Stuart Bailey
BBC News

An investigation is continuing after the death of a man at the Carlsberg plant in Northampton yesterday.

The factory remains cordoned off and police are still at the scene after the ammonia leak, which resulted in more than 20 people taken to hospital. 

A number of agencies, including the police and the Health and Safety Executive, are investigating.   

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This is what Northamptonshire Police has told us this morning:

• The investigation is likely to continue over a number of weeks
• A report has been prepared for the coroner in connection with the death of an employee, a man in his 40s
• Formal identification and a post-mortem examination are yet to take place
• A 51-year-old man, who was taken to hospital, remains in a serious but stable condition
• The emergency services don't believe there's any danger to the general public

Northampton South MP David Mackintosh has issued a short statement following yesterday's death at Carlsberg: 

"Awful news to hear that someone died in the incident at Carlsberg. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those affected."

A man dies after an ammonia gas leak at Northampton's Carlsberg brewery.

Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton

There's not much to see at the Carlsberg plant this morning, following yesterday's ammonia gas leak which led to the death of an employee. 

I can see a couple of lorries parked up and some cars inside the main entrance, but no sign of emergency vehicles. Production has been stopped while an investigation takes place into what happened.

Details are still fairly scarce as to what happened here, but we know 50 firefighters and a number of ambulances were called to the Northampton site yesterday lunchtime.

Ammonia is used in the brewing process and for refrigeration and cleaning. Carlsberg is confident the leak posed no wider risk to the public, but can't comment on the incident itself because of the ongoing investigation.

Planning permission has been approved for 27 houses on a former football pitch in Weldon.

The land, off Oundle Road near Corby, was once used by Weldon Football Club but people living in the village say it's always been a play area for local children. 

Objections to the planning application were raised by the parish council and MP Tom Pursglove, as well as local residents.

Corby Borough councillor Rob McKellar, who was at the development control committee meeting, said there were angry scenes in the public gallery from objectors.

Mulberry Developments, which owns the site, said: "We are pleased to finally receive planning permission to bring forward new housing and facilitate the relocation of Weldon United Football Club to Rockingham Triangle."

Work to clear the site is expected to start in the new year.

David Keller
BBC News

A statement we had overnight from Julian Momen, chief executive officer of Carlsberg UK, said: "We are deeply, deeply saddened by today's tragic incident and subsequent fatality. 

"Our immediate thoughts are with the individual's family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time and we will support them in every way we can. 

"Our further thoughts and support are with our colleagues and members of the emergency services who are being treated in hospital. One of our colleagues remains in a serious, but stable condition. 

"Nothing is more important to us than the safety of everyone working for us. We are working closely with the authorities to investigate how this tragic incident occurred and we will be in a position to say more once a full investigation has been concluded."

Elizabeth Rizzini
BBC Look East weather

There'll be spells of sunshine through the day, but also scattered showers developing - , perhaps heavy and thundery at times.

It'll be rather breezy too, with a top temperature of 9C (48F).

Watch my full regional forecast here:

Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live

East Midlands Trains, external is running a "near normal" timetable into London today following yesterday's disruption, as network Rail works to repair a signalling problem at Luton.

However, delays of up to 60 minutes can be expected and there will be no direct trains between London St Pancras International and Corby.

Trains or buses will run between Corby and Kettering, and then you will need to change at Kettering for trains to London St Pancras International.

You can get full timetable details here, external. 

David Keller
BBC News

Just to confirm what we've heard overnight...

We now know that one person has died and another is in a serious but stable condition following an ammonia gas leak at Carlsberg in Northampton.

Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the brewery off St Peter's Way at about 12:30 yesterday. This was the scene during the afternoon...

In total 11 Carlsberg staff were taken to hospital, and a further two police officers and nine firefighters were taken there as a precaution.

The man who died was a Carlsberg employee in his 40s, while the victim in a serious condition is a 51-year-old man.

Production at the plant has ceased temporarily while investigations take place, in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive.

David Keller
BBC News

Thanks for joining us once more. Overnight there's been more developments in the Carlsberg brewery incident, where it's been confirmed one man has died following an ammonia gas leak.

We'll bring you the latest on this soon, plus the rest of the day's news, sport, weather and travel.

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One person has died and a further 22 are taken to hospital after an ammonia gas leak at a brewery.

David Keller
BBC News

Thanks for following Northamptonshire Live today, where this afternoon we've been covering the ammonia leak at the Carlsberg brewery in Northampton.

To recap, a number of people including emergency crews have been taken to hospital following the gas leak at about 12:30. 

You can read more below, or the full story is here. We'll be back with any breaking updates overnight and more rolling news from 08:00.

We'll see you then.

We've just heard more information from Northamptonshire Police about the Carlsberg incident.

The force says the ammonia gas leak was confined to the Carlsberg site and there was no risk to members of the public outside.

Staff from within Carlsberg were evacuated from the site. Five people were taken to Northampton General Hospital for treatment and six people went to Milton Keynes Hospital.  

Nine firefighters and two police officers were also taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.  

Roads around the brewery remain open.

BBC Weather

The showers will continue this evening, particularly across Norfolk and parts of Suffolk, but will gradually die out to leave clear spells overnight.

Staying chilly with lows of 1C (34F).

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Tomorrow will start cold with patches of fog in places, particularly in Norfolk. Brighter spells are forecast later in the morning, as high pressure builds from the west.

Top temperature: 8C (46F).

BBC Weather has more details. 

This was the scene earlier as emergency crews attended a suspected ammonia leak at Northampton's Carlsberg brewery.

Four people are being treated in hospital following the incident at about 12:30. 

Crews called to St Peter's Way included six fire pumps, the air ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team from the East Midlands Ambulance Service.    

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We've just heard from Northampton General Hospital that four people are being treated after the incident at Carlsberg, but the state of their injuries is not known.

The Hazardous Area Response team is there with specialist equipment and ambulance crews have been assessing workers.

Carlsberg has confirmed that a "serious incident involving chemicals" took place at about 12:30 this lunchtime.

The BBC's Stuart Ratcliffe, who was at the scene, reported that several people left the site holding tissues over their mouths.

Stuart Ratcliffe
BBC Look East

A spokesman at the brewery has just told me that employees have been taken to a "safe space on the site", adding that "office employees are free to leave as they wish".

The exact number of staff working at Carlsberg is not yet known, but we know it's definitely in the hundreds.

Here's a round-up of what we know so far about the incident at the Carlsberg brewery in Northampton:

• Emergency services were called at about 12:30 to reports of an "industrial accident involving possible chemical leak"
• People have been treated at the scene, but the extent of their injuries or how many people have been affected is not clear
• Crews at St Peter's Way include six fire pumps and a Hazardous Area Response Team from the East Midlands Ambulance Service
• Carlsberg is calling it a "safety incident", but has not divulged any more information
• An air ambulance has left the scene and staff have been seen leaving the site with tissues covering their mouths

Image source, Geograph/Oast House Archive

Stuart Ratcliffe
BBC Look East

In a stroke of coincidence I was in the fire service control room in Daventry when officers first got the call about a suspected ammonia leak at Carlsberg in Northampton.

When I arrived at the brewery you could smell something in the air. A company spokesman wouldn't confirm the leak or say whether anyone had been taken to hospital, but I did see the air ambulance take off when I was on site.

All the spokesman said was that people had been treated at the scene, but he would not divulge further information.

I saw a number of staff going in and out of the main building, so it's clearly not in lockdown - and to anyone passing by it wouldn't be obvious that anything was going on.