The True Post (Web News) More than 600 pilgrims were temporarily hospitalized due to a chlorine gas leak in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
According to the Iraqi Ministry of Health, 621 people complained of difficulty breathing and suffocation due to the effects of chlorine gas, but all the victims were sent home after providing immediate medical assistance. The incident occurred due to a chlorine gas leak at a water treatment station located between Karbala and Najaf. This route is of great importance to millions of Shiite pilgrims from around the world, who come to visit the shrines of Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA) and Hazrat Abbas (RA) and to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (RA) during the days of Arbaeen. According to security forces, the gas leak came from a water station. Due to decades of war and corruption in Iraq, the country’s infrastructure is in a state of disrepair and safety measures are often substandard, which is why such incidents occur.
