DRC: At least 18 people died after a collision between a truck carrying acid to Glencore's mine and two other vehicles
摘要
日期: 2019年2月22日
地点: 刚果民主共和国
企业
Mutanda Mining - Subsidiary , Glencore - Parent Company项目
Mutanda - Unknown受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
小区: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )议题
受伤 , 死亡回应
Response sought: 否
信息来源: News outlet
"Acid Spill on Vehicles Near Glencore Mine Kills 18 People", 22 February 2019
At least 18 people died when a truck transporting sulphuric acid to a mine owned by Glencore Plc in the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed and spilled its contents onto two vehicles, a provincial health minister said. The tanker was heading to the Mutanda Mine, a copper and cobalt operation near Kolwezi in the southeast of the country, Lualaba province Health Minister Samy Kayombo Mukanza said. Nine people are also injured, he said.
“The acid was sprayed over people and vehicles,” Jean-Marie Tshizainga, mines minister for the province, said. The accident occurred on Feb. 20 about 50 kilometers (35 miles) from the mine, whose officials assisted in the rescue operation, Glencore said in an emailed statement. The truck belonged to a logistics company contracted by the mine, it said.