Ammonia leak at Wisconsin food plant sends 15 workers to hospitals

VILLAGE OF DARIEN, Wis. -- Authorities say 15 people were taken to hospitals after an ammonia leak at a Birds Eye food plant in southeastern Wisconsin. Multiple agencies responded early Sunday to the plant in the Village of Darien...

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Ken Notes: Ammonia is one of the most dangerous chemicals to work with and this along with chlorine are in virtually every community. Again we need to sit down with the companies and have a clear understanding of the risk and a plan of attack if anything happens. If your fire department can not tell you every plant that has these and other chemicals then you need to act now. After a leak is far too late.

In this case both the company and authorities worked together to keep this from being far worse.