FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — A chemical spill from a corroded line at Flagstaff’s Purina plant caused multiple people to report feeling sick on Tuesday, officials said.
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The Flagstaff Fire Department said it was called to the Nestle Purina manufacturing plant for a hazardous materials situation.
When firefighters arrived, they reported finding an active chemical leak. A few people at the facility reported feeling sick and took themselves to the hospital before first responders arrived.
A hazmat team was called and found that a chemical distribution system mixed two chemicals that are not normally mixed, which caused corrosion in a distribution line.
The fire department said an estimated 10 gallons of chemicals spilled onto the ground from the corroded line.
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The leak was later repaired, and Flagstaff Fire said hazmat crews are trained specifically for situations like this.
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