Maharashtra tragedy: Gas leak at pharma company in Palghar; at least 4 dead

NEW DELHI: At least four workers have died and two others are in serious condition after inhaling nitrogen gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company located in the Tarapur MIDC of Maharashtra ’s Palghar district.

Officials, cited by PTI, said that the leak took place at Medley Pharma, located in the industrial area of Boisar.

Chief of Palghar district disaster management cell, Vivekanand Kadam, said that between 2.30 pm and 3 pm, nitrogen gas in one of the units of the company leaked, affecting the staff working there. The deceased have been identified as Kalpesh Raut, Bangali Thakur, Dheeraj Prajapati and Kamlesh Yadav.

"Six workers were rushed to the hospital, where four of them died around 6.15 pm," he said.

#WATCH | Maharashtra | In the Boisar police station limits of Palghar district, four persons died after suspected suffocation in a pharma factory, Medley Pharma. Six people were found severely affected by the suspected nitrogen leak. They were rushed to the nearest hospital,… pic.twitter.com/R3dlQuJyTB

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Two others, Rohan Shinde and Nilesh Hadal, were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a local hospital, where they are receiving treatment.

Palghar police said that they have began the process of registering the case has begun by taking statements of the witnesses.

The leak took place in the afternoon on Thursday.