Changhua CO2 Leak Leaves 17 Hospitalized
The sudden release of carbon dioxide at a Changhua onshore wind farm station has hospitalized 17, with three of those in critical condition. The company that owns the station says the accident occurred while workers were installing fire safety equipment containing CO2.
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00:00A carbon dioxide leak at an onshore wind farm station in Zhanghua has left 17 people hospitalized,
00:06with three in critical condition.
00:08The company that owns the station says the incident happened while workers were installing
00:12fire safety equipment containing CO2.
00:16It says some leaked out, causing workers to inhale and asphyxiate on the gas.
00:21Emergency responders rushed to the scene and sent affected workers to the hospital
00:25for treatment.