Visakhapatnam, Nov 27 || One person died and nine others fell ill after inhaling toxic gas at a pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district near here.
The incident occurred at Tagoor Laboraties Pvt Ltd at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Parawada, about 35 km from this port city, on Tuesday but it came to light on Wednesday after the affected workers exhibited symptoms.
The workers were engaged in maintenance work on a reactor, which underwent a heavy pressure build-up while mixing Hydrochloric Acid and chloroform.
The workers inhaled toxic fumes around 4 p.m. but they started exhibiting the symptoms around midnight. The affected workers faced cough and breathing problems. They were all shifted to a hospital in Gajuwaka here.
One of them succumbed while others were undergoing treatment. The condition of two of the workers is stated to be critical.
The deceased was identified as Abhijit Das (23), a native of Odisha. Police registered a case and took up further investigation.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha spoke to the District Collector and directed him to ensure that the affected workers are given the best possible treatment.