RSOE EDIS: India - HAZMAT - 2010.01.04

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2010-01-04 04:16:12 - HAZMAT - India EDIS CODE: HZ-20100104-24423-IND Date & Time: 2010-01-04 04:16:12 [UTC] Area: India, State of Orissa, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela Number of Injured person(s): 8 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: At least eight people fell ill following a gas leak at a state-owned Rourkela Steel Plant in the eastern Indian state of Orissa Sunday, a senior police official said. "Eight workers have been admitted to hospital after they fell ill following the gas leak in one of the blast furnaces. Four of them are said to be in serious condition," the official said. A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official added. A similar, but on a large scale, incident took place in 1984 when a storage tank containing methyl isocyanate at the Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into the densely populated city of Bhopal in central India. It was one of the worst industrial accidents in history which claimed the lives of over 15,000 people. Posted:2010-01-04 04:16:12 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu