Ammonia leak in Chon Buri affects 100 people
published : 18 Apr 2024 at 11:27
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong
An ammonia leak from an ice factory in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district has affected about 100 people within a one-kilometre radius early Thursday morning.
Bang Lamung's district chief was informed of the incident at Banglamung Ice Plant at 11.36pm on Wednesday.
Rescue workers rushed to the scene and found that the leaked ammonia had impacted an area with a radius of about one kilometre around the factory. Workers at the plant and residents within a two-kilometer radius were immediately evacuated.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion at the plant followed by smoke. They experienced strong irritation in their eyes and nose upon inhaling the leaked gas, with some people even losing consciousness.
Affected individuals continued to seek first aid from rescue workers. By 5am on Thursday, about 40 people had received help, and the number had doubled to around 100 by late Thursday morning. The injured were sent to several local hospitals.
Firefighters from Pattaya closed all ammonia valves in the factory and sprayed water to neutralise the leaked gas.
Bang Lamung health officials advised residents against eating any food that may have been exposed to the ammonia.
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- ammonia (n): a colourless gas with a strong smell -
- consciousness: awareness - ความตระหนักรู้
- evacuate: to cause to leave a place because it is not safe - เคลื่อนย้ายออกจาก
- explosion (noun): the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode - การระเบิด
- exposed: not protected and in direct contact with something harmful - ได้รับสารผิด
- incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
- inhale: to breathe in - สูดลมหายใจ
- irritation: a painful feeling in a part of the body, often with red skin or swelling - การทำให้ระคายเคือง,การยั่วโทสะ,การกวนประสาท,การทำให้ฉุนเฉียว,ความระคายเคือง,การอักเสบ
- leak: (of a liquid or gas) to flow out of a hole or crack - รั่ว
- leak (noun form leakage): (of a liquid or gas) to flow out of a hole or crack - รั่ว
- neutralise: to stop something from having any effect - ทำให้ไม่ได้ผล
- radius: a particular distance in all directions from a central point - รัศมี
- resident: a person who lives in a particular area - ผู้พักอาศัย, ผู้อยู่อาศัยในบริเวณ ประชาชนที่อาศัยในท้องที่
- valve (noun): the part of a machine or equipment that opens and closes to control the flow of liquid or gas - ลิ้นปิดเปิด (เครื่องยนต์, เครื่องดนตรีใช้เป่า, หัวใจ, หลอดเลือด)