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Visakhapatnam gas leak: 200 women fall sick after inhaling ammonia

VISAKHAPATNAM: About 200 women workers in Atchutapuram SEZ here fell sick on Friday evening following a leak of ammonia gas from a nearby industrial unit. Panic and confusion prevailed as workers began vomiting and gasping for breath.

About two dozen ambulances rushed in to shift the affected to hospitals. The mishap comes close on the heels of a fire accident in an industrial unit earlier this week in the port city.

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