{"id":23923,"date":"2022-06-28T08:41:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T08:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=23923"},"modified":"2022-06-28T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T08:41:33","slug":"chlorine-gas-leak-kills-12-injures-251-at-jordan-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/06\/28\/chlorine-gas-leak-kills-12-injures-251-at-jordan-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Chlorine gas leak kills 12, injures 251 at Jordan port"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

The leak came after a tank filled with 25 tonnes of chlorine gas being exported to Djibouti fell while being transported, officials said.<\/p>\n

A video posted on state television’s Twitter page showed a storage tank falling from a winch and slamming into the deck of a ship, followed by yellow-coloured gas rising into the air as people ran away.<\/p>\n

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Health ministry officials said they expected only a handful of people to remain hospitalised by Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Chlorine is a widely used disinfectant and water purification agent, but if inhaled, the gas turns to hydrochloric acid, which can lead to internal burning and drowning through a reactionary release of water in the lungs.<\/p>\n

Jordan’s Aqaba grain silos halted work to allow inspection of its grains and for any signs of contamination, but maritime traffic at Aqaba ports continues, officials said.<\/p>\n

There were no vessels unloading any grains cargo at the time of the incident, they added.<\/p>\n

Aqaba port at the north end of the Red Sea has long been a major transit route for Iraqi imports and exports.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh arrived at Aqaba and headed to a hospital where some of the injured were being treated, state TV reported.<\/p>\n

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Al-Khasawneh also formed an investigation team into the incident chaired by the interior minister, state TV cited the information minister as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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