Exposure to anhydrous ammonia apparently caused the deaths of five people when a tanker truck loaded with the hazardous material overturned Friday night in Illinois.
Exposure to anhydrous ammonia apparently caused the deaths of five people, including two children, when a tanker truck loaded with the hazardous materialFriday night in a rural Illinois community, according to preliminary findings from the local coroner's office.
Autopsies are scheduled to be performed Monday morning on the victims to confirm the preliminary findings, Rhodes said. Danny J. Smith, 67, of New Haven, Missouri, and Vasile Crivovan, 31, of Twinsburg, Ohio, also apparently succumbed to exposure to the anhydrous ammonia, according to the coroner's preliminary investigation.
Anhydrous ammonia is a clear, colorless gas that is toxic. Effects of inhalation range from nausea to respiratory tract irritation, depending on the length of exposure, according to the. The chemical is primarily used in farming as a nitrogen fertilizer.
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