[BREAKING] 15 Killed in Chemical Leak at Shanghai Refrigeration Plant
A liquid ammonia leak from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage facility has killed 15 people.
By Sadho Ram — 01 Sep 2013, 10:52 AM — Updated over 11 years ago
Ammonia leak at Shanghai refrigeration plant kills 15, injures 26
At least 15 people were killed Saturday after liquid ammonia leaked from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage plant in China’s financial hub of Shanghai, the local government said.
Twenty-six people were injured in the accident, which happened at a plant in the Baoshan district of the east coast city, the Shanghai government Information Office said. Five of the injured were in serious condition.
Rescuers walk inside a refrigeration unit of Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Co. Ltd., in the Baoshan district of Shanghai August 31, 2013.
Image via independent.ieThe leak occurred at 10:50 am local time (0250 GMT) at Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Co. Ltd., located in the Baoshan district of eastern Shanghai, the Shanghai municipal government said on its official Sina Weibo account.
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The government identified the plant as Weng’s Cold Storage Industrial Co. Ltd., but gave no further details.
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The cause of leak is not known yet
The cause of the leak was not immediately known and investigations led by the city’s work safety bureau were under way.
Firefighters walk out from the main gate of Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Co. Ltd. at the outskirts of Shanghai, China, Aug. 31, 2013.
Image via voanews.comThe Information Office said an environmental monitoring station in the district did not detect any negative impact from the leak.
China, the world's second-largest economy, has a poor record on workplace safety
Industrial accidents are common in China due to lax safety and building standards.
In June, at 120 people died and 77 were injured when a fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in northeastern Jilin province.
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Many of China's deadly industrial accidents happen in the huge coal mining industry, in which more than 1,300 people died last year from explosions, mine collapses and floods.
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