Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews work to to control a hazardous substance emergency at Oamaru Meats Ltd, also known as Lean Meats Oamaru Ltd, on Saturday. The spokesman said there was a chemical reaction that led to a release of a dangerous gas. It exploded with all the chemicals away from him. The FENZ teams had to deal with about 200 litres of the combined chemical, he said. It was fortunate the wind direction made it easier to contain the gas and the site location was well away from Oamaru town.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 20, 2017 18:11 UTC