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Hundreds Evacuated and Dozens Hospitalized After an Ammonia Gas Leak in Oklahoma
A leaking tanker truck forced evacuation of hundreds and hospitalization of at least 36 due to hazardous anhydrous ammonia gas exposure, officials reported.
- Hundreds of residents were evacuated and 36 people were hospitalized after an ammonia leak from a tanker trailer in a hotel parking lot in Weatherford, Oklahoma.
- Around 500 people were evacuated to the Pioneer Event Center at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, while 11 of the hospitalized were transferred to Oklahoma City metro-area hospitals.
- Weatherford Public Schools, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and businesses in the affected area were closed on Thursday due to the leak.
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Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — A plume of toxic gas blanketed a small Oklahoma city after a tanker truck sprang a leak in a hotel parking lot, forcing hundreds of nearby residents to evacuate and hospitalizing several dozen people, authorities said Thursday. Related Articles Building more apartments near public transit can help address the housing crisis and climate change The body of a coal miner has been found in a fl…
·Pennsylvania, United States
Read Full Article36 hospitalized after ammonia leak prompts evacuations in Weatherford
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.
·Oklahoma City, United States
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