Elfstedenhal closed again after ammonia leak
The ice rink in Leeuwarden will remain closed for the next few days after a new malfunction.
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The Elfstedenhal in Leeuwarden was closed again on Saturday because of an ammonia leak. According to Omrop Fryslân, it is the same malfunction as earlier this week; the hall will remain closed for the next few days.
The new closure comes just days after the ice rink was evacuated because of an ammonia leak. The precise scale of the new leak and the reason the malfunction returned have not been reported in the publicly available accounts.
Director Klaas Siderius said, according to Omrop Fryslân, that the hall is again dealing with the same malfunction. It is still unclear when the technical installation can be used safely again.
Ammonia is used in refrigeration systems to remove heat. The substance can be dangerous in the event of a leak, meaning evacuation and technical checks take priority over training, recreational skating sessions and competitions. No reports of possible exposure among visitors or staff were found in the sources consulted.
Visitors will not be able to enter the hall in the coming days. Any scheduled training sessions and competitions cannot take place at this venue because of the closure. It remains unclear whether alternative venues are available and when the rink will reopen.
There is still uncertainty about the technical cause, the amount of ammonia released and the duration of repairs. The hall was already temporarily closed earlier this week; the new closure makes clear that, according to the operator, the malfunction has not yet been definitively resolved.
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The new closure and the repeated malfunction are based on the public summary by Omrop Fryslân and a second source. Details of the leak itself are missing; therefore, its scale, cause and any exposure have not been presented as facts.
- confirmed The Elfstedenhal closed again on 7 November because of an ammonia leak. — This appears in the headline and summary of Omrop Fryslân, as reproduced by Nieuwskoerier; NOS is also mentioned there as a reporting source. source
- confirmed According to director Klaas Siderius, it is the same malfunction as earlier this week. — Nieuwskoerier quotes the summary by Omrop Fryslân. source
- confirmed The hall will remain closed for the next few days. — This appears in the title of the Omrop Fryslân report. source
- uncertain The precise amount of ammonia, the cause and the reopening date are not known. — These details do not appear in the publicly available sources consulted; the article presents this as information missing from the available material. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: The ice rink has been evacuated again because of an ammonia leak.Now: According to Omrop Fryslân, the ice rink has been evacuated again because of an ammonia leak. (The available primary page could not be opened in full; the wording makes the source status explicit.)
Editor's note
It is certain that the hall closed again on 7 November and that the operator refers to the same malfunction as earlier this week. The amount of ammonia released, the technical cause and when the hall will reopen are not known.Sources
- Elfstedenhal in Leeuwarden komende dagen dicht door ammoniaklek — Omrop Fryslân
- Elfstedenhal in Leeuwarden komende dagen dicht door ammoniaklekkage — Nieuwskoerier.nl
- Lessen uit de bestrijding van ammoniakincidenten — Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid
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