Three dead in gas leakage at chemical plant in Visakhapatnam

Three dead in gas leakage at chemical plant in Visakhapatnam

In a tragic news, at least three people including a child lost their lives while several others fell ill after a chemical gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam on Thursday.

The incident occurred at RR Venkatapuram village of the area where gas leakage was identified at LG Polymers in Gopalpatnam. People complained of burning sensation in eyes and difficulties in breathing following which, they were admitted to the hospital.

Sources informed that police, fire tenders and ambulances reached the spot to control the situation. A team of police and National Disaster Relief Force is evacuating people from the nearby villages.

"There is gas leakage identified at LG Polymers in Gopalpatnam. Requesting Citizens around these locations not to come out of houses for the sake of safety precautions," the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation tweeted.

Photos posted on social media showed people trying to help the injured and putting them into waiting ambulances.