80 people fall ill as toxic gas leaks from plant in Odisha

At least 80 people fell sick after a toxic gas leaked from a prawn processing plant in Khantapada area in Odisha’s Balasore district on Wednesday evening. The patients included mostly women. According to the police, the incident took place at around 8 pm when the gas, suspected to be ammonia, leaked from the plant located at Panapana, mostly affecting workers of the factory who complained of breathing problems.

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