YADGIR\KALABURGI: Three workers died and two others fell ill from suffocation after a chemical leak at a pharmaceutical unit in Karnataka’s Yadgir district on Wednesday. The incident occurred at C.I.L. Laboratory Private Limited in the Kadechur-Badiyal industrial area.
The deceased have been identified as Katla Ganesh from Telangana, Vikram Singh and Sanjay Singh from Madhya Pradesh. Manchal Hemanth and Manchal Shivakumar from Andhra Pradesh fell ill due to suffocation and are undergoing treatment at Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Saidapura police station.
North-East Range IGP Shantanu Sinha, Yadgir Deputy Commissioner Rahul Pandwe, Yadgir SP Prathvik Shankar and personnel from NDRF and SDRF have rushed to the spot and supervised the rescue operation. Speaking with the TNIE, Prathvik Shankar said that a case will be registered against the management of C.I.L. Private Limited
