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Five people have been taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a brewery in Berkshire. | |
Fire crews and a specialist chemical unit were called to the Berkshire Brewery in Worton Grange, Reading, on Monday night to tackle an ammonia leak. | |
All 90 people who were on the Scottish and Newcastle site at the time have been accounted for. | |
A spokesman for the company said the leak had been contained and there was no danger to the public. | |
The five people are being treated at the Royal Berkshire Hospital after inhaling ammonia. Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
An investigation into the cause of the leak is under way. |
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