60% of ammonia gas cleared from seafood factory in Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur district authorities have successfully evacuated 60% of ammonia gas from a seafood processing unit following a fatal leak. Officials are now implementing safety protocols and auditing other local industries that utilize ammonia.
Why it matters
This operation addresses a significant public safety hazard and highlights the need for stricter industrial safety oversight in chemical handling.
In an operation that began at 9 a.m. on Saturday the Tiruvallur District administration along with a 15-member team of experts evacuated around 60% of ammonia from three storage tanks of St. Paul and Peter, the seafood processing unit where a gas leak on June 21 had led to the death of several workers.
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