UK: Carlsberg brewery in Northampton still closed after ammonia leak that killed one man
Production at the Carlsberg factory in Northampton has been stopped for a week since the ammonia leak at the plant on November 9, Northampton Herald and Post reported on November 16.
On November 9, a man in his forties died following a gas leak at the Carlsberg factory and a 51 year old man who was taken to hospital is in a serious but stable condition.
Nine other people including staff from Carlsberg and emergency service personnel were also taken to hospital for treatment.
A joint Police and Health and Safety Executive investigation is likely to continue over the coming weeks.
Julian Momen, chief executive officer, Carlsberg UK said: "It's only a matter of days since we were all affected by the tragic incident at our brewery.
"Our thoughts remain with the families of all of those impacted. We are continuing to offer everyone concerned with the support they may require.
"We are now focusing on assisting the authorities with their investigation so that we can understand what happened.
"We have also put in place the necessary plans to re-start aspects of production on the site, but we will only do this at the appropriate time and in a controlled manner.
"We will continue to provide further updates as matters progress."
17 November, 2016
