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Telangana: Over 20 hospitalised after inhaling chlorine gas in Jangaon

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Hyderabad: More than 20 people were rushed to the district hospital after they reportedly inhaled chlorine gas leaking from a tank installed for the purification of water supplied in Jangaon.
People residing in the nearby area where the tank was installed complained of breathing difficulties, cough and nausea following which they were shifted to the hospital by other locals on Thursday.
Those admitted to the hospital are reportedly stable after receiving treatment, while a few among them have also been discharged.
Officials have reportedly launched a probe into the matter while the townies sigh relief after the situation was brought under control.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 17, 2023
11 students of UP school hospitalised after inhaling chemical fumes

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Barabanki: Eleven students were hospitalised after they inhaled chemical fumes emanating from a garbage pile, including expired medicines, set afire by ragpickers near their school here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident took place in Kamhariya Bagh area under Kotwali police station area, they said.
Some ragpickers burnt some expired medicines along with garbage near a private school. It appears that the students inhaled the chemical fumes and their health deteriorated, said Circle Officer (CO) Naveen Kumar.
School principal Rumi Tiwari said, “At around 11 am, fumes from the fire started coming towards the school and some students started coughing. The school staff acted in time and made arrangements to send the students back home.”
“Eleven students, including four girls, were taken to the district hospital,” the principal said.
Three of the students were later sent to Lucknow for further treatment, the police said.
Meanwhile, a police team reached the spot and detained three men for burning garbage near the school.
“We have detained one Shekhu, Sher Ali and Babloo who were found burning garbage and expired medicines behind the school. The matter is being investigated,” Kumar said.

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February 1, 2023
MP: 4 men enter abandoned coal mine, die after inhaling toxic gas

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Shahdol: Four men who entered an abandoned underground mine in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh allegedly with the intention to collect coal or scrap have died after inhaling toxic gas, a police official said on Friday.
The incident took place between 10pm and 11pm on Thursday in Dhanpuri, some 28 kilometres from the district headquarters, and the bodies were retrieved from the coal mine in the early hours of Friday, Superintendent of Police Kumar Prateek told PTI.
“The deceased have been identified as Raj Mahto (20), Hazari Kol (30), Rahul Kol (23) and Kapil Vishwakarma (21), all residents of Dhanpuri. The mine was closed for the last couple of years. Four persons entered the site, while one stood outside. The fifth person peeped inside after some time and found his associates unresponsive,” he said.
He alerted others, who called in the police, which put in four hours to retrieve the bodies of the men from inside the mine, the SP said.
“Initial investigations suggest the men died after inhaling toxic gas emanating from the closed mine. A case has been registered and probe is underway,” Prateek informed.
As per residents of the vicinity, the mine’s opening is covered with bricks and cement, but some try to enter with iron rods etc to look for coal or scrap.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 27, 2023