Tonawanda Coke Confirms Waste Tunnel Collapse

In May, Tonawanda Coke Corporation confirmó nuestras acusaciones de que el túnel de calor residual en sus instalaciones se había derrumbado, posiblemente causando emisiones tóxicas a la comunidad circundante.

The waste heat tunnel is a concrete tunnel that runs underground the length of the battery, todas 60 hornos de fabricación de coque. The main purpose of the waste heat tunnel is to collect the waste combustible heat from the ovens. Now that the tunnel has collapsed, los gases normalmente no pueden fluir hacia las chimeneas de las instalaciones, and the company can’t draw enough fresh air into the manufacturing process. Without enough fresh air drawn into the process, the coking process will possibly create toxic releases into the ambient air, and into the surrounding community.

One of the chemical’s of concern is benzene, a known carcinogen linked to leukemia and other types of illnesses.

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We call on the Environmental Protection Agency, la Oficina del Fiscal General de los Estados Unidos y el Departamento de Conservación Ambiental del Estado de Nueva York para realizar una investigación completa del incidente. Hacemos un llamado a las agencias estatales y federales para determinar la causa del colapso del túnel, risks posed to workers, and risks posed to the surrounding community.

If you live or work in the area and are noticing dark smoke or odors coming from the facility, submit a complaint to the New York Department of Conservation by calling 851-7000 or completing and mailing in este formulario de queja.

We will keep you posted as this situation progresses.

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