A chlorine gas leak in Pune has resulted in the hospitalisation of at least 22 residents and two firemen. The leak originated from an abandoned tank at a defunct water purification plant.
A 59-year-old man died and 18 others were hospitalised after a chlorine gas leak from an old cylinder in Vasai town, Palghar district. The incident occurred near a water tank close to the Diwanman crematorium.
Five people were killed and over 50 fell unconscious following a leakage of chlorine gas at an industrial unit in Sonebhadra district Wednesday.
"Around 150 people, including the company employees and their family members, are undergoing treatment at Telco Hospital while several others have been released after treatment," Deputy Chief Minister Sudhir Mahto said. He said he had directed the East Singhbhum district administration to probe the chlorine gas leak.
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Around 300 people were taken ill after chlorine gas leaked from a nearby chemical factory in Puducherry on Wednesday, the police said.
After nearly 59 persons were hospitalised following the leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder at the Mumbai Port Trust early on Wednesday morning, the government has sought the help of experts to prevent any further incident of this kind.
A chlorine gas leak in the Jhajhra area of Dehradun triggered panic on Tuesday morning, forcing people to leave their homes, officials said.
Nearly 65 people out of the total 120, who were admitted in various hospitals after inhaling chlorine gas which leaked from a cylinder near the Bombay Port Trust, have been discharged. The police had on Wednesday night filed an FIR against unidentified persons in connection with the gas leak under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Environment Protection Act.At least 120 people were admitted in King Edward Memorial hospital, JJ, Bombay Port Trust Hospital.
Over 60 people were rushed to hospital -- six of them are in a critical condition -- after inhaling chlorine gas leaking from a cylinder near the Bombay Port Trust in Sewri area of Mumbai in the wee hours on Wednesday.
There are over 600 tonnes of hazardous substances in seven of India's 12 major ports.
The National Disaster Response Force, which is undertaking neutralisation of chlorine gas from cylinders at Mumbai Port Trust the gas leakage incident, said 80 more hazardous gas cylinders were found in the MPT premises in south Mumbai. Among the 136 cylinders lying in the MPT since 13 years -- one of which leaked on July 14 -- nearly 100 cylinders contained chlorine gas, the NDRF said.
