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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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.