A video circulated on social media revealed the first moments of the horrific scene of the explosion of a poison gas tank in the Jordanian port of Aqaba today, Monday, which resulted in the death of 5 people and the injury of 234 others, according to a statement by the Jordanian Public Security.
Today, Monday, the Jordanian authorities declared a state of emergency, after a gas leak in the port of Aqaba, injuring a number of people.
A spokesman for the Public Security Directorate, Amer Al-Sartawi, said that a number of the injured were taken to hospital after a toxic gas leaked from a tank after it fell.
Toxic substance
Al-Sartawi explained that during the daily work at the port of Aqaba, an accident occurred when a tanker filled with a toxic gaseous substance fell during its transportation, which led to a gas leakage at the site.
He pointed out that the area was isolated, and specialists began to deal with the incident, while the Civil Defense transferred the injured to the hospital for treatment.
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- Arab Media