Gas inhalation kills eight and 100 hospitalised in Nigeria’s Jos

Eight people were killed and around 100 needed hospital treatment after inhaling chlorine gas following an explosion at a water treatment plant in Jos, a city in central Nigeria, the state government said on Saturday. A chlorine cylinder exploded at the Lamingo Water Board treatment plant around 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday, Plateau state spokesman Samuel Nanle said. “Eight people have been confirmed dead as a result of the inhalation of the contaminated air,” he said, adding that 101 people had received hospital treatment for chlorine inhalation.
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