Ammonia Week in Review | February 15, 2013
In case you missed the ammonia headlines this week, we have it summarized in the latest Week in Review…
Clayton Elementary Evacuated Due To Ammonia Leak – More than 500 students and staff evacuated Clayton Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon because of an ammonia leak at the nearby Hanover Foods plant. “There was a strong ammonia smell when first grade was out for recess,” Principal Michael Dulin said […keep reading]
Nine Hospitalized Following Ammonia Leak – Hospital officials confirm that nine people at an Augusta plant had to be taken to the hospital following an ammonia leak. The leak was reported on Thursday morning at the FPL Foods Plant at 1301 New Savannah Road. Georgia Regents Medical Center says they have one female patient who is in the process of being treated and released […keep reading]
Ammonia Leak at Sara Lee Plant Tuesday Night Forces Evacuations – More than 100 employees were evacuated from their workplaces on an industrial San Lorenzo street late Tuesday night after an ammonia leak was discovered at the Sara Lee Foods facility, fire officials said. Alameda County Fire Department crews were sent at 10:12 p.m. to the facility at 2400 Baumann Ave. after it was discovered that ammonia, used to support the facility’s refrigeration system, was leaking from a pipe […keep reading]
FPL Food in Augusta Closes For Day Because of Ammonia Leak – An ammonia leak Thursday prompted the evacuation and temporary closing of the FPL Food meat-packing plant on New Savannah Road. Steve Hixon, the marketing director for the company, which employs 500 people, said several workers were taken to hospitals for evaluation after the 9:15 a.m. incident, which occurred in a processing room […keep reading]
Ammonia Leak at Eric Sharp Arena – Authorities had to shut down the aging Eric Sharp Arena last night because of an ammonia gas leak from the refrigeration system. The alarm was sounded at around 4 yesterday afternoon and the all-clear was not sounded until just before 3 this morning […keep reading]
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