Luanda — The bad handling of the chlorine bottles is the origin of the leaking of a toxic gas, that caused the intoxication of various people in Mulenvos zone, Luanda's Viana Municipality, Angop has learnt.

This was disclosed by the head of the department of residues with the Ministry of Environment, Joana Bernardo, adding that after a work done by a multisectorial team, it was noticed that the bad handling of the bottles was the cause of the intoxication.

He explained that probably with the incidence of the sun and the bad handling may be provoked some reactions of the bottles, having caused, in a small touch among bottles

the leaking of the product that was yet within it.

The source said that a firm stored bottles supposedly empty chlorine bottles that by being in touch with the atmosphere transformed into steam putting at risk people's lives in the zone.