Ammonia gas leak: two more women workers die, taking toll to 15
The death toll from an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing facility in Tiruvallur has risen to 15. Authorities are currently treating 40 individuals, while the remains of the deceased are being transported to their home states.
Why it matters
This industrial accident highlights critical safety and regulatory concerns in the manufacturing and export sectors, impacting migrant labor populations.
Two more women workers died following the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing and export facility in Tiruvallur district, taking the death toll to 15 on Friday, according to a bulletin issued by the Health department. The deceased were identified as Priti Devi from Jharkhand and Budhubari Naik from Odisha.
The report is a straightforward, factual account of an industrial tragedy without editorializing.
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