Tamil Nadu: Toll from ammonia leak at seafood processing unit rises to 15
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The toll from an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export unit near Periyapalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district has risen to 15, the state government said on Thursday.
Eighty-three persons were affected by the leak, which occurred on Sunday at a facility in the Kannigaipair-Manjangaranai area, the health and family welfare department said.
The incident reportedly took place during routine industrial operations and exposed workers at the site to ammonia gas.
The affected workers experienced symptoms associated with ammonia inhalation, including breathlessness, irritation of the eyes and respiratory tract, coughing, chest discomfort and respiratory distress, the department’s bulletin said.
Of the 83 affected individuals, 40 were being treated and under medical observation. Among them, 38 are women and two are men.
Two patients are on ventilator support, nine are receiving oxygen through nasal support and 29 are in stable condition.
The leak occurred at a shrimp processing and export facility that employed several migrant workers, many of them women from Odisha, Assam and Jharkhand.
Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.
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