Uttar Pradesh: Two die, 13 fall sick after ammonia gas leak in Iffco-Phulpur plant hindustantimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hindustantimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Employees of IFFCO plant at Phoolpur fall ill following gas leakage in Uttar Pradesh (ANI photo)
PRAYAGRAJ: Two officers of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) plant in Phulpur died while 16 other employees fell ill following an ammonia gas leak on Tuesday night. The situation is said to be under control while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the bereaved families.
The two technical officers who died in the accident are 47-year-old VP Singh and 57-year-old Abhai Nandan. The two were holding the posts of assistant manager and deputy manager, respectively.
2 dead, 12 hospitalised in IFFCO gas leak – IBC World News ibcworldnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ibcworldnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gas leak kills two in India fertiliser plant
IANS/Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh)
Photo: ANI
Ammonia gas leak at the plant leaves 12 workers hospitalised
Two officers of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) died in Uttar Pradesh when ammonia gas leaked at the Phulpur-based IFFCO plant and at least 12 others had to be hospitalised.
The deceased include assistant manager VP Singh and deputy manager Abhyanandan. The accident occurred around Tuesday midnight. 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, says Vishwajeet Srivastava, Public Relations Officer, IFFCO https://t.co/Sz7kuoTlLx ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 23, 2020
IFFCO gas leak: 2 dead, 12 hospitalised in UP
By IANS |
Published on
Wed, Dec 23 2020 9:33 IST |
0 Views
IFFCO plant at Phulpur.. Image Source: IANS News
Prayagraj : , Dec 23 (IANS) Two officers of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited died in Uttar Pradesh when ammonia gas leaked at the Phulpur-based IFFCO plant around midnight, at least 12 others had to be hospitalized.
The deceased, include assistant manager, V.P. Singh, and deputy manager, Abhyanandan. The accident occured around Tuesday midnight.
PRO Vishwajit Srivastava said that two officers succumbed in hospital during treatment after the gas leak accident. They were assistant manager (urea) and deputy manager (offsite). Condition of the dozen others at different hospitals is under observation.