SEOUL: South Korean authorities ordered brief neighborhood evacuations on Tuesday after a leak of white phosphorus inside the US Osan Air Base south of Seoul, the Safety Ministry said. No casualties were reported and the evacuation notice for residents was lifted after about half an hour, as South Korean fire authorities and US forces carried out decontamination work, Yonhap news agency reported.

A white phosphorus leak occurred at Osan Air Base, a US military installation in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday, prompting authorities to advise near

A white phosphorus leak was detected inside the US airbase in South Korea, the safety ministry stated on Tuesday.