Event: The Aitkin County Sheriff¿s Office has issued a Shelter in Place warning for southwest Aitkin County until 2:00 AM.
Sender Name: IPAWS Training COG,St. Paul,Minnesota
Issued: 2016-06-07T13:41:20-04:00
Expires: 2016-06-07T15:41:20-04:00
Description: The Aitkin County Sheriff¿s Office has issued a Shelter in Place warning for southwest Aitkin County until 2:00 AM. An explosion occurred at the Tyson Chemical processing plant in the city of Arlington, in southwest Aitkin county. This explosion has caused a release of chlorine gas which is extremely hazardous to human health if inhaled or comes in contact with human skin. Vapors from this chlorine gas release may not be visible and can cause serious adverse health effects with very little notice. State hazardous materials technicians are closely monitoring the situation. Due to the nature of this event, outdoor concentrations of chlorine will not be at levels high enough to cause harmful effects. Sheltering indoors will provide you with an extra margin of safety. It is recommended that you do not attempt to evacuate at this time because you will risk greater exposure by going outside than if you remain indoors. This area consists of approximately 5 miles from the Tyson Chemical Processing Plant in Arlington. This area is bounded by George Washington High School on the West, Colts Sports Arena on the North, Kilmer Middle School on the East and Ryan Performing Arts Center on the South. Detailed sheltering instructions have been posted to the county web site WWW.CO.AITKIN.MN.US
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Safety,
Area Description: Aitkin County

Message Identifier: HSEMEX_a206b27a-8d7a-4b1b-b7c4-9ce4e799472d201657134120
CAP MessageType: Alert
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