SURAT, JAN 6
Six workers of a dyeing factory died and over a dozen others were hospitalised after they inhaled toxic fumes emanating from a chemical tanker parked nearby in Surat district of Gujarat on Thursday, officials said. The workers were sleeping inside the factory, they said.
સુરત ખાતે ગેસ લીક થવાથી ઘણા લોકોના દુર્ભાગ્યપૂર્ણ નિધન થયા છે. ભગવાન દિવંગત આત્માઓને શાંતિ આપે અને પરિવારના સભ્યોને આ દુઃખ સહન કરવાની શક્તિ આપે. આ ઘટનામાં જે લોકો બીમાર પડ્યા છે તેમના સ્વાસ્થ્યની કામના કરું છું.
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“Some 25 of them were rushed as they fell unconscious after inhaling toxic fumes coming out of a chemical tanker parked near their factory in Sachin GIDC area,” said Basant Pareek, in-charge Chief Fire Office of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
गुजरात के सूरत में गैस के रिसाव के कारण कई लोगों की मृत्यु दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है। ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति प्रदान करें व परिजनों को इस आघात को सहन करने का सम्बल दें। इस घटना में अस्वस्थ हुए लोगों की कुशलता की कामना करता हूँ।
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Pareek said the tanker was trying to dispose of toxic chemicals illegally. The fire department, which received a call regarding the incident around 4.25 am, managed to close the valve to arrest the leakage of fumes.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has expressed grief over the incident and prayed for the quick recovery of those undergoing treatment.
GUJARAT: CHEMICAL TANKER LEAK
6 labourers were killed and 20 others were injured after a chemical tanker leaked in Sachin GIDC area in Surat. Amit Rajput with more details #chemicaltankerleak #Surat pic.twitter.com/bv4B8JHAOh— Mirror Now (@MirrorNow) January 6, 2022
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also condoled the demise of six people in the unfortunate gas leak incident in Surat. “It is unfortunate that many people died due to gas leak in Surat, Gujarat. May God give peace to the departed souls and give strength to the family members to bear this loss. I wish the well being of those who were injured in the incident,” Birla tweeted in Hindi.
