Posted on 10/30/2007 9:54:01 AM PDT by rawhide
HERNDON, Ky. (AP) - Burglars may have caused the chemical leak that led to the evacuation of an elementary school and residents, and they may have suffered chemical burns, officials say.
Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a 30,000-gallon tank that had ruptured Monday at Agri-Chem Inc., an agricultural supply company. The chemical is used as a fertilizer, but it also is an ingredient in methamphetamine.
State police and fire officials found that the fence surrounding the tank had been cut, and a valve looked like someone had tampered with it, the company said.
"It looks like two people; we found their clothes," said Agri-Chem President Wayne Hunt. "They actually left their clothes in the field. They're burned so they'll be in a hospital more than likely around here."
Paramedics administered oxygen to six people in Herndon after the leak, said Christian County emergency operations center director Dee Hopper.
Students at the nearby South Christian Elementary school were evacuated and residents of homes within one mile of the western Kentucky plant were told to leave as a precaution, Hopper said. There was no immediate word how many children were involved.
Hmmm, I wonder how badly burned they are. If they had to remove their clothes, I imagine pretty bad.
With any amount of luck they’re dead and the world will be less two meth freaks.
Doesn't seem like a good location for ammonia storage.
...or an elementary school.
Sickening some kids in a school is a small price to pay to keep Al Qaeda fully funded (via the War On some Drugs).
Ping.
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