A team of specialists on hazardous materials from Jordan's Civil Defense were dispatched to the scene of the incident, a PSD spokesperson said.
A video from a nearby CCTV camera released by state-owned al Mamlaka TV showed the container being transported by a crane before it dropped, unleashing a cloud of yellow, gaseous material onto a ship and inside the port. The video showed people running away after the container dropped. A team of specialists on hazardous materials from Jordan's Civil Defense were dispatched to the scene of the incident, a PSD spokesperson said.
The remaining victims are of different nationalities, it said. Read MoreAmong the injured are 45 personnel who work with the Public Security Directorate, Civil Defense and Gendarmerie Cadres First Responders, according to the country's Public Security Directorate.Nearby hospitals treating people injured after the incident reached full capacity, according to Jordanian state TV, citing the head of the Aqaba Health Directorate, Jamal Obeidat.
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