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Originally Posted by BettyZ
Speaking of gas... a tractor was pulling 4 tons of anhydrous ammonia early yesterday morning in a ville not too far from here. Turns out a valve had loosened on the tanks and the ammonia turned into a giant gas cloud... 37 hospitalized, 7 of those on mechanical ventilation.
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We use that in my facility, crack the ammonia for use as hydrogen in annealing. Back in 2012, apparently we had a catastrophic failure which resulted in us venting ammonia in the middle of northeast Philadelphia. Needless to say, the regulatory authorities were displeased. However, not deaths and no injuries, so that's a plus.