Local

5 injured in chlorine leak at Apple data center

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

cwootson@charlotteobserver.com
Along with facilities from Meta, Microsoft, and Google, the Apple data center in Maiden, N.C., makes up the state’s “data center corridor.”
Along with facilities from Meta, Microsoft, and Google, the Apple data center in Maiden, N.C., makes up the state’s “data center corridor.” Todd Sumlin tsumlin@charlotteobserver.com

Five people were injured in a chlorine leak at the Apple data center in Maiden on Monday, according to dispatchers with Catawba Fire and Rescue.

Authorities had provided few details on the leak, which was reported about 2:30 p.m.

Apple will invest $1 billion over a decade for its 183-acre data center. The more than 500,000-square-foot facility is one of the world’s largest data centers.

Wootson: 704-358-5046;

Twitter: @CleveWootson

This story was originally published June 1, 2015 at 3:31 PM with the headline "5 injured in chlorine leak at Apple data center."

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER