Liquid ammonia leak kills at least 15 in Shanghai

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At least 15 people died and 26 others were injured after a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai on Saturday. (Photo/Xinmin.cn)

At least 15 people died and 26 others were injured after a liquid ammonia leak at a refrigeration unit in Shanghai on Saturday, local authorities said.

The accident took place at about 11 a.m. at the refrigeration unit in Baoshan District, the municipal government announced in a posting via its official account on Sina Weibo.

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