Thirty hospitalised after Melbourne airport gas leak
{{date|February 21, 2005}}

Thirty-nine people have received treatment and 30 taken to hospital after a suspected {{w|gas leak}} at [[Melbourne]]'s Tullamarine [[airport]].

Passengers and employees in the {{w|Virgin Blue}} terminal took ill early morning, reporting {{w|vomiting}}, {{w|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.

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[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Oceania]]
[[Category:Australia]]
[[Category:Melbourne]]
[[Category:Victoria, Australia]]
Thirty-nine people have received treatment and 30 taken to hospital after a suspected  at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport.

Passengers and employees in the vomiting,  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.
Disasters and accidents Oceania Australia Melbourne Victoria, Australia