World News | Ammonia Leak Contaminates Area in East Ukraine
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An ammonia leak at a chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has contaminated an area with a radius of more than 5 kilometers (3 miles), officials said early Monday.
Lviv, Mar 21 (AP) An ammonia leak at a chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has contaminated an area with a radius of more than 5 kilometers (3 miles), officials said early Monday.
Sumy regional governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyy didn't say what caused the leak.
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The Sumykhimprom plant is on the eastern outskirts of the city, which has a population of about 263,000 and has been regularly shelled by Russian troops in recent weeks.
Authorities urged people in Sumy to breathe through gauze bandages soaked in citric acid. (AP)
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