Chhattisgarh: 7 paper mill workers in Raigarh hospitalised after gas leak exposure

DN Bureau

As many as seven workers of a paper mill were hospitalised after being exposed to a gas leak reportedly while cleaning a tank in the mill in the early hours of Thursday, Raigarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh said.

Workers of a paper mill taken to hospital
Workers of a paper mill taken to hospital


Raigarh: As many as seven workers of a paper mill were hospitalised after being exposed to a gas leak reportedly while cleaning a tank in the mill in the early hours of Thursday, Raigarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh said.

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Three of them are in critical condition, the SP said."The interrogation of the mill owner is underway. The incident was reported in the early hours of Thursday," he added.

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This is the second incident of a gas leak to have occurred today.Styrene gas leaked from LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam early morning today, claiming 11 lives. (ANI)










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