The ammonia leak occurred between 10pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, while workers at the plant were in the building.
UPDATE – Sunday 25th June 23rd at 1:18pm
Vaisali: One person was killed and several were hospitalized after an ammonia gas leak at a dairy factory in Vaishali, Bihar state, on Saturday. The gas leak occurred between 10pm and 10.30pm on Saturday, while factory workers were carrying out their daily duties in the building. After discovering the gas leak, everyone ran outside the building for help. Amid the panic created, a worker fell and died in his haste, factory manager Rajiv Kumar said.
“The gas leak happened around 10.05pm yesterday. One worker died while trying to evacuate from the dairy. 7-8 workers came in with gas poisoning but recovered quickly. The condition of the factory has been confirmed. Control and we are working hard to restore it,” said Rajiv Kumar, manager of Raj Fresh Dairy in Hajipur.
“Because of the leak, the workers at work started to evacuate themselves. But now the situation is under control and the damaged pipeline has been repaired,” the manager added.
“We have received information that there has been a gas leak from an ammonium bottle at Raj Fresh Dairy. Multiple fire trucks have arrived to control the situation. As of now, we have information that some women have been taken to hospital. We are investigating the leak The reason. The situation is now under control,” said Fire Department DSP Dr Ashok Kumar.
Affected workers have been taken to hospital and are being treated. At present, they are all out of danger, but are under medical observation.
“It happened around 10:30 last night. We were doing our daily work when we suddenly saw smoke. All of us started running outside to avoid suffocation. But at the same time, we inhaled some poisonous gas. All of us Started feeling dizzy, but most people feel better now,” said Shankar Kumar, one of the workers in the hospital.
“Ammonia pipeline leaked and panic ensued. The pipeline was repaired and contained in time, but still caused a lot of damage within minutes. I feel much better now,” said Krishna, another worker at the factory. .
