Nordiko has been educating those working in the container industry of the risk of toxic gases in the imported containers for many years. This incident in south Australia shows how real the problem, This could have been prevented by using appropriate gas detection and ventilation equipment:
“Source: The Advertiser Adelaide date: 16 Feb 2016″
” THREE people have been taken to hospital after being “overcome” by fumes from a shipping container at Kilburn.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to Churchill Rd, Kilburn, after the trio were overcome by fumes about 9.30am.
An SA Ambulance spokeswoman said one man in his 30s and two other people were taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital but all were in a non-serious, stable condition.
“The container was fumigated yesterday and when they opened it up this morning they were overcome by the fumes,” she said.
Atmospheric monitoring equipment is being used to test the fumes. “