Sulfuric acid leaks from tank at sugar factory

SVT reported, citing Sydsvenskan, that sulfuric acid is leaking from a tank at a sugar factory in Örtofta, in Eslöv Municipality.

Emergency services have cordoned off the area around the tank. The leak has entered the factory’s internal stormwater system, said Joel Johansson, an emergency services duty officer, according to the newspaper.

Sulfuric acid is highly corrosive. Ambulance personnel are examining the employees who discovered the leak.