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3 treated after ammonia leak at poultry plant in Gainesville
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Three people were treated for exposure to ammonia on Friday afternoon after a leak at Koch Foods on Industrial Boulevard in Gainesville. Gainesville firefighters and hazmat units responded to the leak about 1:30 p.m. as workers were evacuating the poultry plant. “There was a high level of ammonia detected inside of the plant,” Gainesville fire spokesman Keith Smith said in a statement.