Highlights
- Tragic accident happened in Gujarat in the early hours of Thursday
- Gas leaked in a company, poisonous gas spread nearby
- Poisonous gas caught many people, 6 died during treatment
- 20 people were admitted to the hospital, many are in critical condition
A painful accident happened in Surat, Gujarat on Thursday. A gas leak took six lives inside a printing mill in the Sachin GIDC area here. 20 others have been admitted to the hospital due to the leakage from the chemical tanker. The condition of many is said to be serious. Officers and police are present on the spot. Relief work is going on.
It is being told that the accident happened near a dyeing and printing mill. The people who came in the grip of the gas have been admitted to the Civil Hospital in Surat. In-charge of the hospital Dr. Onkar Chaudhary said that six people died and 20 others were admitted to the civil hospital due to gas leak in a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat in the early hours. All treatment is going on.
such an accident
It is being told that the accident happened after poisonous gas leaked from an industrial tanker. Police officer Mahesh Patel said the gas leak occurred when the driver was trying to dump some garbage from the tanker into a drain. The affected people were working or sleeping in a nearby factory.
12 died in Andhra Pradesh
In 2020, a gas leak at a South Korean-owned chemical factory in the port city of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh killed 12 people and sickened hundreds. The gas leaked from the factory was styrene, which is used to make plastics and rubber. Styrene gas is a neurotoxin and can kill people within minutes of inhalation.
Gas leak in a printing mill in Surat
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