The gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam has been contained and the situation is under control, informed state police chief. The incident occured around 3:30 am on Thursday morning.
A leakage of Styrene gas has already killed 8 people in Visakhapatnam while over a thousand others have been hospitalized. An alarming situation has developed in Visakhapatnam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held an urgent meeting with the NDMA while Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is on his way to Vizag where he will meet with those affected by the gas leak.
PM Narendra Modi has spoken to Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regarding the situation in Visakhapatnam. He assured all help and support: Prime Minister's Office
Visakhapatnam: The gas leak tragedy in Vizag has claimed many lives and has left more than 1,000 people in hospitals. According to a statement by the NDRF, the chemical plant which caused the gas leak was preparing to resume operations after it was shut during the lockdown period.
Now, several Bollywood and Tollywood celebrities have described the gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam as 'another disaster of 2020'.
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation on Thursday asked people staying near the chemical plant where a gas leak took place in the wee hours to stay indoors and use a wet cloth to cover their nose and mouth.
PM Modi is meeting National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials over gas leak incident at Visakhapatnam plant in Andhra Pradesh earlier today. At least 10 people have died so far while over 800 have been hospitalised.
A six-year-old is among the seven people who have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous gas leaked from LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram, Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam, early on Thursday. More than a hundred were taken ill and being treated at King George and a government hospital in Gopalapatnam. Here's the latest from Vizag gas leak tragedy:
Fire tenders, police and ambulances were called on the spot after a thousand people complained of health issues following a chemical gas leak in Visakhapatnam.
At least 100 people were impacted, including 50 fainted after inhaling ammonia gas that leaked from a cold storage plant in Harayan's Kurukshetra district, police said on Wednesday. Two of them were seriously ill and admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in Kurukshetra, some 100 km from the state capital.
At least four people died and 15 were hospitalised after inhaling toxic gases emanating from a vegetable container in Pakistan's port city Karachi, police said. The container was unloaded from a cargo ship in Kemari port area on Sunday night.
7 killed after gas leak at Sitapur factory in Uttar Pradesh. UP government has ordered for probe in to the accident
At least 7 people were killed after in an incident of gas leak in Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in Sitapur in the state, where locals reported of toxic gas leak at a factory.
The affected people were taken to the Khantapada primary health centre and 50 of them were later shifted to the district headquarters hospital, an officer said. Fire brigade personnel from Balasore reached the spot near the national highway.
According to a fire brigade spokesperson, the unknown odour was also reported from areas adjoining the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in northern suburb Borivli.
Forty-six people have been rushed to the hospital, including 15 in critical condition, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in Canada, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in Bagdewa coal mines under Bankimongra police station limits in the evening, police said.
Meerut: 3 people dead due to an alleged gas leak in a meat factory in Alipur. Manager of the factory has been taken into custody. Investigation is underway.
The cause of leak is not known as yet, according to a report in ANI.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered inquiry by commissioner Saharanpur and directd DM to provide all possible help to children affected due to toxic emission.
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