Prayagraj: 2 Dead After Ammonia Gas Leak At IFFCO's Phulpur Plant, CM Adityanath Orders Probe

At least two people have been killed by a gas leak at the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) plant in Prayagraj’s Phulpur area in Uttar Pradesh.

A gas leak incident was reported from the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) plant in the Phulpur area in Uttar Pradesh. At least two officers have lost their lives while 15 others are undergoing treatment at a city hospital.  The deceased have been identified as assistant manager BP Singh and deputy manager Abhinandan. Over 12 people are said to be injured in the IFFCO Phulpur plant gas leak incident. At the time of the incident, around 100 people were working inside the plant. According to IFFCO officials, the leakage took place around 11 pm on Tuesday night at the PF-1 unit.

Fifteen employees of IFFCO plant at Phoolpur fall ill following gas leakage, admitted to hospital," Prayagraj DM Bhanu Chandra Goswami told ANI.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister's Office said that CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident of gas leakage and ordered a probe.

15 employees of IFFCO plant at Phoolpur fall ill following gas leakage, admitted to hospital: Prayagraj DM Bhanu Chandra Goswami

(Visuals from the hospital where the patients are admitted) https://t.co/OFnIt4nN3C pic.twitter.com/UfIQcbDjaM — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 23, 2020

Phulpur plant comprises of two state-of-art ammonia and urea manufacturing complexes which got commissioned in the years 1981 and 1997 respectively. The industry is located near Varanasi and is also close to Allahabad. The plant site is located 30 km from Prayagraj on the Allahabad-Jaunpur-Gorakhpur Road. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) is one of India's biggest cooperative society which is wholly owned by Indian Cooperatives. This is not the first time that such an incident has happened at the plant. The gas leakage incidents at IFFCO's plant here have happened a number of times in the past 5-6 years. Earlier in April 2019, four workers fainted following an alleged ammonia gas leak at the insulation department of the plant.