LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A grocery store is back open for business after a hazardous materials scare.
An alarm went off inside the Kroger on Leestown Road around 3:30 Monday morning. After investigating, store officials found a busted valve on a pipe that was leaking Freon. The store was evacuated.
Fire department officials waited on scene until a Kroger maintenance crew could arrive. They were able to fix the valve.
Employees were allowed to go back in the store around 4:45 am.
There are no reports of injuries or illness.
Freon leak forces evacuations at Lexington Kroger
