Two die in ammonia gas leak at T.N. seafood unit
Two migrant workers from Odisha were killed and more than 60 hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a shrimp processing unit in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Of those in hospital, 23 have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.The Tiruvallur district police said the private company, Peter & Paul Seafood Exports Pvt. Ltd., at Kannagiper village near Periyapalayam was engaged in processing shrimps and exporting them.
At the time of the accident, there were 67 people at the site, mostly migrant women, who worked in the factory and lived in the accommodation provided within the premises. The deceased have been identified as Jumani Juang and B. Malothi.
The police arrested the proprietor of the company and the factory manager, who both have a case pending against them for previous violations of industrial safety norms.
During inspection, it was found the company did not have a suitable alarm system, a fire hydrant, or a Form 12 register for the Employee State Insurance scheme.
The company had also not obtained a revised plan approval when new equipment was installed, including an ice flaking machine.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay set up a three-member panel to probe into the incident and ordered ₹2 lakh each to be paid to the families of the two dead workers. An official statement said the panel had been tasked to submit an interim report in 24 hours and final report in three days. To prevent the recurrence of such accidents, the government has mandated immediate joint inspections of all hazardous industries, it added.
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