Authorities respond to anhydrous chemical leak near Thorntown

Tractor Mechanical Issue Causes Anhydrous Ammonia Leak Near Thorntown

Source: FOX 59 THORNTOWN, Ind. — An Anhydrous Ammonia leak was reported near Thorntown Tuesday night. According to the Thorntown/Sugar Creek Fire Department, first responders were called to intersection of West Fall Creek Road and North Sugar Creek Road to assist with a possible chemical leak or explosion. When crews arrived at the scene, they determined a leak had occurred, not an explosion. Local farmers told firefighters that a mechanical fai…

Evacuation order issued for Thorntown after ammonia leak on farm

No one injured after chemical leak in Thorntown THORNTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — Residents of Thorntown were asked to evacuate Tuesday night following an anhydrous ammonia spill. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said the spill happened in the northwest part of rural Thorntown on a farm just about a mile away from Old Mill Run. Fire crews say a hose on a tank came loose and began to leak ammonia. “If you are at the Old Mill Run trailer park, please evac…

Authorities respond to anhydrous chemical leak near Thorntown

THORNTOWN, Ind. — Authorities responded to a chemical leak near Thorntown on Tuesday night. In a post on Facebook, the Thorntown/Sugar Creek Fire Department indicated that its units were working at the scene of an "anhydrous tank leak" located northwest of Thorntown. TSCFD confirmed that Thorntown police and Witham Health Services medics also responded to [...]

Thorntown residents asked to evacuate following anhydrous ammonia spill

Residents of Thorntown were asked to evacuate Tuesday following an anhydrous ammonia spill.The Boone County Sheriff's Office said the spill happened in the northwest part of rural Thorntown on a farm just about a mile away from Old Mill Run. Fire crews say a hose on a tank came loose and began to leak ammonia."If you are at the Old Mill Run trailer park, please evacuate," the alert from the Boone County Sheriff's Office said.Anhydrous ammonia is…