Ammonia gas leak: two more workers died, the victim claimed 15

Currently, 40 people are being treated in various hospitals. | Photo credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B

Two more women workers died after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing and export facility in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 15 on Friday, according to a bulletin issued by the health department. The deceased were identified as Priti Devi from Jharkhand and Budhubari Naik from Odisha.

While the bulletin has not yet released the ages of the deceased, it did reflect a change in the identity of one of the victims on Friday. The name of the 13th victim, earlier listed as Pinki Juanga, daughter of Uparkansa of Kudipasa, Odisha, has been changed to Deepanjali Juanga of Kendujar district, Odisha. However, the reason for the change could not be officially established.

Currently, 40 people are being treated in various hospitals. Two of them were on ventilator support, nine were receiving nasal oxygen, and 29 patients were stable. So far, 28 people have been released after treatment.

The mortal remains of 11 persons have been flown to Odisha and two to Assam, while the mortal remains of two others will be flown in due course once the legal formalities are completed.

Of the 15 fatalities, three were reported at Vels Hospital, one at Venkateswara Hospital, six at Rajiv Gandhi State General Hospital and five at State Stanley Medical College Hospital.

Published – 26 Jun 2026 22:48 IST