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Poisonous gases caused by acid leak cloud city sky

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2010-09-19 14:25

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A cyclist covers his nose to avoid inhaling poisonous gas caused by a leak in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province on Sept 17, 2010. An estimated eight tons of strong acid leaked from a tank on an abandoned factory yard and flowed into sewer lines, causing billows of red gases. The accident got under control after two hours' efforts by local fire-fighting and environmental staffers. [Photo/CFP]

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