Punjab: One person died due to ammonia gas leak in ice factory

Punjab: A sudden ammonia gas leak at Jain Ice Factory located on Old Railway Road near Damoria Bridge here on Saturday afternoon killed a worker and spread panic in the area. The deceased Sheetal Singh (68) was a migrant who was working at the factory for the last four months. Three other workers were also trapped in the factory after the gas leak, who were later rescued by emergency response teams. Their condition is said to be stable. The incident took place around 2.30 pm.

It is being said that some passersby near the factory fainted. Locals immediately informed the police control room about the possible gas leak. The police immediately took action and sealed the area and diverted the traffic. Emergency response teams, three fire tenders and disaster management personnel were deployed to control the situation. The area was cordoned off by evening. A formal inquiry has been initiated into the incident and SDM (Jalandhar-1) Jai Inder Singh is monitoring the investigation. He said technical experts are conducting a detailed inspection of the factory which has been sealed till further investigation. Joint Police Commissioner Sandeep Sharma claimed that the situation was brought under control within two hours. He said the cause of the gas leak was not yet known.