Chhattisgarh: 7 hospitalised, 3 in critical condition after gas leak at paper mill in Raigarh

Raipur: Even as 11 people were killed in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Thursday due to gas leak from a chemical plant, a similar incident was reported from Chhattisgarh as well. Reports said seven workers were injured after being exposed to a gas leak at a paper mill in Raigarh.

“Seven workers of a paper mill have been hospitalised after being exposed to a gas leak, reportedly while cleaning a tank in the mill. Three of them are in critical condition,” Raigarh Superintendent of Police said.