3 dead, 9 hospitalised after gas leak, blast at fertiliser plant in Maharashtra
Published On : 2024-11-22T13:44:45+0530 [ IST ] |
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Image created using AINEW DELHI: Three people including two women were killed and nine others hospitalised after a gas leak at a fertiliser plant in Sangli district on Thursday
The incident occurred at Myanmar Chemical Company in Shalgaon MIDC Kadegaon tehsil around 6:30 p.m.
According to police officials the explosion of a reactor at the plant led to the release of chemical fumes believed to be ammonia. "Due to the gas leak 12 people were affected and rushed to nearby hospitals. Tragically two women workers and a security guard succumbed to the exposure while nine others are
The deceased women have been identified as Suchita Uthale (50) from Yetgaon Sangli district and Neelam Rethrekar (26) from Masur Satara district. Seven of the injured were admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Karad with five in the I
The district’s Superintendent of Police Sandip Ghuge confirmed that ammonia was the suspected gas involved in the leak. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the reactor blast and the resulting leak.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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Image created using AINEW DELHI: Three people including two women were killed and nine others hospitalised after a gas leak at a fertiliser plant in Sangli district on Thursday
The incident o
