The fire department responding to a small leak of carbon dioxide shortly before 6 this morning at a rail car at Praxair on the east side which forced the evacuation of a couple of nearby buildings.
No traffic was allowed along Industrial Drive, Grandview Avenue, Bayside Drive and parts of Champlain Heights but now everything is back to normal.
The leak was reported shortly before 6:00 this morning. The fire department brought in its Haz Mat Unit and the Environment Department has been notified.
It’s not known why a valve malfunctioned, allowing less than one ton of the gas to escape.
