Emergency services have resolved a toxic gas issue at a Southland meatworks.
Earlier today, the building was evacuated due to elevated levels of a toxic gas after a fire this morning.
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said two fire trucks and a Hazmat command unit remained in attendance after the fire due to elevated readings of hydrogen sulphide in the building.
The gas is highly toxic, flammable and has a rotten-egg odor.
But a spokesman said they were “able to deal with the gas just with ventilation fans” and they left at about 10:40am.
Fenz responded to an automatic alarm activation at the Alliance Group Lorneville Plant at about 5:40 this morning.
The plant was filled with smoke and all people were evacuated and accounted for.
In total, six trucks responded as well as a tanker and a Hazmat command unit.
The fire was contained by about 7am but the spokesman could not advise what the specific cause of the fire was.
