Seven Detained Over East China Chemical Spill

Seven people have been detained over the spilling of tonnes of toxic chemicals into seas off eastern China's Fujian province that left 52 ill, local authorities said

Beijing, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Nov, 2018 ) :Seven people have been detained over the spilling of tonnes of toxic chemicals into seas off eastern China's Fujian province that left 52 ill, local authorities said.

The incident happened in the early hours of November 4 when a tube transferring the chemicals from a wharf to a tanker broke, spilling 6.

9 tonnes of C9 aromatics into the sea.

C9 is typically used to produce adhesives, printing ink and paint, and is toxic.

Three employees of the Fujian Donggang Petrochemical Company, which operates the wharf, and four crew members of the tanker were detained, the Quangang district government said in a statement issued on Wednesday.

It added that 6,615 fishing rafts in surrounding waters had to be cleaned.