At approximately 8:30pm on the night of the 15^th a pipe connecting our exterior Liquid Nitrogen storage tank ruptured and started leaking.  This fault happened near the shutoff valve for the unit, which froze open, so we allowed the tank to empty into our parking lot and onto 12^th street.

The nitrogen gas that was released from the tank was not harmful to the people nearby or the environment.

The fog, while cool looking and was harmless, caused the Erie Fire Department/HAZMAT team to close off 12^th street for a couple hours until it dissipated.

As the temperature of liquid nitrogen rises it is converted to nitrogen, which is the gas most plentiful in our atmosphere.

We already have a repair crew out working to fix the problem.

There is expected to be minimal interruptions to our customers as we make the needed repairs.

UDPATE 04/17/2019:  All repairs are scheduled to be finished today!