Chlorine leak in well leads to evacuation of Peoria homes
Updated 11 hrs ago
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — A half a dozen homes in a Peoria neighborhood were evacuated Sunday after a chlorine leak in a well.
Peoria firefighters say an alarm at a water treatment well site indicating a chlorine leak went off around 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Crews say an elevated level of chlorine gas was detected and six homes near the well site were evacuated as a precaution.
But strong winds helped blow vapors away from homes. No homeowners were threatened.
Firefighters determined the leak was coming from a 150-gallon chlorine tank in a shed that is used in water filtration.
They were able to shut down the leaking container.
No firefighters were injured.
Water officials is now in charge of the scene.