AMMONIA SPILL CAUSES NO INJURIES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 21, 1992                   TAG: 9201210221
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short
AMMONIA SPILL CAUSES NO INJURIES
An ammonia spill at the vacant Magnetic Bearings plant Monday caused a lot of work for emergency crews, but no injuries.
An undetermined amount of ammonia leaked from a tank when workers were moving it, said the company's director of manufacturing, Ian Rae.
Radford emergency crews responded to the scene when the workers called at about noon. The Roanoke Valley Hazardous Material Response Team was later called because it's the closest cleanup team for such materials, said Larry Amy, the city's environmental engineer.
The tank holds 150 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, and is owned by Marshall Welding Supplies in Pulaski. Rae said Magnetic Bearings only leased the tanks of ammonia, used in the printing process.
Magnetic Bearings moved to Roanoke County last week and left the plant on Rock Road.
Marshall employees were removing the tank when the spill occured, city officials said.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB