Ammonia gas leak in Jordan’s Aqaba industrial area injures 11 people

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In Jordan’s Aqaba industrial complex, at least 11 people were injured due to an ammonia gas leak that occurred during maintenance work for a Japanese company. The incident happened in the southern industrial area, near old pump or pressure equipment; it was quickly contained by officials from the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, with injuries ranging from minor to moderate. Authorities evacuated the port as a precaution and will conduct further inspections before allowing workers to return to their sites.
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On September 14, an ammonia gas leak injured eleven people at an industrial complex in Aqaba, Jordan. The incident occurred during maintenance work on old equipment for a Japanese company in the southern part of Aqaba, away from residential areas. Authorities evacuated the area as a precaution but later reported that the leak had been contained and no significant risks remained after necessary inspections were completed. Commissioner Nidal Al-Ouran confirmed that injuries ranged from minor to moderate and stated workers would be allowed back on-site once all risks were verified as eliminated by relevant agencies.

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3Qatar Al-Mamlaka Aqaba Iran Jordan

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Aqaba GPE · 3× Iran GPE · 3× Jordan GPE · 2× 3Qatar GPE · 1× Al-Mamlaka ORG · 1× Al-Ouran PERSON · 1× Japan GPE · 1× Japanese NORP · 1× Nidal Al-Ouran PERSON · 1× the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority ORG · 1×

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Workers would be allowed to return to their sites after teams from the authority and other relevant agencies carried out another inspection, took the necessary measurements and confirmed there were no remaining risks, he said.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14
🔮 Workers would be allowed to return to their sites after teams from the authority and other relevant agencies carried out another inspection, took the necessary measurements and confirmed there were no remaining risks, he said.
2026-09-14 · The Straits Times
Eleven injured in ammonia gas leak at Jordan's Aqaba industrial complex · assertive framing
2026-09-14 · Al Jazeera
Ammonia gas leak in Jordan’s Aqaba industrial area injures 11 people · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

At least 11 people have been injured in an ammonia gas leak in Jordan’s Aqaba industrial complex, local media reported. asserted
media → injure → complex
The state news channel, Al-Mamlaka, reported on Monday that the southern port of Aqaba was evacuated as a precaution after the gas leak. asserted
port → report → leak
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Iran → surpass → it
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Games → beat → Japan
The commissioner for environment and public safety at the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Nidal Al-Ouran, said the leak had been contained and that the injuries ranged from minor to moderate. asserted
injuries → say → moderate
He said the incident occurred during maintenance work on an old pump or pressure equipment in the southern industrial area of Aqaba, away from residential areas. asserted
incident → say → areas
Ammonia gas that had accumulated in the equipment leaked in a small quantity, he said. asserted
he → accumulate → quantity
Without naming it, Al-Ouran said the maintenance work was being carried out for a Japanese company. asserted
work → name → company
Workers would be allowed to return to their sites after teams from the authority and other relevant agencies carried out another inspection, took the necessary measurements and confirmed there were no remaining risks, he said. asserted
he → allow → measurements
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