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282 hospitalized after chlorine leak
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-21 11:28
A chlorine leak accident occurred at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday caused 282 people
hospitalized, with six severely poisoned -- instead of 22 as previously
reported, in Nanchang City, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province.
Residents rush to a
safe place after a leak of chlorine gas occurred a oil chemical plant
in the residential area of Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province.
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The leaking chlorine tank is a remnant one of an oil chemical plant in the
residential area of Nanchang City, which has stopped production for years.
Emergency measures were taken immediately and by 11:50 p.m. the leak was
completely stopped and kept under control.
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The leak is caused by a remnant chlorine tank
of an oil chemical plant.
[Xinhua]
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Searches for poisoned
residents are underway and all people presenting poisoned symptoms are being
transferred from the gas affected area.
No death was reported by Wednesday morning.
Firefighters have
put the leak under control by 11:30pm Tuesday.
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Causes for the leaking of the chlorine tank is still unknown and being under
investigation.
Inhalation of 2.5 milligrams of chlorine gas is enough to cause death and
symptoms of inhalation include bronchial spasms, dropsy and respiratory
difficulty.
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