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AURELIA RESIDENTS ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME (Update)

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RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN OF AURELIA, IOWA WERE GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES MONDAY EVENING.

OVER 500 PEOPLE EVACUATED THE CHEROKEE COUNTY TOWN FOLLOWING AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIA LEAK MONDAY MORNING AT THE FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GRAIN ELEVATOR.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND AUTHORITES SAY A FAULTY VALVE CAUSED THE LEAK.

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE MOVED TO THE ALTA-AURELIA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALTA MONDAY MORNING FOR SAFETY.

MANY OF THE TOWNS STORES ALSO CLOSED.

SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE DISPATCHED ITS HAZ-MAT UNIT TO AURELIA TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION.

UPDATED 10:43PM 9/2/418


MOST OF OVER 500 RESIDENTS IN THE TOWN OF AURELIA, IOWA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME FOLLOWING AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIA LEAK AT A GRAIN ELEVATOR IN THAT TOWN.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE LEAK BEGAN AROUND 10AM AT THE FIRST COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ELEVATOR.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

AUTHORITIES SAY RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR THE ELEVATOR ON HIGHWAY 7 AND RIDGEVIEW LANE WOULD HAVE TO STAY AWAY FOR NOW.

THE CHEROKEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE SAYS THE ANHYDROUS TANK HAD BEEN DRAINED OF MOST OF THE CHEMICAL AND HAD UNDER 20% CAPACITY AS OF 3:30PM.

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE MOVED TO THE ALTA-AURELIA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALTA MONDAY MORNING FOR SAFETY.

MANY OF THE TOWNS STORES ALSO CLOSED.

SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE DISPATCHED ITS HAZ-MAT UNIT TO AURELIA TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION.