15 die in ammonia leak in Shanghai

    By IANS,

    Shanghai : At least 15 people died and 26 were injured in a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai Saturday, authorities said.


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    The accident took place at about 11 a.m. at Shanghai Weng’s Cold Storage Industrial Co. Ltd. in the Baoshan district, Xinhua reported citing a government statement.

    The injured have been taken to hospital. Six of them were in critical condition, the statement said.

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