Employee hospitalized after chemical leak at Fremont plant, two others hurt
The company says the ammonia leak is contained and a hazmat team has been brought in.
Updated: 10:45 PM CST Feb 20, 2022
Employee hospitalized after chemical leak at Fremont plant, two others hurt
The company says the ammonia leak is contained and a hazmat team has been brought in.
Updated: 10:45 PM CST Feb 20, 2022
WILLIAMS’S STAFF. BACK TO YOU. JULIE: THANKS, SARAH. IN FREMONT, THREE PEOPLE GO TO THE HOSPITAL FROM AN AMMONIA LEAK AT LINCOLN PREMIUM POULTRY. THE CHEMICAL WAS DISCOVERED JUST BEFORE 8:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AND IS NOW CONTAINED. ONE PLEMOYEE AND TWO CONTRACTORS WENT IN FOR TREATMENT. ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTORS IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL NIGHT.TO THERE IS NO THREAT FROM THE LEAK TO THE PUBLIC. THE COMPANY SAYS TY'R’HE
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Employee hospitalized after chemical leak at Fremont plant, two others hurt
The company says the ammonia leak is contained and a hazmat team has been brought in.
Updated: 10:45 PM CST Feb 20, 2022
A chemical leak at a plant in Fremont left three people hurt Saturday.Lincoln Premium Poultry confirms there was an ammonia leak around 7:45 p.m. The company says the leak has since been contained; a hazmat team has also been brought in.Two contractors and one employee went to the hospital. One of the contractors remains hospitalized.The company says it is assessing what it will do going forward with operations. Lincoln Premium Poultry said it does not yet know what caused the leak.
FREMONT, Neb. —
A chemical leak at a plant in Fremont left three people hurt Saturday.
Lincoln Premium Poultry confirms there was an ammonia leak around 7:45 p.m. The company says the leak has since been contained; a hazmat team has also been brought in.
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Two contractors and one employee went to the hospital. One of the contractors remains hospitalized.
The company says it is assessing what it will do going forward with operations.
Lincoln Premium Poultry said it does not yet know what caused the leak.