Bromine gas leak at Chungbuk National University lab hospitalizes 17
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Park Han-na
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Summary
A toxic bromine gas leak occurred at Chungbuk National University's Advanced Bio Research Center in Cheongju, South Korea, after a 500ml reagent bottle was dropped and broken on the sixth floor. Seventeen people were hospitalized, and an emergency evacuation and local disaster alert were issued. The incident happened at around 7:13 p.m. on Thursday.
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The leak occurred at around 7:13 p.m. on the sixth floor of Chungbuk National University's Advanced Bio Research Center, after a 500-milliliter reagent bottle containing bromine was dropped and broken, according to police and fire authorities.
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