Final update: 1:20 p.m.

The City of Kamloops has confirmed one person is dead, following an ammonia leak at the Mount Paul Industrial Park.

BC Emergency Health Services also confirming to us that 2 others were taken to hospital in stable condition, while six others at the scene were looked at by first responders.

The incident unfolded this morning at around 10:30am, with multiple hazmat and ambulances attending the business where the incident took place.

The City of Kamloops says the cause of the ammonia leak is under investigation.

The BC Coroner’s Service, the RCMP and Worksafe BC are all involved.

The incident prompted officials at Royal Inland Hospital to ask people to avoid coming to that facility for a time due to concerns about a mass-casualty situation.

The area where the leak occurred is reported to be safe to return to. It is reported that KFR’s Hazmat team is on scene, businesses in the area were evacuated.

Update 2: 12:10 p.m.

BC Emergency Health Services received the call about the ammonia leak at 10:29 a.m. on Thursday morning.

BCEHS tells NL News in an email that one patient was transported to hospital in critical condition.

A witness in the situation, who works at Stray Cat Industrial has been evacuated from the office because of the leak.  Ana Paraschiv tells NL News, she was sitting in the office, when two employees ran inside, nearly throwing up.

She says they were urgently telling her something, like a leak, was happening outside.

“We couldn’t quite smell it in the office yet, and then we were staring out the windows and there were guys running across the street from the container place to Artic Glacier Ice, and they were running towards them, and then they were running back and people were bending over and looked like they were throwing up, and then I called the police.”

After calling the RCMP detachment, Paraschiv says they were evacuated from the area.

Update 3: 12:22 p.m.

A statement has been issued to NL News from Interior Health, confirming the Royal Inland Hospital has made preparations to receive patients from what they call “an incident in Kamloops.”

“We do not have details about the incident itself, but at this point we have been notified that approximately eight patients are being brought to the hospital. We ask that people with non-urgent needs avoid coming to the emergency department while we address this current situation.”

This situation is ongoing, Radio NL will update the story as we receive new information.