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NEW DELHI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) At least two people died and 15 injured after Ammonia gas leaked from a fertilizer manufacturing plant in India s northern Uttar Pradesh state, a local police official confirmed with Xinhua over phone on Wednesday.
The incident occurred late Tuesday night at the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) in Uttar Pradesh s Phoolpur district. The accident took place in a urea processing unit. An ammonia plunger broke which led to the leakage of ammonia gas. The workers nearby were affected and were taken to the hospital, IFFCO Public Relations Officer Vishwajeet Srivastava was quoted as saying.
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NEW DELHI India s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,099,066 on Wednesday as 23,950 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the health ministry.
According to the data, the death toll mounted to 146,444 as 333 COVID-19 patients died since Tuesday morning. (India-COVID-19-Cases)
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2020-12-23 03:35:42 GMT2020-12-23 11:35:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NEW DELHI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) At least two people died and 15 injured after Ammonia gas leaked from a fertilizer manufacturing plant in India s northern Uttar Pradesh state, a local police official said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred late Tuesday night at the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) in Uttar Pradesh s Phoolpur district.
The two people who died are said to be senior officials of the IFFCO plant. The injured have been admitted to a local hospital. Two of the injured are said to be in serious condition. Those injured lost consciousness and are suffering from breathing problems, added the cop. Enditem
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