A 36-year-old man was killed and at least two others injured in a gas leakage incident at an industrial area in Ghatkopar west on Monday morning. All three, including the deceased, are believed to be workers at the unit where the incident occurred, said officials of the BMC disaster management unit.
The deceased, identified as Ramnivas Sarod, 36, and the other two, Rubin Solkar, 36, and Sarvansh Sonavane, 25, were rushed to the BMC-run Rajawadi Hospital in Vidyavihar, where Sarod was declared dead while the condition of the other two was described as stable.
The incident occurred around 8am when methanol and cyanuric chloride gas leaked, in the premises of a factory in Kurla Industrial Estate in Ghatkopar west. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade which rushed there, Sarod died due to inhalation of the toxic gas.
The cause of the gas leak and the number of people present in the factory premises at that time and other aspects are being investigated, Mumbai Fire Brigade officers said.
“The lethal gas has been drained by the team of firefighters who reached the spot. They helped in the rescue operations and cleared the area. Now, the case has been taken over by the local ward office. The cause of the gas leak will be investigated,” said Hemant Parab, Chief Fire Officer, Mumbai Fire Brigade.
FIRE IN BYCULLA GODOWN
Meanwhile, in another incident in the city, a level two (major) fire broke out in a wooden articles godown in Mustafa Bazar, Byculla, around 5.55am and eight fire trucks were sent to the spot by BMC’s disaster management unit.
“The fire was brought under control and extinguished completely by 10.51pm,” said K D Ghadigaonkar, divisional fire officer. No casualties were reported in the incident, he added.
