20130603 China Chemical leak causes fire on highway
China Jun 03 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Chemical leak causes fire on highway
Updated: 2013-06-04-16:21
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caused by a white phosphorus leak near Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, June 3, 2013. A van carrying dozens of barrels of white phosphorus was involved in a pileup on the Hangzhou – Nanjing Highway early morning on Monday. White phosphorus, a highly flammable and toxic chemical, leaked and caught fire after the barrels were damaged. No deaths were reported. The fire is now under control. Over 1,300 residents have been evacuated. [Photo/CFP]
Firefighters patrol the spot after they put out a fire caused by leaking white phosphorus near Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, June 3, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
Firefighters aim water at a van engulfed in fire, which was caused by a white phosphorus leak near Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, June 3, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
Firefighters, wearing masks, try to process the damaged white toxic phosphorus barrels, after put out a fire caused by the leak, near Huzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, June 3, 2013. [Photo/CFP]
Websource:The China Daily
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Date:2013-06-04
Country:China