Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant causes ammonia leak, evacuations
YAZOO CITY Miss AP An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate personnel declared Related Articles Massachusetts Gov Healey backs AG in war of words with U S Attorney over ICE masks This day in History November Abraham Lincoln wins presidency Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed is expanding its police force Hegseth and Rubio share classified details on boat strikes with congressional leaders Federal agents drive off with -year-old girl after arresting her father in Los Angeles Mississippi Gov Tate Reeves reported in a post on the social platform X that exigency officers from across the state were responding to the anhydrous ammonia leak at CF Industries plant north of Yazoo City No deaths or injuries have been published he mentioned Thank you to all of Mississippi s first responders and emergency managers for hastily responding to the leak he stated Photos and video posted online show a large plume of yellowish smoke rising above the facility which includes an ammonia plant and four nitric acid plants among other things The facility is able to store about tons of ammonia although the exact amount there when the explosion took place was not at once clear CF Industries announced in a message that there are no injuries and all employees and contractors on site at the time of the development have been safely accounted for Andre Robinson who lives about a half-mile from the facility noted he and his son were getting ready to make gumbo when he heard what sounded like a sonic boom or a tree crashing on his house There was a boom and then the house shook he explained When he looked outside Robinson revealed he saw smoke rising from the facility and started to smell a strong scent of ammonia We re used to the ammonia smell but not that bad he stated adding that his family has since evacuated to Jackson Part of U S Way E was temporarily closed according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality stated in a post on X that air monitoring operations are underway and will continue as long as necessary to ensure general safety Anhydrous ammonia is used as a fertilizer to help provide nitrogen for corn and wheat plants according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture If a person touches it when it is in gas or liquid form they could be burned Yazoo City is a small public about miles kilometers north of Jackson
