Around 50 admitted after ammonia gas leak reported at a factory in Aligarh

As many as 50 people were rushed to hospital in Aligarh on Thursday after they complained of breathing difficulties following an incident of leak of ammonia gas at a factory here district officials saidThe incident took place at a meat factory that falls under the jurisdiction of the Roravar police station Several women are engaged in the factory in packagingrelated workThe Aligarh District Magistrate DM said that around 50 people were admitted and all of them are stable currentlyAlso Read Womens panel recommends HIV test of sexual assault survivors on first visitInformation was received about an ammonia gas leak in a meat factory in the Rorawar area where mostly women are engaged in packaging work Around 50 people were admitted to a medical college after they complained of breathing difficulties Doctors confirmed that everyone is stable the Aligarh DM saidThe doctors informed that everyone who was in the factory has been brought to the medical college and they are being treated Everyone is out of danger and there is nothing to worry about as of nowMeanwhile on Wednesday as many as 28 workers fell ill after inhaling ammonia gas that leaked from a prawn processing plant in Odishas Balasore district on WednesdayPolice officers and a fire rescue team rushed to the prawn factory named Highland Agro Food Private Limited and rescued 28 workers and sent them to Khantapada HospitalOut of them 15 were referred to Balasore and other hospitals according to an officialWhile 28 were admitted to the local community health centre at Khantapada 15 are referred to Balasore Till now only 7 workers were shifted to Balasore district headquarters hospital and out of them 4 are in serious condition and 3 are discharged said Dr Julalsen Jagdev Balasore Chief District Medical Officer yesterdayHe also informed that the workers who came in contact with the gas complained of burning of throat nose and respiratory tractInhalation of lower concentrations can cause coughing and nose and throat irritation Many of them complained of problems in breathing and irritation in the eyes We are giving them oxygen for breathing The condition of the other 8 workers is not known whether they were admitted in other hospital or referred to Cuttack or Bhubaneswar he saidBalasore MP and former Union Minister Pratap Sadangi met the workers at the hospital and discussed their health condition with the doctorsBalasore Police are investigating the matterThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever