Pepsi plant reopens after serious ammonia leak
Posted Nov 19, 2019 8:52 pm.
Last Updated Nov 20, 2019 6:23 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – Employees are back at work at the Pepsico plant in Calgary following an ammonia scare.
A significant leak forced employees out into the cold at the plant on 78 Ave. SE.
Calgary Fire said they were called to the plant shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Once on scene, they found significant ammonia in the atmosphere, close to 330 parts-per-million.
Battalion Chief Innes Fraser said the alarms are typically triggered at 25 parts-per-million.
I'm told the building is safe today, and many employees got a call last night letting them know it's business as usual. About 3 dozen cars are parked at the factory now. I saw 8 people go inside. #yyc #Calgary @660NEWS pic.twitter.com/ppbSiNz0dZ
— Saif Kaisar (@StaySaif) November 20, 2019
Calgary Fire also attended to the employees that were stranded outside for some time, calling in transit buses to help workers.
“With Blackwoods Beverages being a 24-hour business, we are working diligently to get the business back up to operation as soon as possible,” said Fraser.
No injuries have been reported.
