Jordanian port container exploded, causing toxic gases to leak, more than 260 people died

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Jordanian port container exploded, causing toxic gases to leak, more than 260 people died
According to the Peninsula TV Station, on June 27, local time, a gas storage tank equipped with toxic gases occurred in the Port of Asiaba in southern Jordan.
It is reported that the port crane fails when loading a container containing a chemical gas, causing the container to fall and explode, and at the same time cause the chemical gas leakage. According to local media, 199 injured were still treated in local hospitals for contact with chemicals, and some of them were crisis. As of now, the accident has killed 13 people and 251 people were injured. According to the Tao, the nearest residential area was 25 kilometers away, and local health officials reminded people to stay indoors and close the doors and windows.

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