Raigadh gas leak: Of the seven, three were said to be in a serious condition, and were being shifted to the capital, Raipur. (Representational Image)
At least seven workers were hospitalsed in Chhattisgarh’s Raigadh district on Thursday after being exposed to poisonous gas while cleaning a paper mill. Of the seven, three were said to be in a serious condition and were shifted to the capital, Raipur.
“We were not informed about the incident. We got to know about it from the hospital,” Superintendent of Police (Raigadh) Santosh Singh said.
The leak began last night while workers were cleaning the mill, which had been closed due to the lockdown and was expected to reopen soon.
The incident took place hours before a gas leak from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam killed at least 11 people, including a child. Hundreds were said to have fallen ill due to the leak in Gopalapatnam area, where the plant is located. Close to a 1,000 people have been evacuated from the area.
Thursday’s incident evoked memories of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, when a gas leak at a Union Carbide factory killed thousands. Follow live updates on the Vizag gas leak