Gainesville, Georgia (CNN) Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said. Fire crews from Hall County and Gainesville responded to a report of burns at the Foundation Foods facility -- formerly Prime Pak Foods -- around 10:12 a.m. on Thursday, Zachary Brackett of Hall County Fire Services said. Units arrived and found a large group of employees that had evacuated, along with multiple people who were experiencing medical emergencies in and around the facility, Brackett said. About 130 workers evacuated the plant. At least 12 people were hospitalized, including a person who died in the emergency room, said Sean Couch, the director of public relations for Northeast Georgia Health System.

Source: CNN January 28, 2021 19:21 UTC