All were treated at the plant for ammonia exposure. Five were transported to Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna for additional treatment. Four of those workers were treated and released and returned to work that evening. One worker was held in the hospital overnight for observation and is expected to be released today. Air monitoring outside the plant boundaries detected traces of ammonia only.
Rain effectively absorbs ammonia gas and helped to eliminate the vapor cloud.
The community alert system was not activated, but a message was placed on the community call-in line explaining the event. Alaska Nitrogen Products will evaluate the routing of the storage tank pressure relief valves to the plant flare rather than to the atmosphere. Gary Folley, 262-5210, ext. We welcome your comments.