Hazardous gas leak underway in western Bohemia

Fire-fighters are dealing with an ammonia leak at a power plant in western Bohemia. The leak began early Sunday morning due to a technical malfunction in one of the tanks, and has so far released an estimated two out of 29 tonnes of hazardous ammonia gas from the Sokolovská uhelná plant in Vřesová, near Karlovy Vary. The gas has not breached the grounds of the plant and residents are not currently at risk. This is the second such accident to occur at Sokolovská uhelná in recent years; in 2007 a pressurised tank exploded while being repaired, though less ammonia was released.