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| Northern Ireland toxic fumes cargo ship leak puts 18 people in hospital | Northern Ireland toxic fumes cargo ship leak puts 18 people in hospital |
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| Eighteen people are being treated in hospital after toxic fumes leaked from a cargo ship in County Down. | Eighteen people are being treated in hospital after toxic fumes leaked from a cargo ship in County Down. |
| A 50-metre exclusion zone is in place around the vessel, in Warrenpoint harbour, as police and emergency crews investigate the leak. People nearby have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed. | A 50-metre exclusion zone is in place around the vessel, in Warrenpoint harbour, as police and emergency crews investigate the leak. People nearby have been advised to keep their windows and doors closed. |
| A Northern Ireland ambulance service spokesman said: "We have 18 patients. It is a chemical incident on a ship. Nine are en route to Daisy Hill hospital and nine are at the scene, and they will be transferred to Craigavon area hospital." | A Northern Ireland ambulance service spokesman said: "We have 18 patients. It is a chemical incident on a ship. Nine are en route to Daisy Hill hospital and nine are at the scene, and they will be transferred to Craigavon area hospital." |
| There are fears that aluminium phosphyde gas leaked out after the cargo of the ship became wet and therefore unstable. Five people are suffering the effects of exposure to the gas. | There are fears that aluminium phosphyde gas leaked out after the cargo of the ship became wet and therefore unstable. Five people are suffering the effects of exposure to the gas. |
| Because the harbour is close to the Irish Republic, the security operation involves the Garda Síochána as well as the Police Service of Northern Ireland. | Because the harbour is close to the Irish Republic, the security operation involves the Garda Síochána as well as the Police Service of Northern Ireland. |
| Aluminium phosphyde is a pesticide used to kill small mammals such as moles and rodents. | Aluminium phosphyde is a pesticide used to kill small mammals such as moles and rodents. |
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