Bhopal: Several hospitalised following chlorine gas leak at water treatment plant
2 years, 2 months ago

Bhopal: Several hospitalised following chlorine gas leak at water treatment plant

India TV News  

Highlights Bhopal Collector, Avinash Lavania said that efforts were on to control the leakage of the gas There was no stampede-like situation and nobody was seriously ill, he said There was no issue related to the expiry date of the cylinder, he added Bhopal: Several people were taken ill after a gas leak was reported from a chlorine tank installed for cleaning water in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Wednesday. Bhopal Collector, Avinash Lavania said that efforts were on to control the leakage of the gas. Meanwhile, upon getting the information about the incident, Medical Education Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang reached the spot and took stock of the situation. Later, Sarang reached Hamidia Hospital to know about the health condition of the people affected by the gas leakage.

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Gas leak: Chemical unit told to stop production
3 days, 8 hours ago

Gas leak: Chemical unit told to stop production

The Hindu  

Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshmi Priya and chairperson of the District Disaster Management Authority has issued orders stopping production at a chemical factory following leakage of chlorine, at Binga village near Karwar in Uttara Kannada district. Ms. Priya has issued orders for suspension of production till a safety audit is completed. The prohibition orders were issued to suspend production and the …

Toxic Gas Leak at a Pharma Company Claims One Life; Many Injured
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Toxic Gas Leak at a Pharma Company Claims One Life; Many Injured

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A gas leak at the Tagoor Pharma Company in Parwada, Anakapalli district, killed a 23-year-old worker and seriously affected several workers. Among these were CH Shekhar and T Chinni Krishna who remained in a serious condition on Wednesday, while six others -- Veera Babu, Papa Rao, Anil Kumar, Vijay Bhaskar and Shaanti Kumar were in a stable condition, doctors …

Bhopal gas leak | Battling water woes in land of tragedy
1 year, 1 month ago

Bhopal gas leak | Battling water woes in land of tragedy

The Hindu  

Rashid Khan, 60, remembers the cold winter night of December 2, 1984, vividly. People began to shout, “Gas nikal gayi he.” Outside his current house in Devaki Nagar, about one km from the chemical company Union Carbide India Limited factory premises, Mr. Khan is now worried about another threat: the groundwater that he and the people in the densely populated …

Gujarat: Chemical factory toxic gas leak in Bharuch district; 28 hospitalised
1 year, 4 months ago

Gujarat: Chemical factory toxic gas leak in Bharuch district; 28 hospitalised

Live Mint  

A chemical factory near Jambusar in Gujarat's Bharuch district experienced a gas leak incident on 24 August, resulting in hospitalisation of 28 individuals. “As many as 18 workers were hospitalised after inhaling bromine gas that leaked from a tank of a chemical factory located at Vedaj village,” stated sub-inspector Vaishali Ahir of Vedach police station as reported by PTI. Earlier, …

200 people suffocate after leak of chlorine in Jangaon; 50 hospitalised
1 year, 10 months ago

200 people suffocate after leak of chlorine in Jangaon; 50 hospitalised

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Around 200 persons suffered breathing problems following a leak of chlorine gas from a cylinder of the water treatment plant at the Mission Bhagiratha project site late on Thursday. After the construction of a new overhead tank at the area sub-jail four years back, municipal officials abandoned the 40kg gas cylinder there. Hospital superintendent Dr Sugunakar Raju said the …

Gujarat: Gas leaks from ONGC well in Mehsana; people complain of burning in eyes, throat
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat: Gas leaks from ONGC well in Mehsana; people complain of burning in eyes, throat

India TV News  

Gujarat : Gas leaked from a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation near a village in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Friday, an official said. While the gas is not inflammable or poisonous, people in nearby areas have complained of a burning sensation in their eyes and throat, he said. The leak began around 2 am at the well …

Andhra Pradesh: Gas leak at pharmaceutical firm in Visakhapatnam, 2 dead
4 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Gas leak at pharmaceutical firm in Visakhapatnam, 2 dead

India Today  

Two days after one worker died due to Ammonia gas leak in Kurnool, another gas leak incident has been reported at Sainor Life Sciences in Visakhapatnam's Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Parawada, Andhra Pradesh. At least two people have died after gas leak at the pharmaceutical firm. Four people have been hospitalised in the gas leak incident at Sainor Life Sciences …

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak an eerie reminder of Bhopal gas tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The people in areas around the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh woke up early on Thursday with a foul smell, which was from the Styrene gas leaked from the plant owned by South Korean company LG Chemicals. People affected by gas leak being taken to a hospital for treatment, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. At least 30 tonnes …

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