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Ammonia Week in Review | January 25, 2019

January 25th, 2019

An Australian union claims an ammonia leak was preventable in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Don KR Castlemaine Ammonia Leak ‘Could have been Avoided’ – The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union claims Thursday’s leak – which temporarily saw the plant shut down, employees evacuated and nearby residents advised to remain indoors – could have been avoided. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 18, 2019

January 18th, 2019

A poultry plant evacuates after an ammonia release in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuation of Surrey Poultry Processing Facility – A portion of King George Boulevard was closed for several hours overnight, as crews investigated an ammonia leak. The incident happened at Sunrise Poultry on 73rd Avenue, just before 1 a.m. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 4, 2019

January 4th, 2019

An ammonia release affects Greater Manchester in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Triggers Hazmat Alert in Greater Manchester – A massive ammonia leak had affected hundreds of residents in the community of Salford on Wednesday night, according to the city’s fire service. The leak, which the service said originated from a local […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 28, 2018

December 28th, 2018

A Colorado brewery sends six people to the hospital in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Colorado Budweiser Brewery Ammonia Leak Leaves Six in Hospital – Six people were taken to hospital after an ammonia leak at the Fort Collins Anheuser-Busch brewery in Colorado during the evening of Tuesday 18 December. Two of the six had to be […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 14, 2018

December 14th, 2018

A “water curtain” is used to stem a leak in the UK in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Blenheim Business Park Evacuated Over Ammonia Leak – An ammonia leak at a winemaking company has affected several businesses at an industrial park on the southern outskirts of Blenheim. Jackson said firefighters initiated a hazardous materials protocol […]