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Toxic gas kills 4 factory workers [1]

Four workers of a leather factory died allegedly after inhaling toxic gas here today. The gas was formed in a safety tank in the factory due to admixture of chemicals used to dye leather.

The liquid industrial waste used to be pumped out of the tank after treatment.

Publication Date: 
13/08/2013
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Haryana [3], Leather Industry [4], Gas Leakages [5], Industrial Waste [6], Occupational Accidents [7], Hazardous Waste [8]
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leather-industry
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gas-leakages
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-accidents
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste