At Least 5 Dead, More Injured Following HAZMAT Incident Near Atlanta

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GAINESVILLE, GA. — At least 5 people were killed and more were injured in a liquid nitrogen leak in Hall County, Georgia on Thursday.

First responders were called to the scene of the Prime Pak Foods processing plant around 10:00 a.m. local time and more than a dozen people were taken to hospitals.

A HAZMAT scene was established shortly after.

Fire officials later said five people were dead and another 10 injured. According to WSB-TV, 130 others were transported to a nearby church to be evaluated.

Some schools in the area went into ‘shelter-in-place’ mode.

A press conference is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST

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