The gas leak happened at a chemical plant in Badlapur in the Maharashtra city of Thane district because many locals were having difficulty breathing for several hours, an official said.
The gas leak happened at a chemical plant in Badlapur in the Maharashtra town of Thane district on Thursday. A gas leaked to a factory in Badlapur town of Thane in Maharashtra, it was reported on Thursday. No victims have been reported so far.A video of the incident, released by news agency ANI, shows a smoky atmosphere.
A gas leak was reported on Thursday at a Maharashtra factory in Badlapur. People in the area had trouble breathing. Firefighters stopped the leak at 11:24 p.m. The situation is controlled. No one was injured
“A gas leak at the Maharashtra factory in Badlapur was reported at 10.22 pm on Thursday. People in the area were having difficulty breathing. Firefighters stopped the leak at 11:24 pm. The situation is under control. No one was injured,” ANI quoted Thane Municipal Corporation official as saying.
“As a result, residents living two miles [3 km] around the factory complain of shortness of breath and eye irritation for several hours,” he said.
A local resident said residents living nearby began to have difficulty breathing and later became aware of a gas leak in the factory.
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“I, along with some of my colleagues, was working at a nearby factory. Soon, we began to have trouble breathing. Later, we learned that there was a gas leak at a local factory,” a man from Badlapur of Maharashtra was quoted as saying.
