Liquid nitrogen leak in Ga. poultry plant kills 6 By Associated Press | January 28, 2021 at 12:25 PM CST - Updated January 28 at 5:09 PM
GAINESVILLE, Ga, (AP) A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday and sent 11 others to the hospital, officials said.
At least three of those injured at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville were reported in critical condition.
Poultry plants rely on refrigeration systems that can include liquid nitrogen. Sheriff’s deputies, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state fire marshal were investigating the deaths and cause of the leak.
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: 4:12 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
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: 4:12 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
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Show Transcript FIRST ROUND OF SHOTS. SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A LIQUID NITROGEN LEAK AT A NORTHEAST, GEORGIA POULTRY PLANT. AT LEAST TEN OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL OUT OF THOSE PATIENTS FOR WERE FIREFIGHTERS. OFFICIALS SAY JUST AFTER 10:00 THIS MORNING AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO PRIME PACK FOODS FOR A REPORT OF BURNS. ABOUT 130 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO A CHURCH FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION. THERE IS NO WORD
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A liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant in the US state of Georgia killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said.
Beth Downs, a spokesperson for Northeast Georgia Health System, said five people died at the Gainesville plant before they could be taken to the hospital, while one person died in the emergency room.
Hall County Fire Department Division Chief Zach Brackett said firefighters responded to the leak after 10am at Prime Pak Foods.
“Once the units arrived, they found a large contingent of employees that had evacuated, along with multiple victims that were in that crowd that were also experiencing medical emergencies around the facility,” Brackett told reporters in a televised news briefing.