Toxic gas leak in Jordan leaves several dead and hundreds injured
by Staff and agencies in Amman from World news | The Guardian on (#60TH9)
Leak at port of Aqaba happened after tank filled with gas fell while being transported, says state news agency
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 to the ground.
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