Hydrochloric acid cloud escaped in Belgian Limburg

ham - A hydrochloric acid cloud Wednesday by a leak at the chemical company Tessenderlo Chemie (TC) escaped in the Belgian province of Limburg Ham. The cloud is drifting to the southeast direction Beringen in Belgium and causes a slight odor. On the advice of the fire department, the shipping temporarily halted on the Albert Canal.

Cause of escaped cloud was a power outage at TC Ham, according to a company spokesman. 'We immediately made the necessary measurements and found that the standards were not exceeded. '

That is confirmed by the fire of the area south-west of Limburg, who performed the measurements in Ham. 'People may experience a slight odor, but for keeping them closed most doors and windows. We keep the situation further in the hole, 'said a spokesman for the fire department.