| Pupils poisoned in chlorine gas leak in NW China(Xinhua)
 Updated: 2004-05-11 14:30
 
 Fifteen primary school pupils in northwest China's Gansu Province, who 
inhaled chlorine gas leaked from the Yanguoxia Chemical Plant Monday, have 
returned home. 
 
 
 
 
 |  A total of 18 
 students, who passed by the plant at the time of the accident, were 
 hospitalized. [newsphoto]
 |  A total of 18 students, who passed by the plant at the time of the accident, 
were hospitalized. Three students were slightly poisoned and remain in hospital 
for medical observation. 
 The accident happened when two workers of the chemical plant opened the gas 
valve in violation of rules during an annual facility check-up. 
 After the accident the plant took immediate rescue measures for the students, 
ordered the chlorine bottle center to stop operation and is investigating the 
cause of accident. 
  
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