Employees at the Archer Daniels Midland Co. BioProducts plant in Decatur, IL, were evacuated Sunday afternoon after an anhydrous ammonia leak was detected, reports the Herald & Review.
Firefighters responded to the scene at 2:50 p.m. to help deal with the leak, and ADM said later Sunday there had been no injuries.
Watson said ADM personnel took the lead in dealing with the incident, with firefighters backing them up and acting as their "decontamination unit," which meant washing off the employees after they emerged from the leak area.
ADM is investigating the cause of the incident.
