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Several agencies responded to an ammonia leak north of Washington Wednesday evening.

According to the Washington County Communications Center, dispatch received a report of an anhydrous tank leaking at Riverside Road and 200th Street, with a large amount of gas blowing to the south and southeast. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Washington County Ambulance Service, Washington and Ainsworth fire departments, and Ainsworth QRS all responded to the scene. Authorities shut down the area until the ammonia moved on. All residents were checked on in the area and all were okay.