Afton Road being closed for spill
Afton Road, also known as County D, is being closed near Plymouth Church Road between Janesville and Beloit at about 3:40 p.m. Friday.
Rock County 911 Center asks that motorists avoid Afton Road.
The Rock County Sheriff's Department is evacuating residents within 350 feet of an anhydrous ammonia spill that apparently occurred on a farm.
DNR officials are on scene, fire units are on scene or enroute, and a hazardous materials unit was enroute at about 4 p.m., according to a dispatcher.
An unknown number of people were taken to Janesville and Beloit hospitals with breathing difficulties and/or burning eyes. Motorists in the area also called 911 to report similar symptoms and were referred to hospitals.
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:54 a.m.
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My daughter lives on afton rd and they were evacuated as a precaution. 2 hrs later she returned to her home. that being said, I feel I should also write what my husband said as he is a retired farmer. Anhydrous ammonia has to be breathed in at the sight because it dissapates rapidly. The only way you could get hurt is to be directly in front of it and breathe it in as it is spilled. if you are in a house down the road or whatnot, it would not hurt you because it goes up in the air and dissipates, although it can cause some burning in your eyes just like the article said. but the fault of the accident was not with the driver but with the co. that rented a faulty " wagon"? There will probably be some fallout with the company and some lawsuits from people too. I hope everyone was alright.
Apr 20, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.
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I don't know who Fritz Haber is but that is not who was responsible for the spill. My biggest concern is that I live a few houses away from where this happened. Luckily, we were out of town for the weekend. But I was upset that we were not called and notified of such a spill. Luckily as well, we had taken our pets with us for our weekend away or else who knows what would have happened to them. Not even a note on the door when we returned home. Very disappointed.
Apr 19, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.
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My mistake-Fritz Haber was the jerk...
Apr 19, 2009 at 10:27 a.m.
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Anhydrous ammonia sucks. Way to go, Max Haber. Jerk...
Apr 18, 2009 at 4:32 p.m.
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good grief we go from just one werd misspelled and the spelling police jump all over it. opps there was only one police so is it still police or is it officer? oh well no biggie I love it when all the words are mispelled......makes it more of a challange to read the posts. Everyone have a GREAT WEEKEND and STAY SAFE!!!!
Apr 18, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.
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jayvee i just read your post and understood everything you wrote lol
Apr 18, 2009 at 9:26 a.m.
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ronnieroo.do you even know what a nimrod is? well if that was insult to everyone who is not as intelligent as you, you failed. a nimrod was a great mighty warrior in biblical times.this story was about a (NAMONYA LEAK)lol i hope i spelled that right. does anyone know if everything is ok out that now.
Apr 18, 2009 at 9:22 a.m.
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You leave Frank alone! :o/
Apr 18, 2009 at 8:50 a.m.
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Apologies for the misspelling, which is now corrected. I really don't mind people pointing out errors. And when I'm in a good mood, I don't mind owning up to them ;).
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The emergency was over about 5 p.m. Friday. See our update in today's paper. --Gazette reporter Frank Schultz
Apr 18, 2009 at 8:17 a.m.
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You know what would have been a good follow-up to this story?
The answer: when Afton Rd. (County Rd. D) was re-opened!
Apr 18, 2009 at 7:09 a.m.
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If all you are gonna bitch about is the spelling of a word, you really don't have much else to do. Geez!!!!!!!
Apr 17, 2009 at 11:36 p.m.
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Give up on trying to help those that find the need to correct everyone's spelling and make a fool out of them. Apparently, they are too smart for the rest of us and find the need to make everyone else look like the donkey's butt when it is probably them that is the donkey's butt, that's why they can't find it.
Apr 17, 2009 at 9:53 p.m.
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ronnieroo: I think the good people at GazetteXtra.com are diligent in their efforts to provide us with updated information regarding breaking news and sometimes things are misspelled. Read the thousands of posts on this site. If you enjoy pointing out spelling flaws, you will have a field day. Hey! Check some of mine. I make mistakes like everybody else. Do you?
Apr 17, 2009 at 9:10 p.m.
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Amonia???? Come on! News flash... it's spelled AMMONIA. Nobody proof reads this before it is published?? Have you heard of SPELL CHECK??? This is one of the reasons I won't spend money on your paper!! Nimrods!!!
Apr 17, 2009 at 8:55 p.m.
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rooster: Here is a link that may answer your question. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/safety...
Apr 17, 2009 at 8:45 p.m.
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what happens if you breath it? do you get high or do you die??
Apr 17, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.
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Nasty stuff! Hope everyone's OK.
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