Ammonia leak in Hubei
(Newsphoto)
Updated: 2006-11-01 22:06
Residents evacuate after an ammonia leak at a fertilizer factory
in Da Wu County, Central China's Hubei Province November 1, 2006. The ammonia
leak occurring at 7:40 am Wednesday was caused by a valve leakage. A total of
20,000 residents, including prisoners at a nearby jail have been evacuated with
the help of local police. The accident killed a worker at the site and injured
three factory workers, a fire fighter, a 16-year-old middle school student and a
pregnant woman. All the injured are out of critical condition, according to the
Xinhua News Agency. [Xinhua]
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