As many as 20 employees of a fish processing plant have been hospitalized after a chemical leakage at the unit in Karnataka's Baikampady, on the outskirts of Mangaluru city.
According to Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar, 80 employees were present in the plant at the time of the incident.
District health officials and fire trucks have been rushed to the spot.
(this is a developing story)