47391

Incident Date

26/08/2016

Incident Time

10:11

Number of Appliances

3

Officers in Attendance

Operations, Hazmat

Stations

Baschurch, Ellesmere, Oswestry

Agencies

Land Ambulance

Incident Types

Hazardous Substances

Special Appliances

Incident Support Unit

Equipments

Breathing Apparatus (BA), Positive Pressure Ventilation

Station Grounds

Ellesmere

Details

Leak of ammonia from refrigeration unit – fire service crews wearing full protective clothing and breathing apparatus used positive pressure ventilation fans to disperse the leak. Seven members of staff were treated by ambulance personnel for inhalation of fumes