One Person Dead After Ammonia Leak at Ice-Making Business in Kamloops, BC

One Person Dead After Ammonia Leak at Ice-Making Business in Kamloops, BC
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The Canadian Press
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An employee at an ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C., has died of exposure to ammonia gas, the city’s deputy fire chief said.

Ryan Cail said the man was believed to be in his 60s. The facility was closed for the rest of the day following the incident on Thursday morning.