Hiding facts of chemical leak 'terrible'

Workers told to falsify amount of toxic substances involved

A company responsible for a chemical leak in Quanzhou, Fujian province, was accused of covering up facts to escape punishment after the incident early this month, and seven people have been detained, the local government said on Sunday.

The incident actually involved a leak of 69.1 metric tons of petrochemicals, not the 6.97 tons reported earlier by Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Industry, Wang Yongli, mayor of Quanzhou, said at a news conference on Sunday.