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Chemical leakage in Surat: 6 dead, 20 injured

The accident happened when the driver of a truck was pouring the chemical in a drain

surat victims Ambulances carrying victims of the Surat industrial accident | Twitter handle of ANI

Six persons lost their lives and at least 20 have been admitted in hospital after a chemical leaked in a printing mill in Sachin, Surat, in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to sources, the accident happened when the driver of a truck was pouring the chemical in a drain. It is believed that the chemical soon spread through sewers and other drains. Official confirmation on the cause of the accident is awaited.

Omkar Chaudhary—in-charge superintendent of the hospital where the victims were being treated—confirmed to a section of media that six persons died.

The toll is expected to rise.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has expressed grief over the incident.

Junior Minister for Law and Justice Harsh Sanghavi, who hails from Surat, has also expressed grief.

Rescue and relief operations are on in the area.

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