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<\/div>\nAn explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said.<\/p>\n
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves<\/a> said in a post on the social platform X that emergency officials from across the state were responding to the anhydrous ammonia leak at CF Industries\u2019 plant north of Yazoo City.<\/p>\n No deaths or injuries have been reported, he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you to all of Mississippi\u2019s first responders and emergency managers for quickly responding to the leak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The facility is able to store about 48,000 tons of ammonia, although the exact amount there when the explosion took place was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n CF Industries said in a statement that there are no injuries, and \u201call employees and contractors on site at the time of the incident have been safely accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n Andre Robinson, who lives about a half-mile (800 meters) from the facility, said 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was a boom and then the house shook,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n When he looked outside, Robinson said he saw smoke rising from the facility and started to smell a strong scent of ammonia.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re used to the ammonia smell, but not that bad,\u201d he said, adding that his family has since evacuated to Jackson.<\/p>\n Part of U.S. Route 49E was temporarily closed, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said in a post on X that \u201cair monitoring operations are underway and will continue as long as necessary to ensure public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Yazoo City is a small community about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Jackson.<\/p>\n Photo: AdobeStock<\/p>\n Topics<\/span> Mississippi<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n