are now. [indistinct question] yes, we are expecting that the remaining eight containers that have not yet started to have product at degrade in them, we expect that that will start to happen. i m sorry? [indistinct question] my understanding is that we have lost refrigeration capability in eight of the nine. yes. [indistinct question] i am not sure about the exact distance, but the containers themselves are in a remote area of the plant, so we don t anticipate any other buildings or equipment [indistinct question] no, i think that is something that we can a
power, to provide refrigeration to those products. as the floodwaters rose, those generators were compromised and we lost the use of those generators because of the floodwaters. we had a third system in place, liquid nitrogen system on site to provide refrigeration to these storage containers because of the floodwaters some of the equipment nt necessary to operate that system was also compromised and our fourth layer of protection was the refrigerated storage containers. we moved all the product into these containers which is where they are now. are you anticipating more explosionors pops or whatever you call it? yes. we re anticipating the remaining eight containers that have not yet started to have product degrade in them, for that to start to happen.
chemical decomposition, chemical reaction that resulted in a fire at that location. there were a number of small containers inside the box van that did rupture. we heard some popping noise coming from that area, then gray smoke, and then followed by fire. excuse me. it is my understanding that three of the this is one of three of the containers that they had lost refrigeration on and so we can expect similar type of decomposition in those other trailers, maybe even all nine of them, before it s over with. so, so far what has happened is exactly what we expected to happen. we re still in defensive posture. we re holding our perimeter, our law enforcement partners are holding that perimeter, and at this time, sheriff, if you want to take any questions. real quick, i m just going to say in spanish our part of it.
at least three of the eight are not cooling? my understanding, gentlemen, we ve lost refrigeration capability in eight of the nine. eight of the nine? yes. organic products you worry about? i m not sure about the exact distance but the containers themselves are in a remote area of the plant. we don t anticipate any other buildings or equipment on site to be affected. so we can have an idea how far away that is to the public? we re relying on you to say it s far way. i think that s something that excuse me. two questions. was there not enough time to get these trucks out of the way? no. we felt the best place to keep this material based on the nature of the product was in the plant. we have experts and people that
questions. certainly on behalf of all the employees at arkeman i want to apologize for the impact on the community. safety of those in the area is our primary objective. with that, i m happy to take some questions. maybe one at a time. sorr sorry. the material is stored in these containers and there are pressure relief valves on these containers. when pleasure builds up in the container to a certain point that exceeds the pressure of that valve, that valve releases and it makes a popping sound. our understanding is that s the sound that we ve heard. certainly these things can burn