About a dozen people were sent to hospital as a precaution following a suspected chemical leak at a food manufacturing facility in Burlington, Ont.
Halton police say 15 people were affected by an ammonia leak just after 11 a.m. at Sofina Foods plant at 821 Appleby Line.
A number of other employees were evacuated by Burlington firefighters and transported by city buses to Appleby Arena.
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Police say there were no serious injuries reported and the Ministry of Labour revealed they were on scene investigating the incident.
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