At least 15 people have been killed after liquid ammonia leaked from a refrigeration unit at a cold storage plant in Shanghai, the local government has said.
Twenty-five people were injured, five seriously, in the accident at Weng's Cold Storage Industrial Company in the city's Baoshan district.
The cause of the leak was not immediately known and investigations led by the city's work safety bureau were under way, according to a statement by local officials.
Gu Qijue, who is being treated in hospital, told Xinhua news agency: "It smelled much worse than smoke from a fire.
"I sprawled on the ground and could not speak. Then my consciousness dwindled."
She was rescued by firefighters after she smelled a strong odour on the fourth floor of the factory where she was working.
A chief firefighter told the agency there were no open flames after the leak, which allowed rescue workers to close down valves suspected of leaking the chemical.
China's Information Office said an environmental monitoring station in the district did not detect any negative impact from the leak.
Liquid ammonia is a colourless liquid frequently used in industrial sterilisation and refrigeration processes.
The corrosive and volatile chemical may cause suffocation after heavy inhalation.
Industrial accidents are common in China due to lax safety and building standards.
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