Incident at Old Kesare scrap shop; toddler among affected persons; 26 treated; 11 still in hospital Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 37 people, including a toddler, fell indisposed following a chlorine gas leak at a gujari (scrap) shop at Old Kesare in the city last evening. The victims experienced breathing problems including breathlessness while some others…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mohammed, the owner of the scrap shop where the incident occurred, had purchased old machinery, chlorine cylinders and other equipment in an auction from the water purification unit of Davangere City Corporation three months ago. He had stored them in the shed of his shop, which were then taken out for crushing at about…
Agency which had installed the cylinders shifted the cylinder for diffusing the gas Out of 87 persons affected, 27 still undergoing treatment at hospital Mysore/Mysuru: The chlorine cylinder, which had developed leakage and later plugged, was shifted to Chikkamagalur yesterday by the agency which had installed it in city. After the leaking chlorine cylinder was…
Similar incident had taken place in Yadavagiri about 15 years ago Mysore/Mysuru: More than 50 persons including women and children took ill as gas leaked from a chlorine cylinder installed at a park adjacent to Railway Loco Colony, opposite Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) on KRS Road in Yadavagiri last evening. The leak began at…
Eight persons including Fire personnel fall sick T. Narasipur: Eight persons including three Fire and Emergency Services personnel fell sick following chlorine gas leak at the Water Filter Unit in T. Narasipur yesterday. It is alleged that negligence on the part of Town Municipal Council officials and local elected representatives had led to the incident….
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