Gas leak stopped along Yellow River

People are evacuated after a liquified-gas tanker started to leak poisonous ammonia at an abandoned gas station near a village in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 28, 2008. The leak was stopped after seven hours and did not pollute the nearby Yellow River. [Lanzhou Morning Post]

Firefighters spray water as they approach a liquified-gas tanker leaking poisonous ammonia at an abandoned gas station in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 28, 2008. The leak was stopped after seven hours and did not pollute the nearby Yellow River. [Lanzhou Morning Post]

A firefighter is seen in protective gear after the leak of poisonous ammonia from a liquified-gas tanker was stopped in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu Province, February 28, 2008. [Lanzhou Morning Post]