CAMAGÜEY, September 24 (Joel Blanco García, CPIC / CubaNet) - An
ammonia leak from the local ice-making plant September 22 caused a near panic
among the townspeople in Florida, Camagüey province, in central Cuba.
A number of residents fled before the gas cloud released from the ice plant.
At least 12 children and 6 adults were adversely affected by the gas and were
taken to the municipal hospital, where they encountered difficulties in
receiving medical care. The father of one minor physically attacked Dr. Alberto
Gómez, the hospital director, while demanding that the patients be cared
for.
Neither the local government nor the official press have made any mention of
the event. "It's as if nothing had ever happened," said one resident
who lives near the ice plant. No one has been able to determine what caused the
ammonia leak.
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