Firefighter killed in ammonia leak in Israel

On 6.11.14, according to news reports, a firefighter was killed and hundreds of people living around an industrial area in Israel were asked to take shelter in their homes after an ammonia leak from a pressurised 60 MT ammonia  vessel. As per news reports, an initial investigation found that maintenance workers at the factory accidentally hit a pipe from the vessel, causing a crack to develop.The firefighter who died was responding to the emergency and trying to locate the leak when he became separated from his team due to the heavy cloud of ammonia vapors, and eventually ran out of air.

He was found unconscious shortly before midnight, but despite the efforts of medical teams, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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