20 Employees Hospitalised After Chemical Leak At Karnataka Fish Processing Plant
The incident took place at Everest Sea Foods Private Limited, a fish processing plant at Baikampady industrial area where at least 80 employees were present at the time of the incident.
Mangaluru: As many as 20 employees were hospitalized after a chemical leak in a fish processing plant at Baikampady, outskirts of the Mangaluru city. According to a report in news agency ANI, the incident took place at Everest Sea Foods Private Limited, a fish processing plant at Baikampady industrial area where at least 80 employees were present at the time of the incident.
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Karnataka | 20 employees of a fish processing plant have been hospitalized after a chemical leakage at the unit in Baikampady, on the outskirts of Mangaluru city. 80 employees were present in the plant at the time of the incident: Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar pic.twitter.com/LlRYqkzxad
— ANI (@ANI) January 11, 2022
After the leak, 20 employees developed breathing problems after which they were admitted to a private hospital in the city.
Fire and emergency services teams were rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, investigation is on to know the reason for the accident.
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