Thursday, February 12, 2015

Toxic Orange Cloud Forces Residents to Stay Inside

The Daily Mail reports:
[65,000] Residents of five towns in Catalonia [Spain] have been warned to stay indoors after a chemical explosion at a warehouse spread a massive orange toxic cloud. 
The blast occurred when products being delivered to a warehouse in Igualada became mixed, exploded and set a truck on fire, according to a spokeswoman for Catalonia's regional fire service.  
The chemicals released are ferric chloride and nitric acid.

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