A gas leak at Launceston's Boags Brewery caused disruptions on Sunday as emergency crews attended the scene.
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Tasmania Police was advised of the gas leak about 7.50am.
Tasmania Fire Service were in attendance and advised the leak had come from a large storage cylinder in the yard.
They believed the leak to be carbon dioxide (CO2).
A common use of carbon dioxide is in the production of carbonated beverages such as soda water, beer, and sparkling wine.
Tasmania Police isolated the area from the public, as contact with the liquid is dangerous and inhaling high concentrations of the gas can cause asphyxiation.
Boags Brewery technicians entered the area with assistance from Tasmania Fire Service and shut off the pressure release valve of the cylinder.
The roads surrounding the brewery were closed for about two hours, and caused slight disruption to the area immediately adjacent to the brewery.
No one was injured as a result of the leak.
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Kasey Wilkins
Kasey Wilkins is education reporter at The Examiner, and also covers the East Coast. Get in touch at kasey.wilkins@examiner.com.au.
Kasey Wilkins is education reporter at The Examiner, and also covers the East Coast. Get in touch at kasey.wilkins@examiner.com.au.
