ERODE: Panic gripped Chithode panchayat town in Erode district on Saturday after chlorine leak in a bleaching powder manufacturing unit claimed the life of the 46-year-old unit owner.
Fourteen people, who suffered breathing difficulty, were hospitalised.
The deceased was identified as R Damodharan of Nadupalayam village, owner of Sridhar Chemicals.
Fire and rescue services personnel from Erode and Perundurai rushed to the spot and sealed the leak with the help of a technical team. Those hospitalised were workers of a nearby weaving unit, said Erode collector H Krishnanunni.
“Six of them are admitted to the ICU of the Erode District Headquarters Hospital. Their health condition is said to be stable. The rest were discharged after first aid,” he said.
The Chithode police are investigating the incident.
Fourteen people, who suffered breathing difficulty, were hospitalised.
The deceased was identified as R Damodharan of Nadupalayam village, owner of Sridhar Chemicals.
Fire and rescue services personnel from Erode and Perundurai rushed to the spot and sealed the leak with the help of a technical team. Those hospitalised were workers of a nearby weaving unit, said Erode collector H Krishnanunni.
“Six of them are admitted to the ICU of the Erode District Headquarters Hospital. Their health condition is said to be stable. The rest were discharged after first aid,” he said.
The Chithode police are investigating the incident.
