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Ammonia Week in Review | August 24, 2018

August 24th, 2018

A water treatment facility in Manhattan has an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Hazmat Team Responds to Ammonia Leak at Manhattan Water Treatment Plant – City officials say workers doing a routine check of the facility just after 11 a.m. noticed a smell. They discovered a small leak in a 12-foot-deep […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 17, 2018

August 17th, 2018

An Otis Spunkmeyer cookie plant has an ammonia release leading to six being hospitalized in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Six Taken to the Hospital After Ammonia Leak in Lexington – Crews responded to the hazardous material situation at the Otis Spunkmeyer building in West Columbia on Saturday morning after an ammonia leak was found on […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 10, 2018

August 10th, 2018

A Detroit bottling plant has a large ammonia release in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Prompts Hazmat Situation at Industrial Building near John R, State Fair in Detroit – Roads in the area were being shut down as police and fire crews responded. There was a strong odor in the area. […keep […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 3, 2018

August 3rd, 2018

An ammonia leak without an alarm leads to fifteen employees being hospitalized in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Birds Eye Plant had History of OSHA Violations Prior to Ammonia Leak – A dangerous chemical leak Sunday morning sent 15 people to the hospital. After the incident, employees said no alarm sounded warning them of the toxic […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 27, 2018

July 27th, 2018

Hazmat crew is sent into a Portland brewery in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Widmer Brothers Brewery in North Portland Prompts Evacuation – The leak was contained inside the building, located at 929 North Russell Street, and was at fairly low levels. Portland Fire and Rescue shut off the source and vented the […]