Chlorine Gas Leak Kills 12, Injures 251 at Jordan Port

Chlorine Gas Leak Kills 12, Injures 251 at Jordan Port
People stand outside a hospital after toxic gas leak from a storage tank in Jordan's Aqaba port on June 27, 2022. Abraham Farajian/Reuters
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At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday.

The leak came after a tank filled with 25 tonnes of chlorine gas being exported to Djibouti fell while being transported, officials said.