NEW DELHI, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – At least six persons died and about two hundred rushed to a local hospital, after a gas leak happened in a chemical plant in Vishakhapatnam district, of India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh today, confirmed a local senior police official.
“As of now six persons have died and about two hundred people are admitted in a local government hospital. Some of them are said to be critical. Situation is under control and the whole area around the chemical plant has been cordoned off and sealed,” Vishakhapatnam Police Commissioner, R.K. Meena, said.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, is scheduled to leave for Vishakhapatnam soon, to take stock of the situation, said a source close to him.
The source also said, the gas leak took place at the “LG Polymers” chemical plant, in the wee hours of Thursday morning, leading to panic among local people.
“Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is closely monitoring the situation and has directed district officials to take every possible step to save human lives and bring the situation under control. He will visit the patients admitted in the local hospital,” added the source.
