Overview
- An anhydrous ammonia release occurred around 6 p.m. Thursday at the Infinity Fresh Kitchen/Taylor Farms facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
- Thirteen workers were hospitalized, with two in critical or serious condition after reporting eye and throat irritation from vapor exposure.
- Hazmat teams ventilated the plant and DEXON crews decontaminated workers as officials confirmed the release involved vapor rather than liquid ammonia.
- A facility technician shut down the ammonia refrigeration system, which officials said meant a full evacuation was not required.
- The incident follows a 2023 EPA and Justice Department settlement requiring Taylor Farms to pay $650,000 and make safety upgrades after a 2020 ammonia release at the same site.