由于一家海鲜加工厂周日起火，可能导致氨气污染，俄勒冈州沿海地区正在进行疏散。林肯县俄勒冈州应急管理办公室在社交媒体上表示，当地时间上午11点前不久，当局赶赴纽波特市Bayfront街区Pacific Seafood（太平洋海产公司）地址处的火灾现场，该公司是一家主要的海鲜加工和分销厂。纽波特市周日下午早些时候在社交媒体上表示，由于工厂可能造成该地区氨气污染，距离工厂1英里半径范围内实施三级疏散——意味着“该地区存在极度危险”，当地居民应立即撤离。
Evacuations were underway in coastal Oregon due to potential ammonia contamination after a seafood processing plant caught fire Sunday. Authorities responded to the blaze at the address for Pacific Seafood, a major seafood processing and distribution plant, in the city of Newport’s Bayfront neighborhood shortly before 11 a.m. local time, the Lincoln County Oregon Emergency Management Office said on social media. Level 3 evacuations — meaning there is “extreme danger in the area” and locals should leave immediately — were in place for those within a 1-mile radius of the plant “due to a potential ammonia contamination in the area from the plant,” the city of Newport said on social media earlier Sunday afternoon.
林肯县治安官办公室于下午2点表示，原疏散区内的部分区域已降为二级疏散，即“做好准备”。根据疾病控制与预防中心的说法，氨气是一种有毒的无色气体或液体，接触高浓度氨气会损伤皮肤、眼睛、喉咙和肺部，接触极高浓度氨气可导致肺部损伤或死亡。“我们建议今天如果您在纽波特，请待在室内。如果必须外出，应佩戴口罩，”该市在上午10点30分左右的更新中表示。
Some evacuation zones in the original area were reduced to Level 2, meaning “Be ready,” the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said at 2 p.m. Ammonia is a toxic clear gas or liquid, and exposure to high levels can hurt the skin, eyes, throat and lungs, while exposure to very high levels can cause lung damage or death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We recommend staying inside if you are in Newport today. If you must go outside, you should wear a mask,” the city said in an update around 10:30 a.m.
俄勒冈州消防局长周日下午表示，已发现一个氨气罐，似乎没有穿孔或泄漏。Atonement Lutheran Church（赎罪路德教会）设立了收容所安置流离失所者。现场照片和视频显示，一栋蓝色建筑冒出浓烟，消防车正在向其喷水灭火。该市发言人John Fuller表示，目前未收到人员受伤报告，事发时工厂内或附近有30至40人。
The Oregon State Fire Marshal said Sunday afternoon that an ammonia tank had been found and that it didn’t seem to be punctured or leaking. A shelter was set up at Atonement Lutheran Church for the displaced. Photos and video from the scene show heavy smoke rising from a blue-painted building and fire trucks dousing it with water. John Fuller, a spokesperson for the city, said no injuries were reported thus far and that there were 30 to 40 people in or near the facility at the time of the incident.
他表示，夏季旅游旺季时，该区域通常多达200人。他说起火原因尚不清楚，消防员正在积极扑救。
He said that during peak tourist season in the summer there can typically be as many as 200 people in the area. It’s unclear what caused the fire, he said, and firefighters are actively working to put it out.
一支危险品处理小组也在现场，以检查该区域潜在的氨气污染，他说。太平洋海产公司表示，未接到任何人员受伤的报告，且其所有团队成员均已确认安全。“我们非常感激并正积极配合第一响应者，确保一切都得到必要的谨慎和妥善处理，”一位公司发言人在声明中说。“在紧急响应结束后，我们将与有关部门密切合作，了解事件的具体情况。”
A hazmat team was also on site to look at potential ammonia contamination in the area, he said. Pacific Seafood said it was not aware of any reported injuries and that all its team members were accounted for. “We are incredibly grateful for and actively working with first responders to make sure everything is handled with the necessary caution and care,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “We will work closely with appropriate authorities to understand the circumstances surrounding the incident once the immediate response is complete.”