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Small ammonia leak at Port Coquitlam processing plant forces employees to evacuate

Lilydale file photo.
Lilydale file photo.

WorkSafeBC is investigating a small ammonia leak at the Lilydale processing plant in Port Coquitlam.

Workers had to be evacuated from the facility Tuesday morning following a leak from one of the production areas.

“There was some kind of a seal issue, a broken seal, or some kind of a seal problem and the leak had been sealed, so we just monitored the area. We were actually on site for about 15 minutes,” said Port Coquitlam Fire Chief Nick Delmonico.

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“There were low levels of ammonia in the area but not enough that it was a major concern.”

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No injuries have been reported at this time.

WorkSafeBC has been called to investigate the incident.

Last week three people died following an ammonia leak at the Fernie Memorial Arena.

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