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Ammonia Week in Review | June 13, 2025

June 13th, 2025

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 […]

Ammonia Release | Nurse Tank Weld Failure

June 10th, 2025

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 Week in Review | June 12, 2015

June 12th, 2015

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 […]