Jordan: At least 10 dead and hundreds injured in a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba

Documentation from the incident shows a crane transporting the tank containing the toxic gas, when suddenly the tank releases and falls.

Following the fall, the gas is released from the tank and spreads throughout the area.

Authorities closed the area and ordered the public to stay inside a closed space and close windows and doors

Yifat Rosenberg

27/06/2022

Monday, 27 June 2022, 19:34 Updated: 20:13

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Gas leak in Aqaba port: at least 10 killed and 250 injured (from Twitter)

At least ten people were killed today (Monday) in a toxic gas leak in the port of Aqaba in Jordan.

At least 251 people were injured in the accident.

Documentation from the incident shows a crane moving the gas tank, when suddenly the tank releases and falls.

As a result, the gas is released and fills the entire area.

Port officials said authorities closed the area after evacuating the injured to hospitals and sent experts to treat the leak.

Dr. Jamal Obeidat, a local health official, urged people to stay in houses and close windows and doors. The nearest residential area is 25 km away.

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