据报道,芝加哥北部郊区当地时间周四发生化学品泄漏,导致37人被送往医院救治,其中7人情况严重。
A chemical leak that caused a toxic plume to hang for hours over a northern Chicago suburb Thursday sickened dozens of people, including seven who are in critical condition, officials said.
据森林湖消防队长Mike Gallon说,当时一辆油罐车运着两个装有2吨液氨的容器,凌晨4:30发生了泄漏。最初的报告表示油罐车发生了交通事故,但事后该地治安官办公室表示并没有交通事故。而油罐车发生泄漏的原因尚未公布。
Lake Forest Fire Chief Mike Gallo said a tractor was towing two separate two-ton containers of anhydrous ammonia when the leak occurred around 4:30 a.m. Initial reports suggested the vehicle was involved in a crash, but the sheriff’s office later said that was not the case. The cause of the leak has not been released.
此次泄露导致有毒气体滞留在海滩公园镇长达数小时。据报道,海滩公园镇在芝加哥市区以北65公里。有关机构已要求液体泄漏附近1英里范围内的居民关好窗户,待在室内。附近的学校当天都已关闭。
The leak created a toxic cloud that lingered for several hours over Beach Park, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of downtown Chicago. Authorities ordered residents within a 1-miles radius to stay inside and close their windows. Area schools were closed for the day.
57岁的Pamela Burnett凌晨开车经过那里。她不确定眼前的烟雾是否来自路肩,并且越来越浓。尽管她开始减速,但很快闻到刺鼻的气味,并感到无法呼吸。随后她下了车在路边不停地咳嗽,并拨打了911。警察随后将她送往医院救治。
据了解,被送往医院的37名伤者也包括消防员,其中1名消防员情况危险。
根据美国疾病控制中心(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)的介绍,氨气是一种无色气体,可导致呼吸困难、灼伤、起水泡。而吸入高浓度的无水氨则可能致命。一般农民会使用无水氨增加土壤中氮的含量。
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