Ammonia dissipates in Wenatchee, WA; Shelter in place lifted

JUNE 29, 2015

PHOTOS: Sleepy Hollow fire burning near Wenatchee

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An ammonia leak at the Bluebird Facility in downtown Wenatchee has prompted evacuations

 

 

WENATCHEE, Wash. - 

UPDATE: 12:20pm Monday:

Chelan County Emergency Management says the ammonia from a leak at the Bluebird facility has dissipated and the shelter in place order in downtown Wenatchee has been lifted. 

We will let you know if anything changed. 

Previous Coverage:

Due to an ammonia leak, the Chelan County Emergency Management is asking residents within 1/2 mile of the Bluebird Facility in Wenatchee to go indoors, shut windows, doors, shut off air conditioning and move to the inner most room to get away from the windows. This leak is in connection to the Sleepy Hollow wildfire currently burning in Wenatchee.