mastana Posted July 14, 2010 Posted July 14, 2010 59 ill after chlorine gas leak in Mumbai, 7 critical MUMBAI: About 60 people, mostly students, were taken ill after suspected chlorine gas leaked from a scrapyard in the Mumbai Port Trust (MPT) premises close to a college early on Wednesday. The condition of seven people is critical, officials said, adding that 500 people were evacuated from the area. TV reports earlier said that three people have died in the leak. However, there has not been any confirmation of the deaths. "Seven are in a critical state, while the others have minor complaints of health problems. There are no fatal casualties so far," Dean of Sir J.J. Hospital T.P. Lahane told IANS. According to an official of the fire brigade, the gas leak was noticed around 4 a.m. when the victims started complaining of burning eyes, breathlessness and nausea. The source of the leakage was traced to a scrapyard in the MBT premises, adjacent to the LBS College in Sewri, south-central Mumbai. The official said in a preliminary measure to deal with the emergency, water was sprayed on the gas cylinders stored in a container in the scrapyard while experts were summoned to deal with the situation. As a precautionary measure, police ordered the evacuation of nearly 500 people staying in the vicinity. The condition of all the victims admitted to the Sir J. J. Hospital is reported to be stable and 14 were discharged after treatment. Officials of the MPT have said that the gas leak occurred from some old gas cylinders, seized by customs authorities and in the process of being disposed of. The officials were engaged in procuring caustic soda to neutralise the effects of the gas. The state administration was monitoring the situation arising out of the gas leak, especially as it happened in the high-security port zone in south Mumbai. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/59-ill-after-chlorine-gas-leak-in-Mumbai-7-critical/articleshow/6165579.cms :wall: :wall:
Guest Gunner Posted July 14, 2010 Posted July 14, 2010 I hope there are no casualities. people don't deserve to die like this. You are absolutely right, no one deserves to die like this. I hope the government spends more time on safe guards etc instead of petty bickering.
achilles Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 College students... they have a long life ahead of them. Their dreams, their aspirations, their goals... all screeching to a halt.
Desi Cartman Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 This is what happens when there are no proceures, laws and rules enforced. Last week there was a similar case in delhi where toxic waste was dumped. So what happened there ? did someone get sacked ?? will someone be held responsible here ? has the govt thought that these places should be away from the city/population , has someone spoken about checking the scrap we are importing from all over the world ? None of it will happen ... there is no authority which will question these people .. for feck sake 11 people died cuz it rained for less than an hour in Delhi .. where are the babus who passed plans to build underpasses where the water gathers even if it rains for a few mins .. Nothing will happen when our netas are busy buying properties , managing ICC and state cricket boards ... sadly it doesnt even bother people when they hear about farmer's suicide while our agriculture minister is busy playing politics at the ICC level :mad:
b555 Posted July 15, 2010 Posted July 15, 2010 And for god`s sake these were the cylinders that were seized 10 years ago by the BPT :blink:
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