Several people were rushed to the hopital for treatment after an ammonia gas leak at a private factory in Tamil Nadu's Ennore in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to officials, the leak was detected in the sub-sea pipe of the factory. The production head of the factory said five people felt uneasy by the strong smell and were shifted to the hospital.
DIG, Joint Commissioner Avadi, Vijayakumar tweets, said, "No need to panic. Stabilised. No more gas (ammonia) leaks at Ennore. People reassured and are back home. medical and police teams present."
This comes a day after four workers were hospitalised from inhaling toxic gas after a leak in a pipe at a pharmaceutical chemical company in Gujarat's Vadodara. Police said the health condition of all workers was stable.
At the time of the incident, several workers were present on the premises of the factory in the Nandesari GIDC area.
"Four workers inhaled gas leaking from a damaged pipe after it was unhinged from a joint. They complained of uneasiness, following which they were rushed to a hospital. Their condition is stable," the official told PTI.
Before this, two people died while six others were rescued in a critical condition on Monday after an LPG cylinder leak at a store in Bengal's Durgapur, news agency IANS reported. The deaths occured from the leak in the cylinder kept at a storeroom in the sweatmeat shop leading. The two victims were identified as Bidhan Mondal (21) and Atanu Ruidas (22). The others were rushed to the hospital immediately for treatment. The deceased and those who fell sick were residents of the Beliatore in the Bankura district.
“One of the employees, before falling unconscious, had sent a SOS call to the owner of the sweetmeat outlet, who immediately reached the storeroom. However, he found the door of the storeroom locked from inside and his repeated banging of the door failed to evoke response,” said a local police official.