A newspaper report today indicates that at least 35 people were taken ill when they inhaled chlorine. It appears that the chlorine leaked when someone tried to steal the brass valve! Read more of the article in this report.
In 2009, there was a leak of chlorine form corroded abandoned chlorine gas cylinders.A water purification machinery was abandoned and four chlorine cylinders containing 300 tonnes of chlorine were dumped outside. Over the years, they corroded and finally developed a leak which impacted the villages nearby. Read more of this incident in this link.
Take care of your gas cylinders whether they contain toxic gas or otherwise. They can be potential time bombs!
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