Over 40 people hospitalised after chlorine gas leak at water purification plant in Maharashtra's Nagpur, area cordoned off
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A chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in Nagpur. Photograph: (ANI)
Police, fire brigade personnel, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams responded to the scene and initiated rescue and neutralisation efforts, with NDRF staff donning protective suits to enter the facility and contain the leaked gas.
More than 40 individuals were hospitalised after a chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Monday (August 24). After the incident, several plant workers and nearby residents reported breathing difficulties. Officials confirmed that the gas leak started at nearly 1 am from a 900-kg chlorine gas cylinder at the Godhani Nagar Panchayat’s water treatment plant near Fago Patil Layout and Nag Mandir Tekdi. Soon after the gas spread to the vicinity of the residential areas, multiple people reported coughing and breathing difficulties.
Nearly 8-10 workers at the plant and another 20-25 nearby residents were impacted by the leak, according to police, who said 40 people in total are receiving treatment at Sparsh Hospital and Mayo Hospital. Police, fire brigade personnel, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams responded to the scene. They initiated rescue and neutralisation efforts, with NDRF staff donning protective suits to enter the facility and contain the leaked gas.
Police warn residents
Once the leak was brought under control around 5:30 am, the chlorine cylinder was submerged in a tank of water mixed with caustic soda, a process carried out with support from NDRF, the fire brigade, and Orange City Waterworks staff. Police have cautioned residents to remain at least 200 metres from the plant until 11 am as a safety measure, and authorities say the situation is now under control.
Meanwhile, OCW officials confirmed that the affected facility is a Godhani Gram Panchayat-operated water plant and not an NMC- or OCW-operated facility. The OCW team responded to the emergency for assistance in controlling the leak using SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) sets. Police and authorities from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) reportedly appreciated the quick response and help provided by OCW personnel in a very short span.
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