A chemical reaction at a Kraft facility in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany caused 250 workers and 1,800 local residents to be evacuated from the area. Firefighters were called to the scene where they spent hours battling a fire that broke out after the leak. The accident was caused when workers accidentally combined nitric acid and sodium hydroxide, causing a chemical reaction and producing the poison gas.
Poison Gas Leak At Kraft Facility
A chemical reaction at a Kraft facility in Bad Fallingbostel, Germany caused 250 workers and 1,800 local residents to be evacuated from the area. Firefighters were called to the scene where they spent hours battling a fire that broke out after the leak. The accident was caused when workers accidentally combined nitric acid and sodium hydroxide, causing a chemical reaction and producing the poison gas.
Oct 16, 2012
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