Toxic gas leaks from chemical factory, girl dies

A 19-year-old girl on Saturday died and four others were hospitalised following leakage of toxic gas from a chemical factory here, a senior fire brigade official said. “A girl died and four others were hospitalised due to gas leakage in Omkar chemical factory in Suez farm area of the city. The factory was functioning without a No-Objection Certificate,” city’s Chief Fire officer <g data-gr-id="10">M F</g> Dastur told reporters here. “A chemical was released by a factory in drainage and when it mixed with water, it formed some poisonous gas and affected the people,” he said.