A reactor explosion at a fertiliser factory in the Sangli district of Maharashtra resulted in a gas leak killing three people, including two women, an official said on Friday. Nine others were hospitalised.
The incident happened at the Myanmar Chemical Company in Shalgaon MIDC of Kadegaon tehsil in the district on Thursday around 6:30 p.m.
According to police, toxic fumes were released when a reactor at the fertiliser plant exploded.
“Due to the gas leak, some 12 people in the unit were affected and taken to hospital. Of them, two women workers and a security guard have died. Nine others are being treated,” said Sangram Shewale, senior inspector of Kadegaon police station.
Sangli Superintendent of Police Sandip Ghuge said the gas is suspected to be ammonia.
Seven of the injured persons have been admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Karad and five of them are in the ICU, said another official.
The two women who lost their lives have been identified as Suchita Uthale (50) of Yetgaon in Sangli district and Neelam Rethrekar (26) of Masur in Satara district, the official said.
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