Hazardous material leak leave 12 injured in US Port of Long Beach
The incident occurred on Sunday when concentrated industrial solvent began to leak from a 6,000-gallon container on a ship, according to media reports.
The media quoted the Long Beach Fire Department and US Coast Guard as saying that while 10 of the injured workers were teated on site, one worker and a firefighter had to be removed to a hospital.
LA TImes reported that the chemical was identified as propyl acetate, a solvent that in small doses smells of pears and is used as a food flavor. But in large amounts and concentrated form, it can severely irritate eyes, skin and lungs.
On Sunday evening, the Long Beach Fire Department said the container had been drained and the solvent secured, according to media reports.
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