An hazardous materials leak at a Wheeling pizza factory sent three employees to local hospitals with minor injuries and caused the evacuation of approximately 70 employees Saturday.Wheeling fire crews were called to Richelieu Foods, 120 W. Palatine Road, at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.Officials identified the material as anhydrous ammonia, used for the refrigeration of processed food. Fire officials said crews mitigated the leak and then remained on location to ventilate the 500,000-square-foot factory, which makes and freezes pizzas. No firefighters were injured. Hazardous materials technicians from approximately 20 neighboring towns responded, fire officials said. The source of the leak has not been yet been identified.
Related posts
-
What’s left of Sears? Stores and HQ are nearly gone, but successor still owns and leases many properties
Many goodbyes already have been said in Sears’ native Illinois, with its last great headquarters rapidly... -
The West Dundee Veterans of Foreign Wars post dedicated a memorial Saturday to all who have served in the U.S. military. “From this moment on, their sacrifice will always be remembered here,” post member Scott Webb said.
Outside the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in West Dundee, there is now a hard-to-miss reminder... -
Schaumburg aims to slash police hiring time during officer staffing crisis
Schaumburg aims to expedite police hiring by dropping polygraphs, performing internal background checks and allowing the...