Seventy-one people were hospitalized after a chlorine leak in a chemical
plant in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said late
yesterday.
The leak occurred at around 3:35 pm yesterday in liquified chlorine workshops
of the Xundian Phosphorus and Power Company in Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous
County, the county's official sources said.
All the sick staff were sent to hospital within half an hour. They were
receiving treatment or under medical observation. No deaths have been reported.
The company is under Yunnan Phosphorus Group.
The leak has been contained. Environmental authorities said air quality had
returned to normal.
The cause of the leak is still being investigated.
