{"id":4570,"date":"2025-08-10T18:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/over-600-pilgrims-hospitalized-due-to-chlorine-gas-leak-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T18:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:16:54","slug":"over-600-pilgrims-hospitalized-due-to-chlorine-gas-leak-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/over-600-pilgrims-hospitalized-due-to-chlorine-gas-leak-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 600 pilgrims hospitalized due to chlorine gas leak in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karbala, Iraq – <\/span><\/p>\n

More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n

The incident took place overnight on the route between the two Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located in the center and south of Iraq respectively.<\/p>\n

This year, several million Shiite Muslim pilgrims are expected to make their way to Karbala, which houses the shrines of the revered Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas.<\/p>\n

There, they will mark the Arbaeen — the 40-day period of mourning during which Shiites commemorate the death of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n

In a brief statement, Iraq’s health ministry said “621 cases of asphyxia have been recorded following a chlorine gas leak in Karbala”.<\/p>\n

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“All have received the necessary care and left hospital in good health,” it said.<\/p>\n

Security forces charged with protecting pilgrims meanwhile said the incident had been caused by “a chlorine leak from a water station on the Karbala-Najaf road”.<\/p>\n

Much of Iraq’s infrastructure is in disrepair due to decades of conflict and corruption, with adherence to safety standards often lax.<\/p>\n

In July, a massive fire at a shopping mall in the eastern city of Kut killed more than 60 people, many of whom suffocated in the toilets, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Karbala, Iraq – More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. The incident took place overnight on the route between the two Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, located in the center and…<\/p>\n

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