Hazmat Scare In Downtown Mobile

11:03 a.m.
Mobile Fire Rescue says the hazmat scare is over. Workers are being allowed to return to the plant. It is safe for neighbors to go outside.

10:27 a.m.
People who live within a half mile of the FGBI Company on Dunlap Drive in Downtown Mobile are being asked to stay inside.

Mobile fire fighters are at the plant monitoring a grain silo after workers noticed what they believe is smoke coming from the silo.

Mobile Fire Rescue spokesman Steve Huffman says the grain is treated with a chemical called phosphine. When it gets wet, phosphine can produce a dangerous gas.

Employees have been evacuated as a precaution and people who live near the plant are being asked to stay inside.

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