1 dead, 13 in hospital after chlorine gas leak in Vasai
MUMBAI, Nov. 26 -- A 59-year-old man died and 13 others, including five fire brigade personnel, were hospitalised after chlorine gas leaked from an old cylinder in Vasai East on Tuesday, triggering panic in the densely populated Diwanman area.
According to the fire brigade, a 15-year-old chlorine cylinder kept near a municipal water tank close to Diwanman crematorium started leaking around 3.30 pm. Toxic green fumes emanating from the cylinder quickly spread to nearby residential buildings and the adjoining road, causing breathlessness, vomiting and eye irritation among several residents.
Dev Kantilal Pardiwal, 59, a resident of Diwanman, succumbed after breathing in the fumes. His wife is in ICU. P4...
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