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Mumbai, July 14: Over Hundred people have been rushed to hospital in Mumbai after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder in a container parked in the Mumbai Port.
The condition of six of them is said to be serious. They have been put in the cardiac intensive care. Fourteen students from the Lal Bahadur Shastri College are also among the 110 affected. They have been admitted to Mumbai’s JJ Hospital.
The gas leak has been contained now. But there was panic when the leak was detected close to 4 am in the morning. Four fire fighters were sent to the spot to sanitize the area. Authorities are at the spot too examining what went wrong.
"Following the complaint, our men rushed to the spot to plug the leakage. However, four of our men also took ill and have been rushed to nearby hospitals," Uday Tatkare, the Chief Fire Officer, said.
As a precautionary measure, people residing in and around the area have been evacuated, the official said.
Chlorine gas is a respiratory irritant. It causes eye irritation as well as nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headache.
If exposed a long period of time and in strong concentration, it may lead to restlessness, throat irritation and excess salivation.
If a person is trapped for a long period in a high chlorine concentration atmosphere, loss of consciousness and possibly death can happen.
PTI
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Max, Mangalore/Houston, Tx | Wed, July-14-2010, 2:43 |
In our daily thoughts and prayers for India, we always remain conscious about the growing population and the daily dangers attached due to lack of safety precautions. In spite of the Bhopal tragedy we have still not realized the importance on safety precautions needed in everything that we do in India in our every day life. Its always the poor people that suffer and the Govt has very little to protect them and guide them. Health related safety and security surveilance meausres are very important for India and may all our wise leaders take care of our people, the most precious gift of life. |