Firefighters respond to ammonia leak at Weston food processing plant

Firefighters respond to ammonia leak at Weston food processing plant

WESTON — East Umatilla Fire and Rescue responded to an ammonia leak Tuesday evening at the Lakeside Foods facility in Weston. Crews were dispatched to the plant at 7:17 p.m. and identified a leak involving a high-pressure vapor line within the facility’s ammonia refrigeration system. On-site personnel successfully contained the leak. Firefighters then conducted a search of the affected building to ensure all workers were accounted for and to loc…