Company Building in Ticino - 100 People Evacuated Due to Ammonia

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A pipe is broken in a company in Stabio/TI. It came to an ammonia leakage.

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At the factory of the meat manufacturer Rapelli in Stabio, ammonica was released. Around 100 people were evacuated, several suffered poisoning.

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The marked area should not be entered.Image: sc/alertswissOn Thursday evening, ammonia had leaked out in a sausage factory in Stabio TI. The Bund warned about the leak at 10.15 p.m. about the Alertswiss app. Residents are called to close windows and doors as well as to turn off ventilation and air conditioning systems.About one hour after the warning, the alarm was lifted.Ammoniak is used in cooling systems, among other things.In 2024, 17 people…