A chlorine gas leak occurred late Tuesday night at a water filtration plant near the Kahiri Dam in Lasudia Khas village, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The incident has raised concerns for the health and safety of residents in the surrounding area, according to local police officials. Emergency responders are assessing the situation and providing assistance to those affected by the leak.
Some people experienced eye irritation and breathing problems, and four of them were admitted to the Sehore District Hospital. According to doctors, all of them were out of danger.
Local residents reported that chlorine gas was being used to purify the dam water at the plant when the gas leak began from a tank. Some people experienced eye irritation and breathing problems, and four of them were admitted to the Sehore District Hospital. Chlorine gas was being used to purify water at the plant when a gas leak began from a tank, local sources claimed.
All of them were out of danger, according to doctors. Additional Superintendent of Police Prashant Choubey said a team of doctors, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel, and police has reached the spot. The local administration was fully alert and, as a precaution, preparations are being made to secure the surrounding area to avoid any untoward incident, he said. Choubey said that a team of doctors, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel, and police have reached the spot. Senior doctor at the district hospital, Dr Hariom Gupta, said that no one was seriously injured and everyone is out of danger. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
