Ammonia leak in Hubei
(Newsphoto) Updated: 2006-11-01 22:06

Police officers clear up polluted vegetables following an
ammonia leak at a fertilizer factory in Da Wu County, Central China's Hubei
Province November 1, 2006. The ammonia leak occurring at 7:40 am Wednesday was
caused by a valve leakage. A total of 20,000 residents, including prisoners at a
nearby jail have been evacuated with the help of local police. The accident
killed a worker at the site and injured three factory workers, a fire fighter, a
16-year-old middle school student and a pregnant woman. All the injured are out
of critical condition, according to the Xinhua News Agency. [Xinhua]
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