On 13 September, Civil Defense reports carried by KH-, KSS- and Badr-linked outlets said two workers died and about 50 people were injured in an ammonia leak at the Southern Fertilizer Manufacturing Company in Khor al-Zubair; the Basra governor subsequently put the injured toll above 80. After the industry minister ordered a committee to determine the cause, Falih al-Khazali, KSS’s Muntasirun bloc head and an MP, held company management responsible. He said the company had previously been referred to the Integrity Commission over corruption suspicions supported by Federal Board of Supreme Audit observations.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official13 Sept, 21:13
“Civil Defense: Ten rescued, the bodies of two workers recovered and about 50 injured in an ammonia leak at the Southern Fertilizer Company in Khor al-Zubair, Basra.”
الدفاع المدني: إنقاذ 10 وانتشال جثتي عاملين وإصابة نحو 50 بتسرب غاز الأمونيا في شركة الأسمدة الجنوبية بخور الزبير بالبصرة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated13 Sept, 21:17
“Civil Defense: Two employees died and about 50 were injured in an ammonia leak at the Southern Fertilizer Company in Khor al-Zubair, Basra.”
الدفاع المدني: وفاة موظفين اثنين وإصابة نحو 50 بتسرب غاز الأمونيا في شركة الأسمدة الجنوبية بخور الزبير بالبصرة
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated13 Sept, 22:51
“Civil Defense: Ten rescued, the bodies of two workers recovered and about 50 injured in an ammonia leak at the Southern Fertilizer Company in Khor al-Zubair, Basra.”
الدفاع المدني: إنقاذ 10 وانتـشال جثـتي عاملين وإصـابة نحو 50 بتسرب غاز الأمونيا في شركة الأسمدة الجنوبية بخور الزبير بالبصرة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated13 Sept, 23:13
“The industry minister orders a ministerial committee to determine the causes of the incident inside the Southern Fertilizer Manufacturing Company factory in Basra.”