Surat: At least six people died and 23 others had to be hospitalized due to the dangerous gas spread in the industrial area Sachin GIDC during the early hours of Thursday. Seven of the 23 injured are on ventilator and their condition is critical. people who fell ill because of breathing poison gas He was admitted to the city’s New Civil Hospital.
Investigating agencies suspect that illegal dumping of a dangerous chemical from a tanker into an open tunnel could have caused the devastation in the area. The incident took place at around 3 am near Vishwa Prem Dyeing and Printing Mills on Road No. 3 of Sachin GIDC. The deceased were employees of the same mill.
Police has started investigation of the incident. Police said the driver and cleaner of the tanker are currently unconscious and will be interrogated after they recover.
The victims are mostly laborers who work in textile mills and were on night duty when they started to faint. Some laborers sleeping on the side of the road also fell unconscious. On alert, teams of Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES) and police reached the spot and started rescue operations. All the affected people were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“All the affected people are from Vishwa Prem Dyeing and Printing Mills, which is close to the site of the incident. Six people have died and 23 including the tanker driver and cleaner have been admitted to the hospital. It is to be investigated whether the tanker has Why is it loaded? The chemical was there and how exactly did the victims die,” said Ayush Oak, District Collector, Surat. A team of “Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Police, Forensic Science the laboratory (FSL), the fire brigade is investigating,” Oak said. “Police have started an investigation to find out what caused the dangerous gas spill and the FSL team is working on a type of gas leak.” has been The police also started the process of registering the crime,” said city police commissioner Ajay Kumar Tomar.
Investigating agencies suspect that illegal dumping of a dangerous chemical from a tanker into an open tunnel could have caused the devastation in the area. The incident took place at around 3 am near Vishwa Prem Dyeing and Printing Mills on Road No. 3 of Sachin GIDC. The deceased were employees of the same mill.
Police has started investigation of the incident. Police said the driver and cleaner of the tanker are currently unconscious and will be interrogated after they recover.
The victims are mostly laborers who work in textile mills and were on night duty when they started to faint. Some laborers sleeping on the side of the road also fell unconscious. On alert, teams of Surat Fire and Emergency Services (SFES) and police reached the spot and started rescue operations. All the affected people were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“All the affected people are from Vishwa Prem Dyeing and Printing Mills, which is close to the site of the incident. Six people have died and 23 including the tanker driver and cleaner have been admitted to the hospital. It is to be investigated whether the tanker has Why is it loaded? The chemical was there and how exactly did the victims die,” said Ayush Oak, District Collector, Surat. A team of “Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Police, Forensic Science the laboratory (FSL), the fire brigade is investigating,” Oak said. “Police have started an investigation to find out what caused the dangerous gas spill and the FSL team is working on a type of gas leak.” has been The police also started the process of registering the crime,” said city police commissioner Ajay Kumar Tomar.
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