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Uttar Pradesh: 1 killed, dozens fall ill after gas leak in Aligarh meat factory
A major accident took place in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. A woman died while 65 workers fainted due to ammonia gas leak in a meat factory located in the Rorawar police station area
Uttarakhand gas leak: Over 20 hospitalised due to difficulty in breathing
The leakage at the Azad Nagar transit camp in Rudrapur was due to a torn pipe fixed to the approximately 40-50 litre capacity cylinder, according to the police
West Bengal: Gas leak kills two workers at a factory in Khardaha near Kolkata
It is suspected that carbon monoxide gas leaked during maintenance work at the plant of Electrosteel Castings Ltd (ECL) at BT Road in North 24 Parganas district
Over 50 women hospitalised after suspected gas leak in industrial area near Visakhapatnam
While some of the workers were administered first aid in the medical centre in the SEZ, others were shifted to nearby hospitals
Havana hotel death toll increased to 31 as crews with dogs search for survivors
Authorities said the cause of the explosion at the Hotel Saratoga was still under investigation, but believed it to have been caused by a gas leak
Gujarat: Six factory workers dead, 22 hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes
The incident took place after the workers inhaled toxic fumes coming out of a chemical tanker parked on a roadside near their dyeing factory in Surat's Sachin industrial area
Wake up and smell the Durian: Fruit's pungent smell mistaken for gas leak, prompts panic
Grown across tropical Southeast Asia, the Durian is loved for its bittersweet flavours and creamy texture. But those less fond of it, compare its odour to rotting garbage or in this case a gas leak
Delhi: Three of family killed by blaze in home due to cooking gas leakage
The deceased were identified as Sushila (36), her daughter Mansi (7) and her son Mohan (7), the police said.
Assam gas well fire: Oil India Ltd suspends two officials, issues notice to private well operator John Energy Pvt Ltd
Both the former employees asserted that Baghjan well will be dead after controlling the gas leak and it is advisable to plug it permanently for the future.
Baghjan oil field fire: Two firefighters found dead at site of blaze; PM has assured help to victims, says Assam CM
PSU major Oil India on Wednesday said two of its firefighters died at the site of a major blaze at its Baghjan well, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 15 days in Assam's Tinsukia district.
Massive fire at Assam's Baghjan oil field that suffered gas leak 2 weeks ago; need 4 weeks to safely cap well, says Oil India Ltd
A massive fire engulfed the damaged Baghjan oil well on Tuesday which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 14 days in Assam's Tinsukia district, official sources said.
BMC asks Mumbaikars to not panic after complaints of foul odour from Chembur and nearby areas; fire brigade probing matter
The BMC said that it has alerted the Mumbai fire department after receiving complaints of a suspected gas leak from residents in Chembur, Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Vikhroli and Powai
Vizag gas leak: LG Chem booked for culpable homicide after styrene gas leaked from their plant killed 11, affected 800 others
Indian police have filed a culpable homicide complaint against an LG Chem subsidiary over a toxic gas leak at its chemical plant in the south of the country that killed 11 people and forced 800 into hospital for treatment from poisoning
Vizag gas leak kills at least 11, impacts another 1,000 people; disturbing visuals bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedy
As India was grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, another mishap at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam district killed at least 11 people, including one child and lead to the hospitalistaion of hundreds others.
Vizag gas leak Updates: Andhra govt to airlift 500 kgs of PTBC from Daman to neutralise chemical; special NDRF team to fly in from Pune
Vizag Gas Leak LIVE Updates: The Central government is flying in a specialised CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) team of the NDRF from Pune to Vishakhapatnam.
Health
What is styrene gas, how it affects the body and other questions you may have about the Vizag gas leak
The leak has spread in a radius of 3 km around the chemical plant at RR Venkatapuram close to Gopalapatnam.
Vizag gas leak: How acute exposure to Styrene gas harms human body in the short and long term
Some of the long term effects include headaches, depression, fatigue and weakness, hearing loss, balance and concentration problems, cancer.
Toxic gas leak in Karachi kills five, makes dozens unwell; reason for incident remains unknown, but officials rule out sabotage
A toxic gas leak killed five people and sickened dozens of others in a coastal residential area in Pakistan's port city of Karachi
Seven killed, including 3 children, in carpet factory gas leak near UP's Sitapur; Yogi Adityanath announces Rs 4 lakh each for kin of deceased
Seven people, including three children, were on Thursday killed after inhaling poisonous gas that leaked inside a carpet factory at Jalalpur village in Bisvan area.