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A tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia, a poisonous gas, overturned and began leaking on Friday night in Illinois, killing five

Multiple fatalities have been confirmed following a crash involving a semi-truck that leaked anhydrous ammonia in Effingham County, Illinois, authorities say.

The crash and the subsequent anhydrous ammonia leak led to the deaths of five people on Friday night

Local officials have determined that the danger to residents has passed.

TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. (WTVO) — Around 500 residents were authorized to return back to their Teutopolis homes on Saturday night after 4,000 gallons of anhydrous ammonia spilled from a crashed semi-truck in an accident that killed five, Illinois State Police announced. The truck, which was carrying approximately 7,500 gallons of the toxic liquid at the time […]

Five people are dead after a semi hauling anhydrous ammonia crashed Friday night east of Teutopolis, prompting evacuation orders as officials work to contain and clean up the leak.

Anhydrous ammonia has been a familiar product to American farmers for nearly 70 years — since munitions plants using large amounts of nitrogen were converted to peacetime production after World

By Paradise Afshar and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Multiple fatalities have been confirmed following a crash involving a semi-truck that leaked

A semitruck hauling anhydrous ammonia overturned Friday night in Illinois, triggering evacuations of local residents. Five fatalities were reported, per police.

Multiple fatalities have been confirmed following a crash involving a semi-truck that leaked anhydrous ammonia in Effingham County, Illinois, authorities say.