Beijing - A chemical spill at a dye plant in China's southern province of Guangdong sent a toxic cloud into the air, injuring 90 people who inhaled the fumes, state media said yesterday.
A two-tonne tank holding nearly pure sulphuric acid ruptured around mid-day on Saturday, mixing with rain and producing a poisonous white cloud over Zhanjiang city. A city official said no one had died, but some remained in hospital with serious injuries after inhaling fumes, which affected people over an area of around a square mile.