12 killed, 251 injured in toxic gas leak at Jordan’s port

Amman Twelve people were killed and 251 others injured in a chemical gas leak from a container at Jordan’s Aqaba port.

Jordan opened a large field hospital in Aqaba to treat those injured in the toxic gas leakage as the Red Sea port city’s hospitals have reached full capacity.

Aqaba residents have been advised to remain at home, as the danger of the toxic gas leakage is still prevalent.