Dweep Tulika

Several workers were killed and dozens hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing facility in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district. Tiruvallur/New Delhi, June 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives following a tragic ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing facility in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district . The incident occurred at a seafood export unit near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district, where ammonia gas reportedly leaked from an industrial refrigeration system used for seafood preservation. According to reports, the leak affected a large number of workers present at the facility. Initial reports indicated two deaths, but later updates suggested that the death toll had risen to seven. More than 60 workers were reportedly hospitalised after suffering breathing difficulties and other symptoms associated with ammonia exposure . Many of the affected workers were migrant labourers employed at the processing unit. Eme...