In yet another unfortunate incident, At least eighteen workers were hospitalised after inhaling a toxic gas that leaked in a factory located in the Bharuch district of Gujarat on Wednesday. According to police, around 2,000 workers were present at the spot when the incident took place. Fortunately, all were evacuated safely.
Gujarat: In yet another unfortunate incident, at least eighteen laborers were hospitalised after inhaling a toxic gas that leaked in a factory located in the Bharuch district of Gujarat on Wednesday. According to police, around 2,000 workers were present at that time when the incident took place and according to police officials, all were evacuated safely.
According to senior police officials, “As many as 18 workers were hospitalised after inhaling bromine gas that leaked from a tank of a chemical factory located at Vedaj village”.
There were around 2,000 workers present in the factory when the leakage was reported around 1 pm. All were safely evacuated, the police official said.
Further police added, “The workers who were near the tank complained of health problems and were rushed to the hospital. The leakage has been controlled”.
