Maharashtra messages: At least four people were killed in a gas leak in a pharmaceutical company in the industrial area of Tarapur-Boisar, Maharashtra in the Tarapur-Boisar area, officials said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the afternoon in Medley Pharma, located in the industrial area of Boisar, which is about 130 km from Bombai.
What caused gas leakage?
Four workers were killed after the gas from nitrogen escaped from one of the pharmaceutical units based in Maharáštře.
The Chief of Cell Management of Catastrophe in the Palghar district, Vivekanand Kadam, said the incident occurred between 14:30 and 15:00 after the gas of nitrogen escaped, which influenced workers – six of which were in a hurry to the hospital, PTI reported.
Four of the affected workers were declared dead in the hospital, the head of the Cells said.
“Six workers were rushed to the hospital where four of them died around 18:15,” he said.
Two of the affected workers were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in the local hospital, where they are currently undergoing treatment, he said.
One of the workers is serious and undergoing treatment, said PTI chief.
The latest gas leak incident, killing four people, comes less than a month after a similar incident in Goregaon’s milk.
AMONIAK Gas leakage in the Goregaon race
24 July there was an ammonia gas leak in the Mahananda Dairy in Goregaon (East) around 21:12. However, no injuries were reported.
Civic officials noted that Ammonia began leaking from a tank to a capacity of 3,000 kilograms located in a cooling unit on the ground floor, which covers about 2,000 square feet.
In response to ammonia leakage, teams from fire brigades in Mumbai, police, Hazmat units, 108 ambulances and local employees of the department were quickly deployed on the spot.
The non -functional valve in the tank caused the gas leakage of ammonia.
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