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MASSACHUSETTS: Northern Wind Seafood ammonia leak prompts hazmat response

August 5, 2020 — Northern Wind Seafood’s facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts, suffered an ammonia leak prompting an evacuation of the building on 4 August, South Coast Today reported.

The New Bedford Fired Department announced via a Facebook post that the facility had been evacuated for an ammonia leak at around 9 a.m. on 4 August. The leak, according to local media, elevated to a “Tier 2” hazardous response and required a state hazmat team to investigate.

Read the full story at Seafood Source

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