Chlorine gas leak at Malkhan Singh District Hospital, No casualties reported

Aligarh: Following a chlorine gas leak, panic ensued at Aligarh's Malkhan Singh District Hospital on Wednesday, according to officials.  

The gas leaked from a cylinder that had been lying unused for about 14-15 years, said an official, adding that the health department immediately informed the fire brigade and police administration about the incident.

Responding swiftly, the fire brigade and police personnel evacuated individuals from the premises, ensuring everyone's safety. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported.

According to an ANI report, The official shared details about the incident and said that two chlorine cylinders were kept in the store, one of which was leaking. It has been dissolved by the fire brigade. There is no report of any casualties. The situation is under control."

"These were old cylinders that were not in use. One had gas and the other was empty. There has been no such accident and no one has been affected by this gas leak but there was panic in the hospital since chlorine is a dangerous gas and is not flammable," he said.

The fire officer further said, "Two fire tenders reached the site and we dissolved the chlorine gas by continuously pumping them, which took about an hour."

Chief Medical Officer Neeraj Tyagi also gave information about the same and said, "There was information about the leakage of a chlorine cylinder kept in the store here. As soon as the information was received, immediately all the patients nearby were shifted to another place by the fire brigade team, administrative team, hospital team, and the fire department team."

The gas leak has been completely controlled by the fire department team and no casualties have been reported, he said.