(WBAP/KLIF News) – Five people were taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak at a Dallas bakery early Monday morning.
Dallas Fire and Rescue’s Jason Evans said the leak came from a faulty compressor in an air conditioning unit at the EPI Bread Company on West Ledbetter near Joseph Hardin Drive.
“The fumes got into the system and spread throughout the building,” he said.
Shortly after the leak, employees began experiencing side effects from the exposure.
“You had a number of people that were exposed to the fumes and they were experiencing symptoms ranging from nausea, dizziness, lightheadedness. There was one person who even fainted,” he said.
After the company shut off the leak, a HazMat team arrived and helped ventilate the building.
The five employees were taken to nearby hospitals and are expected to recover.
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