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Gas Leak at Sarigam Plant Near Vapi Hospitalises Four, Probe Underway

Officials have contained the release, with tests pending to identify the gas.

Overview

  • A reactor at Cynax Metachem in Sarigam, Valsad district, released gas on Friday during a manufacturing process.
  • Four people were hospitalised, including owner Vinod Patel, who was later shifted to Kiran Hospital in Surat.
  • Three injured workers received primary treatment and were discharged, officials said.
  • People on the premises reported eye irritation, and some passersby experienced teary eyes and breathing discomfort.
  • Emergency teams secured the site and contained the leak as police opened an investigation and pollution-control authorities began inquiries into the cause.