Multiple Casualties, Hundreds Injured After Toxic Gas
Cylinder Explodes at Jordan’s Aqaba Port -Incident
Mike Schuler June 27, 2022
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At least 10 people are reported dead and hundreds injured
after a gas cylinder was dropped and exploded while being loaded onto a ship at
Jordan’s Aqaba port, according to media reports.
Video of the incident shows an ISO
cylinder reportedly containing 25 tonnes of chlorine fell as it was being
loaded by a shoreside crane onto a ship, causing an explosion of yellow gas
that quickly engulfed the ship and pier.
A Jordanian government spokesperson
told the AFP that the death toll has risen to ten. Another spokesperson said
more than 200 people were injured, while other reports are saying
over 250 people injured. An updated count said 12 dead, 251 injured.
The ship appears to be the Hong
Kong-flagged MV Forest 6, a multi-purpose cargo and heavy lift vessel built in
2021.
Officials said the cylinder contained 25 tonnes of
chlorine destined for Djibouti.
The Port of Aqaba is strategically
located on the northeastern tip of the Red Sea and is only seaport in Jordan.
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