NEW BRAUNFELS – Update (6:40 a.m. Tuesday): Residents near the New Braunfels Smokehouse food production facility were able to return to their homes on Tuesday morning after an ammonia leak on Monday night.
At around 6 a.m. Tuesday, police removed the barricades and said people can return to their homes.
Original (10 p.m. Monday): Employees and people in nearby homes and businesses were evacuated after an ammonia leak in a food production facility in New Braunfels, according to the city’s fire department.
The small leak in a large ammonia tank happened at the New Braunfels Smokehouse food production facility, located in the 400 block of North Guenther Avenue, NBFD said.
The Guada-Coma Hazmat Team has been activated and is heading to the scene to assist.
As a precautionary measure, around 115 people in nearby homes and businesses within two-tenths of a mile of the facility were ordered to evacuate, along with employees.
Officials said a reverse 911 system and door-to-door notifications were used in the evacuation by NBFD and police.
No injuries were reported.