HAZMAT Team Responds To Ammonia Leak Downtown – Nov. 27
No Injuries Reported During Incident
The Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Hazardous Materials Response team responded to an ammonia leak from a food processing plant in downtown Las Vegas late Saturday night. A small leak was found by the team and company technicians and quickly repaired. There were no injuries reported during the incident anywhere in the area.
Fire dispatchers received several 9-1-1 calls at 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, that there was an odor of ammonia in the area of Charleston Boulevard, Commerce and Main Streets. Fire crews responded to the area and found an alarm activated at the Desert Gold Food Company, 123 W. Colorado Avenue. Ammonia is a refrigerant agent using in the processing of food. The company is a local food service distributor which has been in Las Vegas for over 40 years. The department’s Hazardous Materials response team was dispatched to the scene. The plant was closed at the time of the alarm so company officials were also notified to respond.
When members of the hazardous materials team and technicians from the company entered the building, the odor was gone. Upon an inspection of the plant, a small leak was found and repaired.
The incident was three hours in length. Commerce Street was closed from California Avenue to Imperial Avenue and Colorado Avenue was closed from Main Street to the end during the incident. A few businesses were evacuated for a short time until the odor was no longer detected.
There were no injuries reported during the incident.
END ## LVFR/PEIO-TRS
E10,8,3, T8, R10,3,8, EMS1, HAZMAT3, CBRNE3, B1, PIO1
Incident: 1486759 Ward: 3
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