One person was dead after an ammonia leak on Thursday, May 26, at the Arctic Glacier ice-making facility in Kamloops, B.C., according to CBC News. The Interior Health Authority reported that three more were injured and sent to the hospital and released. The local area was temporarily evacuated and roads closed.
A large amount of ammonia was reported to have been released due to a dislodged valve, according to the local fire department, which is investigating the incident, along with RCMP, WorkSafeBC, and the B.C. Coroner’s Service.