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There was untold panic at the Bao Bonamoussadi in the Douala 5 district. According to reports, a toxic gas was leaked from a warehouse of the said area on June 7, 2018. This reportedly created a mess in the neighbourhood.
“I came to do my job as per the schedule. At one point, I noticed something unusual. The toxic products that were inside the barrels beforehand began to spring from the tanker,” said a dumper interviewed on site by a reporter of Radio Balafon.
He went further to declare that liquid has become pasty on the truck and everything suddenly became dark and associated with polluted air. Many people, it was reported, fainted after inhaling this toxic gas. Informed police and elements of the fire fighters’ brigade stormed the site and struggled to circumscribe the mishap.
Several persons that were affected by the leaked gas were rushed to nearby health facilities meanwhile critical cases were rushed to the Laquintinie hospital in Douala.
TCR has learnt that many people who even though felt and looked unperturbed by the disaster, are still under close monitoring.
Sources have said that a complaint has been lodged against the factory concerned which we learnt produces beverages.
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