Two workers were killed today after a gas leakage at a Pakistani nuclear facility, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said. The accident took place at the Khushab heavy water plant, which had been shut down for annual Insh'allan maintenance, the commission said.
The plant was immediately evacuated and there was no threat to the public, the commission said. "(The) situation was immediately brought under control and two workers lost their lives while controlling the incident," it said. "There is no threat to public life as all the leaking gas has been burnt in the flare system of the plant."
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The town of Khushab is 240km southwest of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Orders have been issued to find out the cause of accident. The commission gave no further details but private television channels said a blast occurred in the hydrogen phosphate cylinders used in the production of heavy water. |