Jos,
Nigeria: Eight people were killed and around 100 needed hospital
treatment after inhaling chlorine gas following an explosion at a water
treatment plant in Jos, a city in central Nigeria, the state government
said on Saturday.
A chlorine cylinder exploded at the Lamingo Water Board treatment plant around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday, Plateau state spokesman Samuel Nanle said.
"Eight people have been confirmed dead as a result of the inhalation of the contaminated air," he said, adding that 101 people had received hospital treatment for chlorine inhalation.
"The contamination has been contained and does not affect the water which has been supplied to public mains.
A chlorine cylinder exploded at the Lamingo Water Board treatment plant around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday, Plateau state spokesman Samuel Nanle said.
"Eight people have been confirmed dead as a result of the inhalation of the contaminated air," he said, adding that 101 people had received hospital treatment for chlorine inhalation.
"The contamination has been contained and does not affect the water which has been supplied to public mains.
