By RNZ
About eight people have been taken to hospital in Timaru after a gas leak at a factory in Washdyke.
Fire and Emergency was called to the ammonia leak after 9.30pm on Thursday in Meadows Rd.
Eight crews and a specialist hazard command unit worked with engineers to lower pressure in the system and decontaminate the area.
Before ambulance crews arrived, fire crews gave oxygen to people from the factory.
