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Toxic chlorine gas leak kills 13 in Jordan port accident

By Victor I. Nava
Published June 28, 2022 7:14am ET
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Toxic chlorine gas leak kills 13 in Jordan port accident
This photo taken from CCTV video broadcasted by Al-Mamlaka TV shows a chlorine gas explosion after it fell off a crane in the port of Aqaba, Jordan, Monday, June 27, 2022. Some dozen workers were killed and scores were hospitalized. | (Al-Mamlaka TV via AP)

A cloud of toxic gas killed at least 13 and injured hundreds at a Red Sea port in Jordan on Monday, according to officials and state media.

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