5 dead, 8 fall sick after inhaling toxic gas leaked from chemical fibre plant in China

At least five people died and eight others fell sick after inhaling toxic gases leaked from a chemical fibre plant in northeast China's Jilin Province, officials said on Sunday.

The accident happened late Saturday in the city of Jilin, local authorities told the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The eight people who fell sick are in hospital and stated to be in stable condition.