Ammonia Week in Review | August 30, 2019

An ice factory’s ammonia leak concerns citizens in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Ammonia Leak Contained within Buck Ice & Coal – Officials said the ammonia leak at Buck Ice and Coal Co. in Columbus is contained within the building and is not a health hazard to any of the surrounding community. […keep reading]

Transport Truck Terror: Large Amounts of Ammonia Found in Trailer with No Plates – Niagara Regional Police pulled over a truck towing a trailer with 6,350 kg of ammonia and laid eight charges after a series of blatant vehicle safety violations. […keep reading]

Kamloops Firefighters Respond to Minor Ammonia Leak at Memorial Arena – No injuries were reported and city parks and civic facilities manager Jeff Putnam noted protocols were followed. […keep reading]

St. Albert Place Evacuated for Possible Ammonia Leak – About 60 people were evacuated from St. Albert Place late Thursday afternoon due to a possible ammonia leak. […keep reading]

Claresholm Ammonia Leak Resolved Safely – Emergency crews were called to reports of the leak around 1:30 p.m. at a business along the road. […keep reading]

Firefighters Respond to Ammonia Leak at Americold – Massillon firefighters were called to the Americold plant at 4676 Erie St. S this morning to serve in a standby capacity due to an ammonia leak. […keep reading]

Firefighters Respond to Ammonia Leak at Northeast Edmonton Storage Facility – A total of 10 crews were dispatched to the facility, which is located at 124 Avenue and 66 Street. […keep reading]

Zero to ‘barely detectable’ traces of ammonia, cyanide found after spill – ArcelorMittal, which last week confirmed it was responsible for a chemical spill of cyanide near its Burns Harbor complex into a tributary near Lake Michigan, released its findings Wednesday that indicate “zero to barely detectable traces” of both cyanide and ammonia at the site in Indiana, US […keep reading]