What is 2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak?
{{Infobox event | title = 2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak | image = | caption = | map = {{Location map|Jordan|caption=|label=Port of Aqaba|float=center|coordinates={{Coord|29|30|34|N|34|59|36|E}}}} | date = {{start date|2022|06|27|df=y}} | time = | place = [[Aqaba New Port]], [[Jordan]] | coordinates = {{Coord|29|21|46.5|N|34|57|45.5|E|display=inline,title}} | also known as = Port of Aqaba | cause = Chemical storage container fell onto a docked ship in the port and ruptured, spilling 25 tons of [[chlorine]] | reported deaths = 13 | reported injuries = 265 | reported missing = | reported property damage = | burial = | inquiries = | inquest = | coroner = | suspects = | accused = | convicted = | charges = | verdict = | convictions = | litigation = | notes = }} On 27 June 2022, a toxic gas leak happened at the [[Port of Aqaba]] in [[Aqaba]], [[Jordan]]. A container carrying 25 tons of [[chlorine]] fell from a crane onto a docked ship and leaked. The incident killed at least fourteen people and injured more than 265.<ref>{{cite news |title=UPDATE: At least a dozen killed due to gas leak in Aqaba |url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/36287/2022-06-27 |agency=Roya News |date=27 June 2022 |access-date=2022-06-29 |archive-date=2022-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628142252/https://en.royanews.tv/news/36287/2022-06-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} {{hist-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aqaba toxic gas leak, 2022}} [[Category:2022 disasters in Asia]] [[Category:History of Jordan]] [[Category:June 2022 events]]