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One of 192's tank cars (loaded with 90 short tons (82 t) of chlorine) ruptured, releasing about 60 tons of the gas. About 30 percent of the load was recovered by industrial responders. Nine people died (eight at the time of the crash, one later as a result of chlorine inhalation), and at least 250 people were treated for chlorine exposure.
A chlorine gas leak at Grand Canyon National Park’s main water supply has forced park officials to close all inner canyon corridor trails until further notice.
Ten BMW employees were taken to a hospital Thursday night after a natural gas leak was discovered in a logistics facility in Greer. Nathalie Bauters, spokesperson for BMW Manufacturing, said the ...
A spokesman for McMaster said Monday that the gas leak was reported across the street from the Governor’s Mansion, on Gadsden Street. McMaster is out of state attending a Republican Governors ...
Chlorine gas poisoning is an illness resulting from the effects of exposure to chlorine beyond the threshold limit value. Acute chlorine gas poisoning primarily affects the respiratory system , causing difficulty breathing, cough, irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, and sometimes skin irritation .
A recent chlorine gas leak in Pune, India, landed 20 individuals in the hospital. [9] Though that was an accidental exposure, chlorine gas has been used as a weapon of warfare since World War I, most recently in 2007 in Iraq. [10] [11] [citation needed]
All lanes were closed to traffic for hours after a chemical leak at a nearby plant.
Chlorine gas is toxic to humans. When inhaled and mixed with moisture within the human body, it creates hypochlorous and hydrochloric acid, both which can create oxygen free radicals that break down cell walls in the pulmonary system, which can lead to irritation under mild exposure, but can be as toxic to create pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic respiratory ...