February 03, 2021 - 9:23 PM
MANILA, Philippines - An ammonia leak from an ice plant in the Philippine capital region left two dead and more than 90 others injured or sickened while hundreds of residents fled to safety, an official said Thursday.
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said an employee of TP Marcelo Ice Plant died after exposure to ammonia fumes Wednesday and the body of a second employee, the plantâs electrician, was found in the building Thursday.
More than 90 residents and employees were taken to hospitals after being exposed to the leaking ammonia, which is used as a refrigerant but could be toxic to people in large amounts, officials said. More than 20 remained in a hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties, eye and skin irritation and other illnesses.
Philippine ice plant ammonia leak leaves 2 dead, 90 sickened
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Feb 4, 2021 at 12:28 am EDT
MANILA, Philippines An ammonia leak from an ice plant in the Philippine capital region left two dead and more than 90 others injured or sickened while hundreds of residents fled to safety, an official said Thursday.
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said an employee of TP Marcelo Ice Plant died after exposure to ammonia fumes Wednesday and the body of a second employee, the plant’s electrician, was found in the building Thursday.
More than 90 residents and employees were taken to hospitals after being exposed to the leaking ammonia, which is used as a refrigerant but could be toxic to people in large amounts, officials said. More than 20 remained in a hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties, eye and skin irritation and other illnesses.
Published February 3, 2021, 5:31 PM
Hundreds of residents of Barangay North Bay Boulevard (NBBS) South in Navotas City scrambled out of their homes Wednesday afternoon after an ammonia leak occurred in the area.
Screenshots of video taken by Gary Española, which showed hundreds of Navotas residents scrambled out of their homes after an ammonia leak was reported in Barangay NBBS. (Photo courtesy of Gary Española/ MANILA BULLETIN)
A video uploaded on Facebook by a certain Gary Española showed residents running in panic as they tried to leave the area. Most of them were seen covering their noses while others were choking.
SunStar Navotas ice plant ammonia leak kills 1, injures 76
MANILA. Rescuers stand inside the compound of the TP Marcelo Ice Plant Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Navotas, Philippines. An ammonia leak from the ice plant left some dead and more than 90 other injured or sickened while hundreds of residents fled to safety, an official said. The plant was ordered closed shortly after the leak. (AP)
+ February 03, 2021 ONE died and 76 others were injured following an ammonia leak in an ice plant in Navotas City Wednesday afternoon, February 3, 2021.
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco identified the fatality as Gilbert Tiangco, 44, a worker of the ice plant.