Ammonia Week in Review | October 26, 2018

A fire leads to an ammonia release in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Fire at Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken Plant – Fire Chief Brian Waldrop says the leak was finally stopped Thursday afternoon by a Huntsville Fire Department Hazmat team. Now, they’re trying to determine how to best release the ammonia gasses out of the building without causing harm to residents living close to the plant. […keep reading]

Dog Food Factory Named as Source of Ammonia Leak in Langley Township – “They had a malfunction in their refrigeration system, which was venting ammonia into the atmosphere. Their service contractor is on scene and the leak is stopped. The material is contained in a vacuum container and is being held by vacuum pumps.” […keep reading]

CF Industries and The J. R. Simplot Company Announce West Coast Anhydrous Ammonia Agreement – Simplot’s Rivergate Terminal is the largest deep water ammonia terminal on the US West Coast, and has two 25 000 t ammonia storage tanks on site. The terminal is located on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, approximately 2.5 miles upstream from its confluence with the Columbia River. […keep reading]

Ammonia Gas Leak Sends Dozens of Pritipaul Singh Investment’s Workers to Hospital – An ammonia gas leak at Pritipaul Singh Investment Inc’s McDoom, East Bank Demerara offices yesterday afternoon resulted in at least two dozen employees, including two pregnant women, being rushed to the Woodlands Hospital for medical attention. […keep reading]