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Chlorine gas explosion at Jordan’s Aqaba port kills at least 12, injures over 250 | South China Morning Post

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At least a dozen people died when chlorine gas exploded from a storage tank that was dropped as it was being moved at Jordan’s Aqaba port on June 27, 2022. Video posted on Twitter by Jordan state television showed the tank filled with 25 tonnes (28 tons) of chlorine bound for export to Djibouti as it was lifted with…

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