – After further investigation Loomis said, “the employees there opened the wrong valve on a portable ammonia unit, releasing ammonia and causing two injuries. […keep reading]