Six employees treated after ammonia leak

Taiwan News 
Date 2017/12/02
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – An explosion followed by an ammonia leak at an ice factory in Kaohsiung injured six workers, including Vietnamese staff, reports said Saturday.

Around noon, a compressor exploded at the plant near the Qianzhen fishing harbor, causing a substance suspected of being ammonia to leak, the Central News Agency reported.

One person was taken to hospital where fluid was found in his lungs, while five others were treated for dizziness. At least two of the employees were surnamed Nguyen and were thought to be Vietnamese citizens, reports said. None of the injured was in any critical danger.

About 10 staff members, also including foreign workers, took refuge on the roof of the structure as a precautionary measure, reports said.    [FULL  STORY]