Ammonia leak at South African chicken plant hospitalises 24 workers

Authorities have opened an investigation into an ammonia leak at Festive Chicken in Olifantsfontein, Ekurhuleni, that left 24 workers hospitalised. The incident was reported via the City of Ekurhuleni’s Life-Threatening Call Centre yesterday, prompting crews from the Olifantsfontein Fire Station to initiate an immediate emergency intervention. Disaster and Emergency Management Services spokesperson Eric Maloka stated that upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found several workers experiencing severe respiratory distress and immediately requested medical support.

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