Ammonia Week in Review | April 5, 2013

Four ammonia leaks made the headlines this week. Check out the details in the latest Ammonia Week in Review…

Ammonia Leak in North Visalia Keeps Residents Inside on Easter Morning – An Easter morning ammonia leak forced some north Visalia residents to stay inside until early afternoon. The leak occurred at 7:46 a.m. at Milk Specialties Global at 715 N. Divisadero St., according to the Visalia Fire Department. It was discovered when the department was called to respond to a strong odor of ammonia at Mooney and Goshen […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Cause Havoc – On Tuesday, rescue volunteers quickly sent workers and villagers who had breathed in ammonia to Aoudom hospital.  The dangerous leak came from the “Wiman” Ice cube production plant on Route 7 near Laem Chabang. That morning, ammonia began leaking from the tanks […keep reading]

Semi Truck Carrying Anhydrous Ammonia Crashes – Two semis, including one pulling an anhydrous ammonia trailer, crashed Thursday morning in dense fog north of Buchanan, N.D., according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The patrol said Jack Nold, 23, Onaka, S.D., was driving a 1997 Peterbilt pulling a flatbed trailer eastbound on a gravel township […keep reading]

Wisynco Ammonia Leak Also Being Probed –  William Mahfood, chief executive officer of Wisynco Group Limited yesterday said the entity was conducting its own internal investigations following an ammonia leak at the company’s White Marl, St Catherine plant Saturday. “Our technical persons are investigating” […keep reading]