(haipo) – After 4 hours, control was achieved over the ammonia leak at the Tel Yosef plant.
The source of the leak was located and closed. The incident ended without casualties.
Update from fire brigade and rescue at 16:40
Ammonia leak at the factory ► Watch
Nine fire and rescue teams from the Afula station and the Northern District's Hazardous Materials Unit worked from the early hours of the morning until these moments on the ammonia leak at the Tel Yosef factory.
Firefighters and the factory emergency team, operating under full protection and continuously monitoring ammonia concentrations in the air, finally managed to contain the incident by closing a valve that was damaged at a high altitude on the factory premises, apparently following renovation work on site.
Lieutenant Fire Chief Asher Biton, Commander of the Afula Fire Station"This is a leak incident involving a complex hazardous material that required precise work under heavy protection. We located the source of the leak at a height and dealt with it. In doing so, we ended the incident under full control and without casualties."
Published on 2/11/26 at 12:55
Ammonia Leak Treatment ► View
From Fire and Rescue it was delivered to Lai Pa:
Firefighters from the Afula station and the Northern District Hazardous Materials Unit are currently working on an ammonia leak at a factory in Tel Yosef, near Beit She'an.
7 fire and rescue teams are working on site together with the factory emergency teams to seal the leak, contain the incident, and simultaneously monitor hazardous materials.
As of this moment, there are no known injuries and there is no danger to the public outside the building where the leak is located.
Abnormal ammonia values were measured in the aforementioned structure and the working crews are protected accordingly.
Updates later if necessary.