Chlorine Gas Leak Reported In Dehradun, Locals Evacuated After Facing Breathing Issue

Ajaii Singh, senior superintendent of police (SSP) said six big cylinders of Chlorine had been kept in an empty plot of an Agra-based resident in the Jhajra area. “Out of these six, gas started leaking from one cylinder in the wee hours on Tuesday. There is a residential complex at some distance from that place. Immediately teams of local police, State Disaster Response Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) fire services and experts of CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) unit reached the spot from Jolly Grant with the necessary equipment”.

Singh said during the process of stopping the leakage, two men from fire services complained of dizziness and a burning sensation in their eyes due to which they were hospitalised and later discharged after treatment.

Negi said that as coming in contact with Chlorine gas leakage causes dizziness, burning sensation in the face and eyes, difficulty in breathing, vomiting and headache, people living in the surrounding areas were asked to close their windows and doors. “Had it been summer, with ACs and coolers on, the gas would have affected more people inside the houses,”he said