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Nakhon Pathom chemical leak prompts warning

Two chemicals — diphenyl oxide (73%) and biphenyl (27%) — leaked briefly from an air cooler at the Indorama Polyester Industries plant in Nakhon Chaisi district of Nakhon Pathom. (Photo: National Disaster Warning Center Facebook Page)

A brief chemical leak at an Indorama Ventures (IVL) plant in Nakhon Pathom on Thursday prompted authorities to warn people living nearby to avoid going outdoors.

The leakage of two chemical substances — diphenyl oxide (73%) and biphenyl (27%) — from the air cooler of the heating system at the IVL plant in Nakhon Chaisi district was detected at 5.45am and was contained within 10 minutes, the listed company said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

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