The World - News from May 26, 1986
About 300 Canadian families were evacuated from their homes in the town of St. Hyacinthe in Quebec province because of a defective valve that was leaking toxic ammonia gas from a railroad tanker car in nearby Sainte-Rosalie, police said. The gas was traced to a spur line belonging to Nutrite Inc., a manufacturer of chemical fertilizers for agricultural use. There were no injuries. St. Hyacinthe is about 100 miles east of Montreal.
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