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Village evacuated after tanker carrying ammonia gas turns turtle in Goa

Dozens of residents of Chicalim village in Goa, near the Dabolim International Airport, were evacuated from their homes by disaster…

IANS | Panaji | January 19, 2018 10:55 am

Village evacuated after tanker carrying ammonia gas turns turtle in Goa

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Dozens of residents of Chicalim village in Goa, near the Dabolim International Airport, were evacuated from their homes by disaster response officials, after a tanker carrying ammonia gas met with an accident and turned turtle, causing gas leakage.

The accident occurred at 3:30 a.m. in Chicalim village near the Dabolim International Airport, some 25 km from here, the police said.

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Fire tenders and members of the state government’s disaster response team rushed to the site, located around 25 km from Panaji, to contain the damage and evacuate local residents living in the vicinity of the accident. The incident occurred around 3:30 am on Friday, police said.

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Two women were rushed to a hospital after they complained of breathlessness.

“We have cordoned off the area and efforts are on to contain the leakage,” a police officer said.

 

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