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200 affected in Kalyan gas leak

More than 200 people residing in Mohane locality in Kalyan were affected following gas leakage from a chemical unit in the town late on Monday night, the police said.

According to the police, the residents of neighbouring areas complained of vomiting, nausea, giddiness after the gas leaked from the National Rayon Corporation unit. The affected people were rushed to the company hospital and treated.

Those affected include rickshaw drivers of the locality and passengers waiting for trains at the Kalyan railway station, the police said, adding that all the affected were out of danger.

Fire tenders from Kalyan and Dombivli rushed to the scene immediately after getting the information about the incident. The gas leakage gave rise to much panic in the region and surrounding villages.

UNI

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