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Roads Barricaded in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous Ammonia Leak Shuts Down SR 15 – A tank with anhydrous ammonia is leaking in a field south of Milford, just off CR 1100N and has shut down traffic between Waubee Lake Road and CR 1100N. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation – “The entire […]
Summary In August 2023, the catastrophic failure of a nurse tank containing anhydrous ammonia resulted in the release of all the ammonia contained within the tank. Incident Description The nurse tank was sitting stationary in a farm co-op lot when the tank failure suddenly occurred. According to the report, “The failure caused the tank shell […]
Ammonia gets loose on the farms in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Firefighters, Hazmat Crews Train for Ammonia Leak on Hempfield Farm – Adamsburg volunteer firefighters rescue a dummy being used for a hazardous materials training exercise, with the scenario being a response to an anhydrous ammonia leak on a Hempfield farm on Sunday, June 7, 2015. […keep […]