Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Toxic gas leak in Jordan leaves several dead and hundreds injured | Jordan | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Leak at port of Aqaba happened after tank filled with gas fell while being transported, says state news agency Quote Thirteen people have died and 251 have been injured in a toxic gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, state television reported, as authorities called on residents to shut windows and stay indoors. The leak on Monday came after a cable lifting a tank filled with 25 tonnes of chlorine snapped, sending the container crashing down. A video posted on state television’s Twitter page showed the tank slamming into the deck of a ship, releasing clouds of yellow gas that sent dock workers racing away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Gas leaks are among the deadliest kinds of industrial disasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 It wasn't so much as a leak as it was a "oops, we dropped a giant container of chlorine gas." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Christ almighty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Person in that truck could not shift out of reverse fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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