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| Oldbury chemical leak: Homes evacuated due to ammonia | Oldbury chemical leak: Homes evacuated due to ammonia |
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| An ammonia leak on an industrial estate has led to the evacuation of nearby homes. | An ammonia leak on an industrial estate has led to the evacuation of nearby homes. |
| About half-a-tonne of the gas was believed to be have leaked from Beta Heat Treatment Ltd in Summerton Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, on Friday. | |
| West Midlands Fire Service was called at 18:00 BST and homes and businesses in a 100m (328ft) radius were evacuated. | |
| Police urged people to keep away and paramedics are also at the scene. | |
| The ambulance service assessed one person at the scene but they did not need hospital treatment. | |
| The fire service said six workers had already got themselves out of the site as crews arrived. They have not been seriously injured. | The fire service said six workers had already got themselves out of the site as crews arrived. They have not been seriously injured. |
| A spokesman added that a "damaged valve" is believed to have caused the leak at site, which uses ammonia to harden steel. | A spokesman added that a "damaged valve" is believed to have caused the leak at site, which uses ammonia to harden steel. |
| On Twitter, one man said he had been evacuated along with his toddler. | On Twitter, one man said he had been evacuated along with his toddler. |
| People are being urged to avoid the area. |