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 this evening.
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.
