Sulfuric acid leaks, injures 6 construction workers in Ulsan

By KH디지털2

Published : June 28, 2016 - 13:15

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About a thousand liters of sulfuric acid leaked from the construction site of a smelter factory in the country's industrial city of Ulsan Tuesday, injuring six workers, firefighters said.

The incident took place at around 9:15 a.m. at a factory owned by Korea Zinc Inc., the country's largest zinc smelter, some 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

The chemical at some 70 percent concentration leaked as six workers were disassembling pipes for maintenance. All six are suffering from burns, with three of them in critical condition, authorities said.

Firefighters said they are investigating whether there is any secondary damage from the accident.

Firefighters in protective suits check for acid leaking at the construction site of a smelter factory in Ulsan, some 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 28.(Yonhap)

Earlier in the day, about a ton of waste chemicals comprised of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid and water spilled out of a tank due to chemical reactions in Gumi, 261 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

The firefighters completed cleanup of the spilled chemicals at around 5:30 a.m., about three hours after the incident was first reported.

They said no harmful chemical substances were detected near the site of the accident. (Yonhap)

Sulfuric acid leaks, injures 6 construction workers in Ulsan

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