Ammonia Week in Review | July 26, 2013

We’ve summarized the ammonia news that made the headlines in the latest Ammonia Week in Review…

Questions Linger Following Round Rock Ammonia Leak – Questions are still lingering following Saturday’s ammonia leak in Round Rock. The leak at Michael Angelo’s Frozen Italian Foods locked some people out of their neighborhood for hours. No one got hurt but some residents say it should have been handled differently. “We didn’t have much information to go off of,” said Kirstyn Galicia, who’s family lives nearby […keep reading]

Porterville Ammonia Leak Brings Out Hazmat Team – Porterville saw a very unfamiliar sight Friday afternoon: the Visalia Fire Department’s hazardous materials team. The special unit was called out to Rio Grande Cold Storage at 2450 S. Main St. in response to a slow ammonia leak coming from a compressor in the north end of the building. Rio Grande stores mostly grapes. A worker at the facility said they had just filled up their ammonia tank in preparation for the grape harvest that will begin in the next few weeks. Other than a few maintenance workers, there were not any packers or others in the cold storage facility. Ammonia is used in refrigeration […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak at Michael Angelo Plant – An ammonia leak at a Round Rock frozen food manufacturer had nearby residents either sequestered indoors or unable to reach their homes for about five hours yesterday. According to authorities, Round Rock Fire Department received a call at 1:50 p.m. about an ammonia leak at the Michael Angelo’s plant at 200 Michael Angelo Way. The Fire Department and Williamson County hazmat teams responded and discovered a large tank leaking ammonia […keep reading]

Low-Ammonia Cold Front to Hit US – Star Refrigeration is poised to bring its eco-friendly low-ammonia chillers and freezers to US food firms […keep reading]