Prayagraj: Two employees died and 13 others fall ill in a gas leakage at IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited) plant in Phoolpur. Three Contract employees have also been injured in the accident. IFFCO has ordered an enquiry into the incident.
According to a press release issued by IFFCO “A technical enquiry committee, headed by an executive director rank officer, has been set up to find out the cause of the incident.”
According to Dr. U S Awasthi, Managing Director & CEO,IFFCO, Mr. Abhay Nandan (Dy. Manager) and Mr. VP Singh (Asstt. Manager), laid their lives tackling the accident and saving other lives.
IFFCO said, “the tie rods of an ammonia plunger pump suddenly broke and got detached leading to heavy ammonia leakage.
IFFCO said that six of the injured employees have been shifted to hospital in Prayagraj while remaining 10 are receiving treatment in IFFCO’s township hospital. “Two of them have been discharged. Condition of remaining 14 is stable,” added IFFCO in a press release.
“Our emergency response group, fire & safety team and plant operating staff bravely fought with the emergency situation and restriced the leakage to small area within the plant and normalised it in a short time,” IFFCO further added.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended condolences to the family members of the deceased.