People in immediate area were in respiratory distress after a tanker truck spewed a plume of anhydrous ammonia gas
Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city in Oklahoma and others were told to shelter in place after a tanker truck that was leaking in a hotel parking lot spewed a plume of anhydrous ammonia gas, authorities said Thursday.
The gas release happened shortly before 10pm on Wednesday. People in the immediate area were in respiratory distress and at least 36 people were taken to a local hospital, city officials said at a news conference.
At least 500 to 600 people were in a shelter by Thursday morning, authorities said. Several nursing homes were evacuated and schools were closed for the day.
Authorities said the air quality was being monitored and that the tanker truck was no longer spewing gas.
