Cold storage leaks ammonia school to students to wear masks

A few days ago, a strange pungent, “spicy” smell suddenly appeared near Dunhuang Road in Shahekou District of Dalian City. Affected by this, 3 primary schools in the surrounding area suspended outdoor activities that morning.

In the morning, the reporter came to the vicinity of the incident, the strange smell in the air has faded a lot, but there is still a pungent smell into the nose. Ms. Wang, a nearby resident, said: “I just got up in the morning and I smelled this strange smell. I was very uncomfortable when I was gasping for breath.” Other residents reported that this smell had been for two or three days, but it was not the first two days. It was so obvious yesterday.

It is understood that three primary schools, including Xinxing Elementary School, Huabei Road Elementary School, and Shengli Primary School, in the surrounding areas of Dunhuang Road, cancelled the outdoor activities in the morning and a school urgently purchased a series of masks to ensure the health of children. Distributed to students. Teacher Zhou of Victory Elementary School said: "Around the playground, eyes always cry."

Subsequently, the environmental protection department of the Shahekou District of Dalian City rushed to the scene to conduct inspections and investigations. Similar to the ammonia gas, the taste analysis did not find the source of strange smells.

Yesterday, the environmental protection department continued to investigate the source of odor. After visiting and surveying more than 10 surrounding enterprises, the staff finally found the source in the clues provided by nearby residents. According to environmental protection department staff, there was a slight leakage of ammonia in a small civilian cold storage area near Shahekou District, North China Road and Shugang Road. After the incident, the cold storage staff urgently repaired and blocked the leak. At present, relevant departments have started further investigations on this matter, and the cold storage has also been ordered to suspend use.

The environmental protection department reminded the public that when they encountered an ammonia leak, they should be evacuated to the outside immediately. Generally, the wind direction is 50 meters away and the windward direction is as far away as possible. In the process of escaping, it is best to prepare a wet towel and cover your mouth.

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