{"id":40732,"date":"2023-12-28T01:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T01:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/over-40-hospitalised-after-gas-leak-at-unit-in-tamil-nadu-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T01:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T01:43:06","slug":"over-40-hospitalised-after-gas-leak-at-unit-in-tamil-nadu-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/over-40-hospitalised-after-gas-leak-at-unit-in-tamil-nadu-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 40 hospitalised after gas leak at unit in Tamil Nadu | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 44 people were hospitalised after an ammonia leak from a pipeline belonging to Coromandel International\u00a0(CORF.NS)\u00a0near its Ennore plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, hospital sources said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“We noticed abnormality on December\u00a026 at 11:30 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) in the ammonia unloading subsea pipeline near shoreside, outside the plant premises,” Coromandel said in an\u00a0exchange filing\u00a0earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

Forty-four people were rushed to Akash Hospital in Chennai, two hospital officials told Reuters, on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorised to talk to the media.<\/p>\n

Six others were admitted to Stanley Medical College and Hospital near Ennore, local media reported earlier, quoting Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian.<\/p>\n

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The Tamil Nadu government said in a statement that the leak took place when Coromandel’s fertiliser manufacturing unit was preparing to receive an ammonia shipment through its 2.5 kilometre-long (1.5 mile) undersea pipeline.<\/p>\n

“The unit observed pressure drop in the pipeline at around 11.45 pm and simultaneously observed pungent odour around the storage terminal and near the material gate,” the statement read.<\/p>\n

“They will identify the exact location and the extent of pipeline damage within a day and will rectify the same before commencing the ammonia transfer.”<\/p>\n

“All are safe and normalcy is restored. We have informed relevant authorities about the incident,” Coromandel added.<\/p>\n

Coromandel’s shares dropped as much as 3.7% on Wednesday, before closing 1.6% lower.<\/p>\n

The incident comes weeks after an oil spill in the same area from a refinery belonging to Indian Oil-owned\u00a0(IOC.NS)\u00a0Chennai Petroleum Corp\u00a0(CHPC.NS)\u00a0during Cyclone Michaung.<\/p>\n

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