'Ammonia leak' at cider plant
EMERGENCY services have dealt with a suspected ammonia leak in Hereford.
Fire crews spent around two hours at the Bulmers cider plant on Plough Lane this morning having been called to reports of a leak in a refrigeration plant.
Four fire pumps were sent to the scene, off Whitecross Road around 7am.
Ambulance and police were also informed but the leak had been brought under control by 9am.
West Midlands Ambulance confirmed no patients were treated, adding they played a "watching brief" with the Hazardous Area response Team (HART) on standby.
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