Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation of Mesquite, TEXAS
Pepsi Plant
NBC 5 News
Nearly 40 employees
return to work at a Pepsi plant in Mesquite after being forced to evacuate
because of an ammonia leak Wednesday, authorities say. (Dec. 10, 2014)
Wednesday, Dec 10,
2014 • Updated at 7:17 AM CST
Authorities said
nearly 40 employees were evacuated after an ammonia leak at a Pepsi plant in
Mesquite early Wednesday morning.
Mesquite and Dallas
hazmat crews responded to the plant in the 4500 block of Interstate 30 at about 2 a.m.,
authorities said.
Mesquite
firefighters said crews isolated the small leak and reopened 90 percent of the
plant within about two hours.
Officials said no
businesses or neighborhoods were affected by the leak.
No injuries were
reported.
