Maharashtra: Three people died, nine injured in a gas leak incident at a pharmaceutical company in Sangli
According to an official, a gas leak event at a pharmaceutical plant in Sangli district resulted in the deaths of three persons, including two women and a watchman, and the injuries of nine others.
According to authorities, one of the wounded, the plant owner, is in severe condition and is receiving treatment at a hospital.
The event happened on Thursday evening at Shalgaon MIDC in the Sangli district’s Kadegaon tehsil. To look into the situation, a forensic team is present at the scene.
Police believe a technical malfunction caused a reactor to detonate. Investigations are still under progress.
A huge fire started Thursday morning at a facility owned by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in the Palghar district, close to Tarapur.
A chemical firm in Ambernath of Thane district reported a gas leak in September of this year.
Thirteen persons were murdered in a reactor explosion at a chemical industry in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) neighborhood of Dombivli in Thane district in May of this year. A large fire broke out at another chemical facility on the same property in June.
