Story Nitrate oxide leak kills at least 16 people

[GettingOut]

Last night at least 16 people were killed in South Africa due to inhaling nitrate oxide. The victims lived in shacks surrounding the area where the leaking gas cylinder was found. Seems like some of them went in their sleep.

Nitrate oxide is apparently used in illegal mining activities.

I searched the forum for "nitrate oxide," but couldn't find anything. Is this a possible way to ctb?

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Do you have a link to the article? There is no "nitrate oxide" there is Nitrate (NO3-) Nitrite (NO2-) they are ions. The article probably talks about Di-Nitrogen-Oxide (N2O) and Nitrogendioxide (NO2), these ones are gases that are poisonious.

 

[GettingOut]

South Africa: Mining gas leak claims 17 lives – DW – 07/06/2023

The leak, which has also left several others hospitalized, has been linked to a nitrate oxide gas leakage from a cylinder used in illegal mining activity.

www.dw.com

The death count has now risen to 17.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

In this article, it talks about the gas being " nitric oxide gas". Under the picture in the caption, it still says nitrate oxide, but maybe the caption went along with the picture and was acquired through a different source.

https://ewn.co.za/2023/07/06/boksburg-gas-leak-survivors-recovering-well-says-gauteng-health-mec

 

[stage4johnny]

South Africa: Mining gas leak claims 17 lives – DW – 07/06/2023

The leak, which has also left several others hospitalized, has been linked to a nitrate oxide gas leakage from a cylinder used in illegal mining activity.

www.dw.com

The death count has now risen to 17.

Tragic.

 

[damianshawl]

I'm jealous.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

A much more peaceful death than the alternatives there.

Did you ever inhale concentrated NO2 (Nitrogendioxide)? That's not peaceful. However N2O could be more or less peaceful as this gas does not irritate the body while breathing.

 

[neveragreedtothis]

Did you ever inhale concentrated NO2 (Nitrogendioxide)? That's not peaceful. However N2O could be more or less peaceful as this gas does not irritate the body while breathing.

Sorry. I think I mistook it for the Nitrogen gas commonly recommended for CTB.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Sorry. I think I mistook it for the Nitrogen gas commonly recommended for CTB.

Nothing to be sorry about! We all are here to learn!! :-)