Hundreds of residents in Weatherford, Oklahoma, were evacuated Wednesday night after a tanker truck leaked anhydrous ammonia gas in a hotel parking lot.
The leak created a large plume that caused respiratory distress for people nearby. At least 36 individuals were hospitalized, and officials ordered shelters in place across parts of the city.
Authorities say 36 people were hospitalized and hundreds of residents in Weatherford were forced to evacuate late Wednesday night after ammonia leaked from a tanker trailer in a hotel parking lot. Learn more here: https://t.co/ir59HXZR32 pic.twitter.com/oOnDXAJLey
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By Thursday morning, between 500 and 600 people were staying in emergency shelters.
Several nursing homes were evacuated, and all local schools closed for the day. Authorities said the tanker had stopped leaking and that air-quality monitoring was underway to ensure the area was safe.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city in Oklahoma and others were told to shelter in place after a tanker truck that was leaking in a hotel parking lot spewed a plume of anhydrous ammonia gas, authorities said Thursday.
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Anhydrous ammonia is commonly used as a fertilizer but can cause severe burns when inhaled or touched.
The Weatherford incident follows a similar ammonia leak last week in Mississippi that also forced residents to flee. Weatherford, a city of about 12,000 people, sits roughly 70 miles west of Oklahoma City.
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