Thirty hospitalised after Melbourne airport gas leak
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Monday, February 21, 2005 Thirty-nine people have received treatment and 30 taken to hospital after a suspected gas leak at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport.
Passengers and employees in the Virgin Blue terminal took ill early morning, reporting vomiting, nausea and difficulty breathing. Around 10 a.m. hundreds were evacuated from the terminal as a precaution.
At this stage the source of the leak has not been identified.
Sources [edit]
- "Dozens treated after suspected airport gas leak" — Australian Broadcasting Corporation, February 21, 2005
- "Suspected leak shuts airport" — news.com.au, February 21, 2005

