Overview
- The Dinmore Meatworks in Riverview, which reported a chemical leak shortly after 12:30am Thursday, evacuated almost 900 workers.
- Queensland Fire Department sent six crews including scientific officers who stopped the leak and spent about six hours neutralising ammonia with citric acid.
- Paramedics assessed 17 people for breathing issues, with three taken to Ipswich Hospital and two to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, all in stable condition.
- Crews have been ventilating the building and the plant remains closed as air tests continue.
- The facility, owned by JBS Aussie Beef, uses ammonia in industrial refrigeration, a corrosive gas that can burn airways if inhaled.