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Kodak sausage plant evacuated after ammonia leak

Sevierville authorities said all employees made it out of the plant safely and that there was no danger to the surrounding area.
Credit: WBIR

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn — Sevierville officials said a Kodak plant had to be evacuated Wednesday after an ammonia leak inside the building.

The incident happened at the Swaggerty Sausage plant on Swaggerty Road. 

According to Bob Stahlke, a Sevierville public information officer, all employees were safely evacuated. The city said emergency crews responded as a precaution and that there was no danger to the surrounding area.

Stahlke said the plant was working to repair the leak.

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