Over 150 Women Fall Ill After Suspected Gas Leak From Andhra Laboratory
NDTV
Damaged scrubbers in the unit were said to have resulted in the gas leak, officials said after preliminary investigation.
Over 150 women, working in an apparel manufacturing unit in the Brandix Special Economic Zone (SEZ), near here, fell sick following a suspected ammonia gas leak from a nearby chemical laboratory on Friday. No casualties were reported.
The gas was suspected to have leaked from Porus Laboratories unit located outside the SEZ at Atchyutapuram but its impact was felt in the apparel unit inside the SEZ, where some of the women workers immediately fell unconscious after complaining of eyesore, nausea and vomiting.
Damaged scrubbers in the unit were said to have resulted in the gas leak, officials said after preliminary investigation.
The apparel-manufacturing units in the SEZ were immediately shut down as a precautionary measure and personnel at work in other units were evacuated to safety.
