Windsor firefighters responding to west end ammonia leak

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· Posted: Apr 28, 2025 5:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 19 minutes ago

Windsor firefighters and constabulary were working connected the country of an ammonia leak successful the city's westbound extremity connected Monday afternoon.

At astir 1 p.m., Windsor Fire and Rescue Services posted connected societal media that they were responding to the 1000 artifact of Elliott St. W. for a chemic spill, and that hazmat units were on-scene.

Roughly 45 minutes later, Windsor Fire said it was an ammonia leak, and that adjacent buildings had been evacuated. Residents successful the country were advised to adjacent each windows. 

A abbreviated portion later, the occurrence section said the ammonia volition emergence and dissipate, and that "civilians are harmless to structure successful place."

"No information concerns for anyone extracurricular the determination of the building. WFRS HazMat unit are moving to isolate the leak," the occurrence section said connected X, the level formerly known arsenic Twitter. 

John Smith, a spokesperson for the occurrence department, said determination were nary reported injuries. As of 5 p.m., crews were inactive connected the scene.

Police had respective blocks successful the country closed to traffic, portion astatine slightest 4 occurrence trucks were successful the area.