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Ammonia leak causes evacuation near 40th Street and Broadway Road

Traffic restrictions were in place for several hours
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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department says an ammonia leak caused an evacuation for several hours near 40th Street and Broadway Road Saturday.

According to Phoenix fire, there was an ammonia leak at the Ready Ice facility along 40th Street, south of Broadway Road overnight.

HAZMAT crews evacuated the immediate area and worked to secure the leak as they used meters to test the area.

It's unclear what caused the leak overnight into Saturday.

No other details on this incident were immediately available.