Gas leak at chemical factory in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 6 (ANI): A gas leak was reported at a chemical factory in the Chandaka Industrial Estate area in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening, fire department officials said.

According to fire department officials, the fire tenders were rushed to the spot upon receiving the information about the leak.

Visuals from the site showed fire department personnel wearing masks trying to neutralise the defective cylinder. The cylinder was brought to a isolated place for the purpose, the officials said.

No casualty or injury was reported at the time of filing this report. The cause of the leak is yet to be ascertained, they added.

Further details are awaited.