Minor leak reported at Terra Courtright plant

Sioux City-There was an anhydrous ammonia leak at Terra Industries Inc.’s Courtright, Ont., nitrogen complex Aug. 28. “The ammonia discharge at Courtright was relatively small, a few hundred pounds, and it is being brought back on-line,” said a Terra spokesman on Sept. 2. The leak lasted about 20 minutes, according to The Sarnia Observer, which said residents within a two kilometer radius were told to stay indoors and some 150 employees took shelter. No injuries were reported, and an all-clear was sounded some 30 minutes after the incident occurred.