上海液氨泄漏致15人死 Liquid Ammonia Leak Kills at Least 15 People in Shanghai

An ammonia leak from a cold storage unit ata food company in China's commercial hub of Shanghai killed 15 people onSaturday and sickened dozens。

星期日，上海商業活動中心一食品公司的冷藏庫液氨泄露，導致至少15人死亡，多人受傷。

The leak sickened 26 people, who had beensent to hospital, with six in critical condition, the Shanghai government saidin a statement.

上海政府發佈聲明稱，泄露事件使26人受傷，傷者已經全部送入醫院，其中有六人傷勢嚴重。

The accident occurred in the northerndistrict of Baoshan due to a leaking pipe linked to a refrigeration unit ownedby a seafood company。

事件發生在寶山區北部，一家海鮮公司的冷藏裝置管道爆裂泄漏而引起的。

More than 200 firefighters were deployed tothe scene, using water to disperse the liquid ammonia and its fumes.

現場有超過200名消防官兵出動，用水衝散液氨和煙霧。

Liquid ammonia used in refrigeration candestroy lung tissue, easily resulting in death, and cause chemical burns on theskin。

液氨是用來製冷的，它能損傷肺部組織，很容易致死，會對皮膚造成化學燒傷。

The food company involved, Shanghai Weng'sCold Storage Industrial Co., is engaged in the import and export, storage, processingand sales of aquatic products.

捲入該事件的食品公司，上海冷藏儲存工業有限公司，從事進出口儲存，加工，銷售水產品。

On August 20, five workers at a local foodcompany died after inhaling poisonous fumes while cleaning a vat used formaking pickled vegetables。

8月20日，已有五位工人在清理醃菜用的桶而吸入大量的有毒氣體身亡。

China has a dismal record on industrialsafety as lax enforcement of laws causes business owners to cut corners oroffer bribes to evade standards.

中國在工業安全方面有着不好的記錄，法律鬆懈，讓商人們能夠鑽法律空子，賄賂逃避責任。