Gas leak: unit sealed by RDO after removal of ammonia

The Tiruvallur district administration has sealed a seafood processing unit following a fatal ammonia leak that killed 18 workers. Authorities have safely removed the ammonia, relocated unaffected migrant workers, and disposed of contaminated seafood products.
Why it matters
This incident highlights critical industrial safety failures and the challenges of managing migrant labor welfare and environmental hazards in food processing sectors.
The Tiruvallur district administration on Wednesday sealed the St. Peter and Paul Pvt. Ltd. seafood processing unit in Kannigaipair in Tiruvallur district, where an ammonia leak on June 21 claimed the lives of 18 workers.
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