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January 12, 2011

Ammonia leak incidents

An ammonia leak in a poultry company in US has forced the evacuation of 800 people. The leak occurred from a refrigeration system. The leak inside the plant was so thick the emergency workers "could'nt even see".
It appears that the plant was an "aging" plant. This again raises the question of how residual life assessment of equipment is tracked by companies.Read the article in this link.
Another ammonia leak from a gas cylinder in India which later caused a fire has also been reported. Time and again I see gas cylinders treated with scant respect in many companies. Read the articles about the ammonia incident in these links
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