Thai ammonia leak sends 155 to hospital

THAILAND: An ammonia leak at an ice factory in Thailand’s Chonburi Province hospitalised more than 150 people of which nine are said to be in a serious condition.

An “explosion” was first reported yesterday at 23:30 local time at the ice factory in Bang Lamung, sending a cloud of ammonia into the night air and affecting people living up to 1km away.

Reports differ wildly but official sources say 155 people were affected, 38 of whom were admitted for treatment in local hospitals, of which nine were in serious condition.