25 tons of chlorine per tank ...
Posted on 06/27/2022 9:01:25 PM PDT by texas booster
Health official urges people to stay indoors and close windows and doors
At least 13 people died and 251 were injured after toxic gas leaked from a tanker at the southern port city of Aqaba, Jordan's state television reported on Monday.
Specialised teams were dealing with the leak after a tank filled with toxic gas fell during its transportation, leading to a gas leak at the site, state news agency Petra said, citing the spokesperson of the Public Security Directorate.
The directorate said authorities sealed off the area after evacuating the injured to hospitals and sent specialists in to deal with the leak. Medical supplies were rushed to the site.
State-run Al Mamlaka TV said 199 were still being treated in hospitals.
Dr. Jamal Obeidat, a local health official, urged people to stay indoors and close windows and doors. The nearest residential area is 25km away.The governor of Aqaba said civil defence teams have managed to contain the gas leak incident.
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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.
Update on the chlorine gas leak at Aqaba.
Suspect that it might be late for an evacuation ... but there are beaches across the area that might be affected.
25 tons of chlorine per tank ...
Other reports said it was chlorine gas.
Wasn’t me.
I got a small whiff of chlorine gas once when I was touring a semi-conductor plant and it was not pleasant. It would be a horrible way to die.
oops
Aqaba was the port captured in WW I by T.E. Lawrence acting as advisor to native desert troops.
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