Gas leak at agro plant in Nandyal, GM dies

Kurnool, June 27 (HS)  One person died and three fell ill following gas leak at SPY Agro Industries plant in Nandyal on Saturday morning.

Reports said the management had taken up maintenance work of the pipeline that supplies ammonia gas from the storage tank to the chilling plant when the gas leaked. According to official sources, liquified CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas is supplied to the bottling plant in the unit and ammonia gas is used for chilling purpose. Maintenance work was being carried out in the morning when the gas leaked from the pipeline, an official of the plant said.

At least four workers, including General Manager Srinivas Reddy , were present at the site when the mishap took place. Srinivas fell unconscious after inhaling the gas and died on the spot while the three other could rush out. The condition of all three was reportedly  stable.

District collector G Veera Pandian said there was no reason for local residents to panic as the gas leakage took place in one of the rooms inside the plant and now the situation was under control . Police, revenue, medical and health and fire services personnel had reached the spot to contain the gas leak.