Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leaks from Chennai fertiliser unit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leaks from Chennai fertiliser unit

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Ammonia gas leaked from a subsea pipeline linked to a fertiliser manufacturing unit situated on the shoreline in north Chennai, affecting people by causing shortness of breath, nausea and faintness and approximately 25 of them have been hospitalised, official sources said on Wednesday. For the people of north Chennai, it was double whammy, as they were affected by the recent oil spill and now the ammonia gas leak. Buses and ambulances were also deployed by authorities to immediately bring affected people to hospitals many kilometers away from the location of the fertiliser unit. Coromandel International Limited, a Murugappa group company said in a statement: "As part of routine operation, we noticed abnormality on 26/12/2023 at 23.30 hrs in the ammonia unloading subsea pipeline near shoreside, outside the plant premises.

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7 workers fall ill after ‘ammonia leak’ at meat plant in U.P.’s Aligarh
1 week, 1 day ago

7 workers fall ill after ‘ammonia leak’ at meat plant in U.P.’s Aligarh

Hindustan Times  

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Maharashtra gas leak update: 3 dead, 9 hospitalised after inhaling ammonia fumes
1 month ago

Maharashtra gas leak update: 3 dead, 9 hospitalised after inhaling ammonia fumes

Live Mint  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ammonia leak at plant leaves 33 people in hospital with five seriously injured in Virginia

The Independent  

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30 hospitalised after gas leak in Thoothukudi seafood unit
5 months ago

30 hospitalised after gas leak in Thoothukudi seafood unit

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Thirty female workers of a private seafood exporting unit at Pudurpandiapuram in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district and a fire and rescue services officer were admitted to hospitals after they fainted due to a suspected ammonia gas leak at the plant on Friday night. According to sources, the employees working in night shift were on a break on Friday night …

29 workers hospitalised after gas leak in Thoothukudi fish processing plant in Tamil Nadu
5 months ago

29 workers hospitalised after gas leak in Thoothukudi fish processing plant in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A total of 29 women workers of a seafood processing unit on the town outskirts had ‘moderate breathing problems’ following gas leak in the plant in Thoothukudu around Friday midnight. Operation of the plant has been suspended following the “minor gas leakage” of gas even as officials from various departments are inspecting the unit employing 300 workers, mostly women, at …

29 women faint due to ammonia gas leak in Kumbakonam
5 months ago

29 women faint due to ammonia gas leak in Kumbakonam

Deccan Chronicle  

Thootukudi: 29 women, including five from Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu and 16 female employees from Odisha State, fainted due to an alleged ammonia gas leak in a private fish processing plant on Friday. In this case, an ammonia gas cylinder exploded due to an electrical accident in the plant, due to which ammonia gas spread throughout the fish processing plant, …

29 women workers faint after alleged ammonia leak in private seafoods plant in TN
5 months ago

29 women workers faint after alleged ammonia leak in private seafoods plant in TN

New Indian Express  

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Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | Tamil Nadu govt. directs TNPCB to pursue legal action against fertiliser firm

The Hindu  

The State government has directed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to implement the recommendations of the technical committee report on the ammonia gas leak in Ennore. Further, the State sought to take legal action against the fertiliser firm Coromandel International Limited, responsible for the gas leak. Water curtain system, fire water nozzles in ammonia feed pumps should be installed …

Ennore ammonia gas leak | NGT takes suo motu cognisance, directs TNPCB to file report
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ennore ammonia gas leak | NGT takes suo motu cognisance, directs TNPCB to file report

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognisance of ammonia gas leak from Coromandel International Limited, a fertiliser manufacturing unit in Ennore. Based on media reports of several people from Periakuppam, Ernavur, Burma Nagar experiencing breathlessness and eye and skin irritation after leakage of ammonia from gas pipelines of the unit, the NGT on December …

Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leak from Chennai fertilizer unit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 25 hospitalised after Ammonia gas leak from Chennai fertilizer unit

Live Mint  

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Ammonia gas leak in Chennai’s Ennore: 42 persons hospitalised as ammonia gas leaks at an industrial unit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ammonia gas leak in Chennai’s Ennore: 42 persons hospitalised as ammonia gas leaks at an industrial unit

The Hindu  

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Bihar: Ammonia gas leak kills one and thirty injured in Hajipur
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar: Ammonia gas leak kills one and thirty injured in Hajipur

Live Mint  

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Bihar: 1 killed, over 30 undergoing treatment as poisonous ammonia gas leaks in Vaishali district
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar: 1 killed, over 30 undergoing treatment as poisonous ammonia gas leaks in Vaishali district

India TV News  

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Gas leak incidents in past one year that made headlines
1 year, 7 months ago

Gas leak incidents in past one year that made headlines

Hindustan Times  

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Andhra Pradesh gas leak: Affected workers stable, says apparel unit
2 years, 4 months ago

Andhra Pradesh gas leak: Affected workers stable, says apparel unit

Firstpost  

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Several hospitalised after ammonia gas leakage at dairy unit in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor
4 years, 4 months ago

Several hospitalised after ammonia gas leakage at dairy unit in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor

India Today  

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