Chlorine gas leaks from BHEL plant in Bhopal; 3 hospitalised

Panic gripped Birla Mandir area here on Monday following leakage of chlorine gas from the water filtration plant of BHEL facility here.

Three persons reported irritation in their eyes following the leakage from the plant situated near the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Bhopal Collector Nikunj Shrivastava said.

They are undergoing treatment at the Jai Prakash Hospital here, he said.

The situation is under control and efforts are on to plug the gas leakage, Shrivastava said. Police, fire brigade personnel and district administration officials have reached the spot.

Government-run BHEL's facility in Bhopal manufactures a wide range of electrical equipment.

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