2 Dead, 7 Hospitalised After Inhaling Toxic Fumes at Textile Factory in Ahmedabad

Ahmedab: Two workers died and seven were hospitalised after y inhaled toxic fumes at a textile factory in Gujarat 's Ahmedab on Sunday, police said.

incident occurred at Devi Syntics in Narol industrial area of city.

Nine workers inhaled toxic fumes that leaked when spent acid was being transferred into a tank at factory, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Ravi Mohan Saini said.

"Police received information around 10.30 am that nine persons were affected due to a toxic gas leak in a factory in Narol and were taken to LG Hospital, where two died," he said.

Seven workers are hospitalised, of whom four are critical and are being treated in ICU, he said.

A preliminary investigation revealed that spent acid, used in printing and dyeing industry, was being transferred into a tank when workers nearby were affected, he said.

official said a team from police, Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), industrial safety and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) officials reached site and started probing exact cause.

Industrial safety and FSL officials are probing to find out if factory followed due procedures regarding C, etc., and police will take action based on ir report, he said. 

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