LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Twelve ship workers and one firefighter were injured Sunday after a container ship docking at a major port near Los Angeles leaked chemical substance.
The incident occurred at 9:27 a.m. local time (1627 GMT), when a 6,000-gallon container on a commercial ship docked at the Pier G in the Port of Long Beach leaked a chemical substance later identified as propyl acetate, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
Among those injured in the incident, the 12 dockworkers were due to exposure to the leak while the firefighter had a fall at the scene, the fire department tweeted.
Local news channel KTLA 5 said 11 of the injured were treated for minor injuries at the scene and one was taken to a hospital with mild injuries.
After the incident, the container was removed from the ship, called Harbor Bridge.
The coast guard also established a safety zone 150 yards (about 138 meters) around the ship as a precautionary measure to protect environment.
The Port of Long Beach, located approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, is the second-busiest container port in the United States, after the Port of Los Angeles, which it adjoins.
