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Chlorine leak at Apple data center injures 5 people

Five people sustained injuries from a chlorine leak today at an Apple data center in Maiden, North Carolina, a report says.

The leak happened at about 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, reports The Charlotte Observer.

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Not much information is available about the chlorine leak, its cause, or the condition of the people who were hurt.

The leak comes just one week after a fire at Apple’s GT Advanced facility in Mesa, Arizona, points out MacRumors.

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