Ammonia gas leaks in pvt milk plant, all 35 workers rescued

Around 35 workers trapped inside a private milk plant located in the Sports and Surgical Complex on Kapurthala Road were rescued following an ammonia gas leak this evening. Thanks to the swift response of the plant staff and emergency teams, no lives were lost."

The workers were trapped on the first floor of Metro Milk Plant when the gas started leaking due to a fault in the safety release valve. They had to be rescued by breaking a side wall and bringing them down using a ladder and crane.

The workers were trapped on the first floor of the Metro Milk Plant after a gas leak occurred due to a malfunction in the safety release valve. They were rescued by breaking through a side wall and bringing them down with the help of a ladder and a crane.

The district administration received the information which immediately pressed a fire brigade team to service. The fire squad also reached within a few minutes and helped in the rescue operation.

Deputy Commissioner Dr Himanshu Aggarwal said, "Our teams started action as soon as we got the information. "The rescue operation was started immediately. About 35 workers were evacuated through the emergency exit. The situation was brought under control within an hour of the incident", he said.

Dr Aggarwal added that to prevent further leakage of gas, a special team was called from Verka Milk Plant, which shut down the pressure lines of the air compressor. "The situation is now completely under control", he said.

This is the third incident of ammonia gas leak in Jalandhar for the past one year. The two previous incidents had taken place in ice factories of the city. On March 14, ammonia had leaked from Kuldeep Ice Factory in the residential colony of Anand Nagar. On September 21 last year, a man died during ammonia leak from Jain Ice Factory near Domoria underbridge. A high-level probe had been conducted in both incidents.

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3rd incident of gas leak in a year

This is the third incident of ammonia gas leak in Jalandhar for the past one year. The two previous incidents had taken place in ice factories of the city. On March 14, ammonia had leaked from Kuldeep Ice Factory in the residential colony of Anand Nagar. On September 21 last year, a man died during ammonia leak from Jain Ice Factory near Domoria underbridge.