Northern Wind Seafood ammonia leak prompts hazmat response

Northern Wind Seafood’s facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts, suffered an ammonia leak prompting an evacuation of the building on 4 August, South Coast Today reported.

The New Bedford Fired Department announced via a Facebook post that the facility had been evacuated for an ammonia leak at around 9 a.m. on 4 August. The leak, according to local media, elevated to a “Tier 2” hazardous response and required a state hazmat team to investigate.

According to the fire department, no injuries were reported.

An official with Northern Wind told SeafoodSource that the leak was related to a faulty valve, and that it was "very very small."

The leak marks the second ammonia leak in New Bedford this week: Another leak occurred at Sea Watch International on 3 August.