Chlorine gas

A tank was dropped by a crane at the port of Aqaba, sending plumes of toxic yellow gas into the air.

The closest residential area is about 15 miles away, and Nidal Majali, the local commissioner for tourism and environment, told state media the effects of the gas leak were limited and there was no risk to public health. Chlorine was used during World War I as a choking agent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chlorine is widely used in household products such as bleach, for waste sanitation, and in drinking water and pool water to kill harmful bacteria.

Thirteen people were killed, including at least four Asian migrants, when toxic chlorine gas escaped on the dockside in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, ...

Ship-tracking websites say the deck cargo ship was built only this year and sails under a Hong Kong flag. Chlorine has a range of industrial uses and is infamous for its use as a chemical weapons agent in World War I. It attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes. Most were being treated for the effects of breathing chlorine gas, a common cleaning agent that also has a range of other industrial uses and can be employed as a chemical weapons agent.

Thirteen people were killed, including at least four Asian migrants, when toxic chlorine gas escaped on the dockside in the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba, ...

Ship-tracking websites say the deck cargo ship was built only this year and sails under a Hong Kong flag. Chlorine has a range of industrial uses and is infamous for its use as a chemical weapons agent in World War I. It attacks the respiratory system, skin and eyes. A spokeswoman for Israel's Environmental Protection Agency said there was no risk to health in Eilat as the prevailing winds were in the other direction. The head of the Aqaba Company for Ports Operation and Management, Khaled Maayta, said the grain silos were just 600 metres (yards) from the site of Monday's spill. "All of the injured are suffering from similar symptoms, shortness of breath, a heavy cough and vertigo," said Dr Rouba Aaamawi of the Islamic Hospital in Aqaba which was treating 70 people, some on respirators. More than 250 people were injured in the accident on Monday, of whom about 100 remained in hospital, according to the latest updates.

In the aftermath of the blast, a truck rolled down the harborside, sending port workers fleeing to save their lives.

He added that the injured people’s condition was medium to critical. The workers who were present on the port could be seen running to save their lives as a truck rolled down the harborside after the blast. Aqaba's southern beach which is very near to this area was also evacuated following this incident. He added that the injured people’s condition was medium to critical. The workers who were present on the port could be seen running to save their lives as a truck rolled down the harborside after the blast. Aqaba's southern beach which is very near to this area was also evacuated following this incident.

A crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in Jordan's port of Aqaba on Monday dropped one of them, causing a huge explosion of toxic yellow smoke that ...

He informed that the container was filled with between 25 and 30 tonnes of chlorine and was being exported to Djibouti. CCTV footage of the incident showed the container being hoisted into the air and then suddenly dropping onto a ship and exploding. According to the AFP, authorities have said that a chemical storage container fell while being transported as a result of a crane malfunction.