Madhya Pradesh factory gas leak: 5 killed, several injured as poisonous gas leak at food factory
Madhya Pradesh factory gas leak: In a horrific and unfortunate incident, at least five killed and several other injured after inhaling poisonous gas emanating from a tank at a food factory located in Danela village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.
The horrific incident took place when a regular cleaning workers went to clean the tank and fell into it. To save their co-worker, other labourers others went down the tank and they fell into it too. Probably there was a toxic gas and it can only be confirmed after post-mortem. Due to this, five persons have died.
#WATCH | Morena ASP Arvind Singh Thakur says, "There is a food factory where they used to regularly clean the tank... One man had gone into the tank to clean it and he fell into it. To save him others went down the tank and they fell into it too. Probably there was a toxic gas… pic.twitter.com/1HzyKhkU6R — ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) August 30, 2023
Meanwhile, as per the statement of Morena Collector Ankit Asthana, “We received information in the morning that a labour of a factory who was cleaning a tank of vegetable dump there had probably drowned in it. In order to save him, four other workers of the factory had also landed in the same tank and drowned. After the information we sent the SDM and SDOP to the spot and they sent the bodies for post-mortem.”
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed grief over the incident.
He wrote on X (formerly twitter), “My heart is pained by the accident due to leakage of poisonous gas in Dhanela village in Morena. In this difficult situation of grief, my condolences are with the bereaved family. I pray to God that the departed souls may rest in peace and provide strength to the family members to bear this pain.”
More details awaited.
मुरैना के ग्राम धनेला में जहरीली गैस के रिसाव से हुई दुर्घटना से हृदय व्यथित है। दुःख की इस विकट परिस्थिति में मेरी संवेदनाएँ शोकाकुल परिजनों के साथ हैं।
मैं ईश्वर से दिवंगत आत्माओं को अपने श्री चरणों में स्थान देने तथा परिजनों को यह गहन दु:ख सहन करने की शक्ति देने की प्रार्थना… — Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 30, 2023
- With inputs from agencies
