Page 3 - Gas Leakage

Sweden finds fourth leak on Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea

A fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines has been reported off southern Sweden, the Swedish news agency said on Thursday. Sweden's coast guards told news agency TT that they have a vessel on the site of the leak, off Sweden. All four detected leaks are in international waters, two near Sweden and two near Denmark. The Nord Stream pipelines run through the Baltic to transport gas from Russia to Germany. Neither pipeline was operating, but both were filled with gas. The Danish and Swedish governments believe that the leaks off their countries were deliberate actions. Before the leaks were reported, explosions were recorded. A first explosion was recorded by seismologists early on Monday southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. A second, stronger blast northeast of the island that night was equivalent to a magnitude-2.3 earthquake. Seismic stations in Denmark, Norway and Finland also registered the explosions. Some European officials and energy experts have said Russia is likel

Dozens fall ill due to gas leak in meat factory in UP's Aligarh

Dozens of persons reportedly fell ill following gas leak in a meat factory in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district

28 workers fall ill after ammonia gas leak at Odisha's Balasore prawn plant

As many as 28 workers fell ill after inhaling ammonia gas that leaked from a prawn processing plant in Odisha's Balasore district on Wednesday

Gas leaks from Russian pipelines to Europe raise sabotage fears: Report

But it remained far from clear who might be behind any foul play, if proven, on the Nord Stream pipelines that Russia with European partners spent billions of dollars building.

Europe suspects sabotage as mystery gas leaks hit Russian pipelines

Poland's PM said the leaks were caused by sabotage, while Denmark's prime minister and Russia, which slashed its gas deliveries to Europe after Western sanctions, said it could not be ruled out

Andhra gas leak: 53 people undergoing treatment, reportedly stable

Following the poisonous gas leak incident in a company in the Brandix area of Andhra Pradesh's Atchutapuram, a total of 53 people were admitted to the hospital so far

Suspected gas leak from CPCL in Chennai, TNPCB monitors air quality

A senior officer with the TNPCB while speaking to IANS said, "We have received complaints from residents of Jyothi Nagar in Tiruvattiyor and in Manali areas. We are monitoring the air quality

Andhra govt sets up committee to ascertain cause of Visakhapatnam gas leak

Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday constituted a committee to ascertain the cause of the gas leak incident at a laboratory in Vishakhapatnam in which 178 workers fell ill.The joint committee has been constituted by District Collector. The committee was formed after Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy ordered a detailed investigation into the accident and asked the authorities to take measures for avoiding such incidents in the future. He also directed the Minister for Industries Gudivada Amarnath to visit the accident site.As many as 178 women workers on Friday fell ill following a gas leak at the laboratory in Atchutapuram of Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Minister Gudivada Amarnath informed.The workers fell sick after they inhaled the poisonous gas that leaked at Porus Laboratories Pvt Ltd and gradually took the toll of those affected from the initial 87 at the noon to 178 in the evening.Earlier on Friday, the Superintendent of Police Gowthami Sali had

Desperate search on for survivors in Cuba hotel blast that killed 27

A natural gas leak was the apparent cause of Friday's blast at the 96-room hotel.

One killed, 2 others hurt in a factory gas leak in Mumbai's Ghatkopar

One person was killed and at least two injured in a gas leak incident from an industrial area in suburban Ghatkopar here on Monday morning

Six killed in gas leak in Gujarat's Surat, 20 others hospitalised

Six people have died and 20 others have been hospitalised in an incident of a gas leak at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Gujarat's Surat on Thursday."Six people died and 20 others were admitted to the civil hospital after gas leakage at a company in Sachin GIDC area of Surat early morning today," the In-Charge Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Omkar Chaudhary informed.Further details are awaited.

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: On 37th anniversary justice still eludes the survivors

The gas tragedy is one of the world's worst industrial disasters in which 3,000-4000 people lost their lives on being exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other highly toxic substances

37 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: Justice not in sight; questions unanswered

A month-long protest by NGOs with the slogan -- '37 years of Bhopal Gas Disaster: 37 questions' -- came to an end, which recounted the failures of the Centre in providing justice

Intense lightening storm ignited gas pipeline leak in Gulf of Mexico

Mexico's state-owned oil company said a bizarre chain of events, including lightening storm and simultaneous gas pipeline leak, set off strange subaquatic fireball seen last week in the Gulf of Mexico

Maharashtra: Gas leak at chemical unit; people face breathing trouble

An incident of gas leak occurred at a chemical factory at Badlapur in Thane district, due to which a number of people living around the unit faced difficulty in breathing for a few hours

India allowing industries to expand with little scrutiny is disaster risk

The March 2021 amendment of EIA notification of 2006 reduces the scrutiny of habitually polluting units which want to increase capacity and product mix.

AP govt informs NHRC about ex-gratia paid to Vizag gas leak victims

The Andhra Pradesh government has informed the NHRC that an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each has been paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the styrene gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam

At least four workers die after gas leak at SAIL's Rourkela plant

The mishap took place at a coal chemical department facility in the morning when 10 workers were on duty there

2 killed, more than a dozen injured in ammonia leak at IFFCO unit in UP

The injured are being treated in the government district hospital

Protecting environment

The govt should revisit the draft EIA notification