ZHENGZHOU (China): Five people were killed and three others were hospitalised after toxic gas leaked in a factory restroom in Hebi, central China’s Henan Province, said local authorities, reported Xinhua.
The incident occurred around 7 am on Monday at the Hexin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. in Shancheng District, when a suspected leak from a sulfuric-acid storage tank sent acid into the plant’s stormwater system and then into a septic tank, where it reacted to produce hydrogen sulfide gas.
One of the injured is in serious but stable condition, while the two others sustained minor injuries, the district’s emergency management bureau said on Tuesday.
Operations have been suspended, and all personnel have been evacuated from the site, while a full investigation is underway. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
