Six people died after a liquid nitrogen leak at a factory near Atlanta on Thursday.
The accident occurred in a factory specializing in the processing of poultry.
About ten other people were evacuated to hospital.
A liquid nitrogen leak at a food factory in northeast Atlanta killed six people on Thursday, with a dozen more being evacuated to hospital, local police said.
The first reports show "five deaths confirmed on the spot", the cause of the chemical leak, which did not cause an explosion, remaining unknown for the time being, said in a press conference a police official of Gainesville, Georgia.
Three people in "critical" condition
The accident occurred Thursday around 10 a.m. (4 p.m. in Paris) in a factory specializing in the processing of poultry, Prime Pak Foods, located in Hall County of this state located in the south-eastern United States. .
Among the hospitalized victims, three were in a condition described as "critical" by the authorities.
Pupils from surrounding schools were temporarily confined to their classes, initial information having wrongly mentioned a chemical explosion.