LAST UPDATE 21:38
Ten people were killed and 251 were injured when chlorine gas leaked from a storage tank in the port of Aqaba. Local authorities called on residents to close the windows of their homes and not to go outside.
The leak was caused when a tank containing 25 tonnes of chlorine gas, which was to be exported to Djibouti, fell while being transported on a ship.
A video posted on state television’s Twitter page shows the tank falling off the winch and hitting the deck of the ship. A yellowish cloud rises in the air and everyone runs to cover.
City health officials have asked residents to stay indoors with their windows closed.
The Civil Protection Service reported that experts are still trying to address the problem. According to state television, planes have been sent to Aqaba to pick up those who may need to leave the city.
Prime Minister Biser al-Hassaneh arrived in Aqaba and rushed to a hospital where some of the injured had been taken. The prime minister also set up an inquiry committee, headed by the interior minister, to investigate the accident.
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