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This article is a portion of a 41-page
investigation report on an ammonia release at
Fernie Memorial Arena (British Columbia).
The investigation report is issued by a
Provincial Safety Manager and published in
accordance with the Safety Standards Act. The
date of this incident was Oct. 17, 2017. The
report was issued July 25, 2018.
O
N OCTOBER 17, 2017
A RAPID RELEASE
OF AMMONIA
OCCURRED WITHIN
THE MECHANICAL ROOM AT THE
FERNIE MEMORIAL ARENA and
resulted in estimated concentrations of
ammonia exceeding 20,000 PPM. Three
people were in the room at the time of
the release and were found deceased.
The incident resulted in a local state of
emergency for the community and an
evacuation of the area around the arena.
Following the incident, Technical
Safety BC conducted an investigation
to determine factors that contributed to
the ammonia release. The objective of
the investigation was to identif y causes
and contributing factors to inform
an understanding and management
An ammonia
safety reminder
STAY
SAFE
