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People Moved To Safer Places After Chlorine Cylinder Leak In Dehradun

People have been sent to safer places after an incident of chlorine gas leak was reported in Uttarakhand's Dehradun.

People have been moved to safer places after they faced difficulty in breathing after a chlorine cylinder leaked in the Jhanjra area of ​​Prem Nagar police station in Uttarakhand's Dehradun. The police, NDRF, SDRF and Fire team reached the spot and are taking action for the safe disposal, news agency ANI reported.

"On receiving information about people facing difficulty in breathing due to leakage in the chlorine cylinder kept in the empty plot in the Jhanjra area of ​​Prem Nagar police station in Dehradun, Police, NDRF, SDRF and Fire team reached the spot and are taking action for safe disposal. People have been sent to safe places," SSP Dehradun, Ajay Singh told ANI.

"The leakage in the chlorine gas cylinder has been neutralised now. And the leaked cylinder has been buried in a pit with water filled inside it. So that the leakage will happen in the water and the poisonous gas will not be exposed. We have to wait until the cylinder is completely empty before burying it in the soil, ensuring a secure resolution to the incident," NDRF Assistant Commandant Praveen Kumar said.

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