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Four dead, 70 injured in toxic gas leak in Jordan's Aqaba port

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Jun 2022 19:52
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After a tank filled with toxic gas fell during transportation, causing a gas leak, four died and 70 were injured.

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  • Four dead and 70 injured in toxic gas leak in Jordan's Aqaba port.
    The area was immediately evacuated, and specialists were called in to deal with the situation.

State television reported that a toxic gas leak from a storage tank in Jordan's Aqaba port killed four people and injured 70 others.

الأردن : 10 وفيات , وأكثر من 230 إصابة بسبب إنفجار صهريخ غاز سام بميناء العقبة , والسلطات الأردنية تُحذر السكان وتطالبهم بإغلاق النوافذ 🇯🇴🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/gv6JgZIV2a

— غزة الآن - Gaza Now (@GazaNownews) June 27, 2022

Specialized teams were dealing with the leak after a tank filled with toxic gas fell during transportation, causing a gas leak at the site, according to state news agency Petra, citing a Public Security Directorate spokesperson.

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بالفيديو: كارثة في الأردن.. وفيات وأكثر من مئتي إصابة!

توفي 10 أشخاص وأصيب أكثر من 251 آخرين من جراء تسرّب غاز سام من صهريج في العقبة - الأردن، سقط اثناء تحميله على ظهر باخرة كانت تصطف على رصفة الميناء الرئيسي. pic.twitter.com/5HOFGwlJXw

— Lebanon Now (@lebanonnownews) June 27, 2022

The area was immediately evacuated, and specialists were called in to deal with the situation. Aqaba Governor Mohammad Al Radayaa stated that the situation "has been controlled."

Civil Defense teams have transported a number of injured people to hospitals, where they are all being treated.

More updates will follow... 

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