GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) Workers at a northeast Georgia poultry plant said they escaped through a fog of vaporizing liquid nitrogen that killed six of their coworkers, as an investigation continued Friday into the cause of the leak at Foundation Food Group.
The Hall County Sheriff s Office identified the victims on Friday as: 45-year-old Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera of Gainesville; 35-year-old Corey Alan Murphy of Clermont; 28-year-old Nelly Perez-Rafael of Gainesville; 41-year-old Saulo Suarez-Bernal of Dawsonville; 38-year-old Victor Vellez of Gainesville; and 28-year-old Edgar Vera-Garcia of Gainesville.
Three workers remained hospitalized Friday in critical condition said Beth Downs, a spokesperson for Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. One person with lesser injuries was released Friday.
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ATLANTA – Workers at a northeast Georgia poultry plant said they escaped through a fog of vaporizing liquid nitrogen that killed six of their coworkers, as an investigation continued Friday into the cause of the leak at Foundation Foods Group.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims on Friday as: 45-year-old Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera of Gainesville; 35-year-old Corey Alan Murphy of Clermont; 28-year-old Nelly Perez-Rafael of Gainesville; 41-year-old Saulo Suarez-Bernal of Dawsonville; 38-year-old Victor Vellez of Gainesville; and 28-year-old Edgar Vera-Garcia of Gainesville.
Four people remained hospitalized, said Beth Downs, a spokesperson for Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, with three in critical condition and one in fair condition.
Officials: 6 dead, others injured after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
Officials confirm a liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant has killed 6 and injured multiple others. Share Updated: 5:28 AM EST Jan 29, 2021 By JEFF AMY
Officials: 6 dead, others injured after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant
Officials confirm a liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant has killed 6 and injured multiple others. Share Updated: 5:28 AM EST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript So how county fire services responded along with games will fire, uh, to report of burns that prime packed foods this morning about 10:12 a.m. ah. That once the units arrived, they found a large contingent of employees that had evacuated, um, along with multiple victims that were in that crowd, that we re also experiencing medical emergencies. Total Hall County Fire Services has transported nine patients to Northeast Georgia Medic