The local people have faced a lot of problems due to chlorine gas leakage in Nainital, Uttarakhand. Due to the gas leakage, many people’s health deteriorated and they had to be admitted to the hospital. Now the question is how dangerous is chlorine gas, due to which people are facing so many problems. Today we will tell you about chlorine gas.
chlorine gas leak case
Due to the leak of chlorine gas in Nainital, the local people are facing a lot of problems. Let us tell you that last Thursday evening, there was a stir in the area due to the leak of chlorine gas from the cylinder kept in the Sukhatal Jal Sansthan Pump House in Nainital. Not only this, the leak was so terrible that within a few minutes the health of the people living nearby started deteriorating. There were cases of many people vomiting, feeling dizzy and fainting. As soon as the officials got the information, the teams of administration SDRF, NDRF, fire brigade and health department reached the spot. Fire officer Kishore Upadhyay had told that chlorine gas is disposed of by chemical reaction with baking soda. At the same time, a gas cylinder of about one quintal was disposed of by digging a deep pit in the area. After which the gas leak has stopped.
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chlorine gas?
First of all, let us know what chlorine gas is. Let us tell you that this gas is lighter than air and is yellow and green in colour. It is formed by mixing bleach (sodium hypochlorite) with acid. It is found on the earth as well as in the sea. Chlorine is usually used as an insecticide. Apart from this, it is also used in industrial work. At times, it acts as a bleaching agent in washing works.
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Is chlorine gas dangerous?
Now you must be thinking how dangerous chlorine gas is. Let us tell you that chlorine gas is a very toxic gas. Breathing in it is very painful. Its strong smell damages the eyes, skin and causes a lot of difficulty in breathing. Not only this, repeated exposure to this gas can cause diseases like asthma and cancer. In some serious cases, being in contact with chlorine for a long time can also cause death of a person. The effect of chlorine gas starts showing immediately on human health.