Civil Defense personnel evacuated residents from an area close to a deserted ice factory in Al-Aziziyah District in the southern part of the holy city on Friday night as a precautionary measure following an ammonia gas leak. Specialist teams were able to contain the leaking ammonia and check its spread while other teams found and closed the source of the gas leak. Lt. Col. Ali Al-Muntashiri, spokesperson of Makkah Civil Defense, denied rumors that six people suffered gas inhalation as a result of the leakage which affected an area of 2,500 square meters. Saad Al-Twaijri, Director of Civil Defense, was in the forefront of those trying to contain the gas leak. Water from 25 tankers was sprayed over the area using fans fixed on Civil Defense vehicles.
