
- Four people died in a gas leak at a pharmaceutical company in Palghar district
- The gas leak occurred at Medley Company in Tarapur Industrial Area of Boisar
- Six employees were affected by the gas leak
Four workers died and two were hospitalised after a gas leak at a pharmaceutical company in Maharashtra's Palghar district.
The gas leak was reported in the premises of Medley Company located in Tarapur Industrial Area of Boisar between 2.30 and 3 pm. Teh gas leaked from the nitrogen reaction tank on the company's premises.
Six employees were affected by the gas leak and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, four of whom died around 6 pm.
Two others are currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital
The workers who died were identified as Kalpesh Raut, Bangali Thakur, Dheeraj Prajapati and Kamlesh Yadav, while Rohan Shinde and Nilesh Hadal are undergoing treatment.
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