Fire crews responding to ammonia leak outside TD Station in Saint John

TD Station in Saint John is pictured. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic)

Members of the Saint John Fire Department are responding to an ammonia leak outside the TD Station on Wednesday afternoon.

The City of Saint John said crews are conducting air monitoring and are working to mitigate the leak. An isolation zone has been set up.

“The public is asked to avoid the area around TD Station at this time to allow emergency crews to work safely,” a news release from the city reads.

According to the Government of Canada’s website, ammonia’s main routes of exposure are inhalation, skin contact and eye contact.

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