Ammonia leak forces flight in Oklahoma

WEATHERFORD, Okla. -- A leaking tanker truck spewed dangerous ammonia gas outside a hotel overnight, filling its hallways with fumes and forcing hundreds of nearby residents of a small Oklahoma city to evacuate, authorities said Thursday. Several dozen people were treated at hospitals.

Officials lifted a shelter-in-place order Thursday morning in Weatherford.

In all, 36 people were treated at the local hospital's emergency room, said Darin Farrell, president of Weatherford Regional Hospital. One person was admitted in good condition and 10 were taken to hospitals in Oklahoma City, he said.

Police Chief Angelo Orefice said early Thursday four patients were in critical condition. SSM Health's St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City was treating seven

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