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A railway worker was attacked at London’s Blackfriars Station when a group of men squirted a chemical substance in his face, causing burns and temporary vision loss, prompting an investigation by the British Transport Police.

A 37-year-old worker at Taekwang Industry’s Ulsan plant died after inhaling chloroform that leaked while he was inspecting the pipes.

A toxic chemical leak at a chemical plant in Ulsan led to a worker in his 30s being transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest after responding to an alarm.

Residents near a former chemical plant are warned against consuming locally-produced eggs due to contamination concerns involving a potentially cancer-causing substance.

Israeli planes reportedly dropped an unknown chemical substance in southern Lebanon and had similar incidents last week in neighboring Syria, according to various sources and a statement from the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have reported that the Israeli Army dropped 'an unknown chemical substance' near the Blue Line, the de facto border between Lebanon and Israel.

The UNIFIL reported that the Israeli army dropped an 'unknown chemical substance' over areas near the Blue Line, delaying observer activities for nine hours.

Miles Cross, 33, was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the UK for selling a chemical used by individuals intending to take their own lives, leading to two deaths.