Ammonia gas leak caused panic in an ice factory located in Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Fire engines brought the situation under control after three hours of struggle.
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of West Bengal South 24 Parganas After Narendrapur in the district, now again in Kakdwip ammonia gas The incident of leakage has occurred. The incident of leakage of ammonia gas from the ice mill has happened again. Two people have fallen ill due to this. Friday evening at Haripur-Daspara in Kakdwip ice factory There was a gas leak. Panic spread in the area after the gas leak. Later fire engine Gas leakage was controlled with the help of engines.
According to police sources, ammonia gas leaked from a local ice mill on Friday evening at around 7.30 pm. The fire brigade reached as soon as the news was received. However, two local residents fell ill due to the spread of ammonia gas.
Gas leak found under control after three hours of effort
West Bengal | Ammonia gas leaked from an ice mill in Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, late at night. Two local residents fall sick due to the gas leak pic.twitter.com/6LxOeSqyn9
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According to the information received, after three hours of effort, the fire engine controlled the gas leak. Even after overcoming the situation, the fire brigade investigated the place from where the gas was leaking. The police is also keeping an eye on the whole matter. Local Two sick local people have been sent to the medical center for treatment. According to the local people, this ice mill is very old. Also, they complain that this gas leak incident happened due to lack of maintenance.
Gas leak happened in Kamalgazi four days ago
Four days ago there was a gas leak in a cold drink factory in Kamalgazi. Many people fell ill due to the strong pungent ammonia gas. For about three hours, fire brigade personnel tried to control the situation. The municipality has ordered to keep the factory closed until the fire brigade’s approval is received. Ammonia gas leaked from a cold drink factory in Kamalgazi last Monday, which made the situation critical. There was smoke all around. The gas started coming out. After that there was a stir in the area. The situation was brought under control later on by the arrival of the fire engine. After that the Baruipur police has ordered the closure of the cold drink plant. Pulil says that it will be jointly investigated first. Only after that the decision to open the plant will be taken. On the other hand, the government and the district administration are worried after the leakage of ammonia gas in one factory after another. Any major accident can happen.
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