
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, February 4, 1994                   TAG: 9402040191
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
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LEAKING AMMONIA RENDERED HARMLESS

A minor ammonia leak caused by a machine malfunction at Roanoke Cold Storage on Wasena Avenue was brought under control by employees Thursday night, according to Captain Gary Moorefield of Fire Station 7.

Firefighters and a hazardous materials team were called to the scene when residents in the area smelled ammonia just before 8:30 p.m., Moorefield said.

No injuries were reported, and no evacuation was necessary.

Moorefield said employees stopped the leak before firefighters arrived at the plant.

by CNB