Six people have been killed and 10 taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak at a food processing plant near Gainesville in the US state of Georgia, officials said.
Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at Prime Pak Foods around 10.12 a.m. Thursday, Zachary Brackett from Hall County Fire Services said.
Units arrived and found a large group of employees that had evacuated, along with multiple people who were experiencing medical emergencies in and around the facility, Mr Brackett said.
A Hall County Sheriff guards the entrance to the campus of Free Chapel, a church where about 130 workers were taken by bus to be examined for injuries following a liquid nitrogen leak at nearby Prime Pak Foods in Gainesville, Georgia.(WGCL-TV via AP)
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Gainesville hazmat plant explosion – Six poultry factory employees dead and 11 injured after liquid nitrogen blast
Updated: 29 Jan 2021, 2:57
AT least six people died and 11 others were injured in a chemical explosion at a food processing plant in Georgia.
A liquid nitrogen line ruptured at the Foundation Food Group building in what spokespeople described as a tragic accident .
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At least six people reportedly died in the blast, according to a spokesperson for the facilityCredit: AP:Associated Press
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The cause of the explosion is being investigatedCredit: EPA
Five people were found dead inside the plant and a sixth died after being taken to the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, according to the New York Times.
Officials: 6 dead, others injured after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
Officials confirm a liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant has killed 6 and injured multiple others. Share Updated: 5:28 AM EST Jan 29, 2021 By JEFF AMY
Officials: 6 dead, others injured after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
Officials confirm a liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant has killed 6 and injured multiple others. Share Updated: 5:28 AM EST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript So how county fire services responded along with games will fire, uh, to report of burns that prime packed foods this morning about 10:12 a.m. ah. That once the units arrived, they found a large contingent of employees that had evacuated, um, along with multiple victims that were in that crowd, that we re also experiencing medical emergencies. Total Hall County Fire Services has transported nine patients to Northeast Georgia Medic
6 dead after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
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At least 6 killed, several in hospital following Gainesville food processing plant hazmat incident. (WXIA)
GAINESVILLE – A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday and sent 11 others to the hospital, officials said.
At least three of those injured at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville were reported in critical condition.
Poultry plants rely on refrigeration systems that can include liquid nitrogen. Sheriff s deputies, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state fire marshal were investigating the deaths and cause of the leak.