Aqaba: Fourteen people were injured, mostly lightly to moderately, after a limited ammonia gas leak occurred Monday during routine maintenance work at the Aqaba Industrial Complex, with authorities confirming that the situation was brought under control immediately.
According to Jordan News Agency, Aqaba Governor Ayman Awaisheh stated that the teams at the site promptly shut the main valve and stopped the leak. Four of the injured were transported by Civil Defense personnel to hospitals for treatment, while the remaining cases were treated on-site at the complex's internal clinics.
Awaisheh mentioned that relevant authorities carried out precautionary evacuations to safe points within the facility under the established emergency plan, as a precaution against further developments. He emphasized that no full-scale evacuation of the area was carried out.
Nedal Ouran, Commissioner for Environment and Public Safety Affairs at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), informed Petra that the authority's teams, in coordination with relevant agencies, managed the incident according to approved public safety and emergency procedures, asserting that the situation is fully under control.
Ouran added that specialized teams are continuing safety procedures and verifying the site's readiness ahead of resuming operations in the coming period, noting that environmental and air quality readings taken in the area showed clean air with no contamination.
Awaisheh commended the rapid response of Civil Defense crews, security agencies, and ASEZA personnel in handling and containing the incident, affirming the readiness of all relevant authorities to deal with similar situations.
Source: Jordan News Agency