Taihua-Star

One person has been treated as a precaution after inhaling fumes from a hydrochloric acid leak in a drum aboard the 'Taihua Star' at the port of Timaru. The incident was reported at 1.47 p.m., and the ship’s crew was evacuated. Four fire engines and a Hazardous Material unit responded and cleared the liquid from the container it was in. Emergency crews were still in attendance late in the afternoon. Fenz crews are going through the decontamination wash down process. The emergency services were focussing their efforts amidships on the log carrier which was in the process of being loaded. The 'Taihua Star' had arrived from Tauranga on Jan 22 and is scheduled to depart for Korea on Jan 27. Report with photos: https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/127592101/chemical-leak-on-ship-at-timarus-port