NEW DELHI: At least one worker died and nine fell ill after a toxic gas mixed with HCL leaked in Tagore Pharma company in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalli district on Tuesday.
The workers were immediately rushed to hospital and are undergoing treatment.
"One worker died while getting treatment due to inhalation of toxic gas. The rest of the persons are getting treatment in different hospitals, district fire officer, P Nageswarao told news agency ANI.
YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed dismay over the gas leak, urging the government to provide "quality treatment to those hospitalised and provide succour to kin of the deceased".
"Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has expressed dismay over the gas leak at Tagore Pharma in Paravada which claimed one life and eight hospitalized. He urged the Government to provide quality treatment to those hospitalized and provide succour to kin of the deceased," the party said in a statement.
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