Use in protective suits – alarm in thermal power station: ammonia gas leaked

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Toxic ammonia gas escaped on Sunday morning during water purification in a biomass combined heat and power plant in Heiligenkreuz (Burgenland). The cause of this is still unknown, no one was injured.

A worker noticed the pungent smell during a patrol, but was unable to enter the warehouse and notified emergency services, the Jennersdorf city fire department reported. Because it was a highly corrosive gas that was life-threatening even in high doses, respiratory protection wearers also had to wear a heavy chemical full body protective suit.

After about 30 minutes, the exit point was closed and the already escaped gas was removed from the warehouse with a pressure aerator. Finally, the firefighters in their suits also had to be disinfected. There was no danger to the environment, nor were people harmed, it said.

Source: Krone

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