GAINESVILLE - Nobody was injured, but three people were directly exposed to an ammonia leak at Koch Foods in Gainesville Friday afternoon in a work-related incident.<br />
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Gainesville Fire Department Division Chief Keith Smith said the plant is undergoing renovations, and a worker apparently cut a 3/4-inch ammonia line just before 1:30 p.m.<br />
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Smith said when crews arrived, an evacuation was underway.<br />
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"Our personnel along with the hazmat team - that we work together with Hall County - entered the building and did find initially high readings of ammonia in the building," said Smith.<br />
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He said three of the workers were directly exposed to the ammonia.<br />
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"They were treated on the scene and were not transported to the hospital," said Smith.<br />
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He said it took about an hour before the air in the plant was clear; operations resumed at that point.<br />
