Three workers die after toxic gas leak in Nellore's chemical factory

Three workers die after toxic gas leak in Nellore's chemical factory
Immediately after the incident, management of the factory shifted the workers to a hospital in Nellore and three of them died while undergoing treatment. 
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By Express News Service
NELLORE: Three workers died and two others fell sick after reportedly inhaling a toxic gas that leaked from a Venkata Narayana Active Ingredients unit at Chandrapadiya in Vinjamur mandal of Nellore district, in the early hours of Tuesday. The company manufactures pharma-ceuticals.
According to reports reaching here, the gas leak from the pipeline entering the reactor is said to be the reason for the deaths. B Tirupataiah, B Srinu and B Tirupataiah died at a Nellore hospital.   Atmakur RDO A Chaitravarshini and Kavali DSP D Prasad, who visited the unit and inquired about the incident, said human error could have led to the leak.

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