4 labourers die while cleaning chemical waste tank in Ahmedabad

At least four labourers were killed while cleaning a chemical waste tank in a textile factory in Ahmedabad's Dholka district on Saturday. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad Rural, Nitesh Pandey said that an FIR has been registered and investigations are underway.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat):In a tragic incident, four labourers died while cleaning a chemical waste tank in a textile factory in Ahmedabad's Dholka district, here on Saturday.

The incident took place while the workers were cleaning a chemical waste tank at a unit of Chirpal Group of Companies near Simej-Dholi village of Dholka tehsil.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ahmedabad Rural, Nitesh Pandey told a news agency, "Four labourers were cleaning a chemical waste tank. During which, the gas from the chemical waste tank leaked and labourers died due to the gas released from the chemical waste. The process to register the FIR is being done and an investigation is also underway."

Earlier on Monday, a massive fire broke out at a pharmaceutical company in JN Pharma City at Parawada in Visakhapatnam in which one person got injured in the incident.

On May 7 due to Styrene gas leak from LG Polymers plant near a village of RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam over 11 people lost their lives and 600 others were hospitalised.

Similarly, on June 30, a leak of benzimidazole gas at a unit of Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited in the same Parawada area killed two employees and affected four others.

(With inputs from ANI)