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Freedman Food Service, Inc. Ammonia Release

 
Site Contact:
John Martin
OSC

(martin.john@epa.gov)

Site Location:
2901 Polk St
Houston, TX 77003
 response.epa.gov/Freedman_ammonia
NRC#: 880561

At approximately 0615 hours on 14 August 2008, employees at the Freeman Food, Inc. located in Houston Texas, detected an unknown source of an ammonia odor. According to the RP representative, the building had 23 employees which were evacuated as a precaution. In addition, the Fire Department ordered a mandatory evacuation of approximately six town homes across from the facility and a shelter-in-place was implemented for a one-block radius surrounding the facility.


Town homes under mandatory evacuation located downwind of the subject property Front of the facility - facing west
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.