Kaohsiung City's Department of Environmental Protection has fined the Chienchen Tank Terminal NT$1 million for a gas leak Tuesday night that occurred when the company was unloading chemical products at Kaohsiung Harbor.
According to the latest estimates, more than 2,000 people in the Chichin District
The Chienchen Tank Terminal, which is owned by Lee Chang Yung Chemical Industry Corp, was unloading chemical products from the Stolt Sakura, a Liberia-registered freighter, at pier No. 56 when the accident occurred.
According to Chang Feng-teng
The leak left more than 2,000 area residents feeling ill, with symptoms including headaches, sore throats and vomiting.
Most of those affected were treated by area hospitals and released.
According to Kaohsiung's health department, just two hospital patients have been held for further treatment.
A large number of those who sought treatment yesterday morning did so because of undue worries over the gas leak.
According to Dr. Tsai Chin-lien (
"People who continue to cough and find it hard to breathe should go and see a doctor immediately," Tsai said.
Meanwhile, the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office has begun an investigation to determine who is responsible for the accident.
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