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Tiruvallur ammonia leak death toll climbs to five as three more women workers die
The Hindu··22 Jun
The Hindu reported that three more women succumbed at hospitals on June 22, taking the toll to five after an ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing unit in Kannigaipair near Periyapalayam, with 67 of 74 affected persons still under treatment.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Industrial ammonia safety at food units needs urgent review.
- Migrant workers bore the brunt of the factory exposure.
- Delayed respiratory complications require continued surveillance.
What's Happening
- Death toll rose to five on June 22.
- 67 workers remain hospitalised across Chennai hospitals.
- A state probe committee is investigating the cause.
Industrial Safety
- The leak occurred at St Peter's Paul Seafoods Exports.
- NDRF teams inspected the site on June 21.
- Families of deceased receive Rs 2 lakh solatium.
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