Chemical leak at Tennessee cheese factory sends 29 workers to hospital

Two leaks of anhydrous ammonia were reported at La Quesera Mexicana in Greeneville on Wednesday morning

Twenty-nine workers at a Tennessee cheese factory were sent to the hospital on Wednesday morning after a leak of anhydrous ammonia, the Greeneville city manager, Todd Smith, said at a news conference.

The Greeneville fire department was first called to La Quesera Mexicana at 7.15am when a leak occurred during maintenance on a valve. Six people were hospitalized at the time.