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Ammonia-leak area of Phuket ice factory shut down by order


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Ammonia-leak area of Phuket ice factory shut down by order

By Chutharat Plerin

 

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Even tampering or removing the notice itself is punishable by law, officials warned. Photo: Rawai Municipality
 

PHUKET: The ice and water factory in Rawai that caused an ammonia leak early last Friday morning, forcing local residents to evacuate their homes, has been ordered to shut down the area in the factory that caused the leak until repairs are made to ensure that another dangerous gas leak does not occur.

 

The Happy Crystal ice and water-making plant located behind Rawai Temple (Wat Sawang Arom) suffered the gas leak at 2am last Friday (July 5).

 

Rescue workers, civil defence volunteers, firefighters and officials from Phuket Provincial Defence Office were called to the scene and advised local residents to keep away from the area.


Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/ammonia-leak-area-of-phuket-ice-factory-shut-down-by-order-72109.php#mFWHre5UqAYjaI7i.97

 

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I take it the ammonia gas is used as a refrigerant not to be made into ice cubes for unhappy crystal ice customers????

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Ammonia is one of the safest commercial refrigerants principally because of the smell leading to immediate recognition of a leak. 

The leaking in enclosed spaces if large enough can rapidly become fatal. 

 

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