No risk of ammonia contamination, officials say, after fire at Oregon seafood plant

There was no further threat of ammonia contamination, officials said Sunday afternoon, after they earlier urged people to evacuate for fear of potential health risks following a seafood processing plant fire in coastal Oregon.

Authorities responded to the blaze at Pacific Seafood, a major seafood processing and distribution plant, in the city of Newport’s Bayfront neighborhood just before 9 a.m., city spokesperson John Fuller said at an afternoon news conference.