62 hospitalizados en incidente de fuga de gas en Bombay

El 27 de febrero de 1986, 62 personas, incluidas 12 mujeres y 11 niños, fueron hospitalizadas tras inhalar gas cloruro que se filtró de la planta de cloración de la Corporación Municipal de Bombay en Kishan Nagar, Bombay. Sesenta fueron dadas de alta tras el tratamiento, mientras que dos permanecieron en observación. La fuga ocurrió a las 3 de la mañana cuando el diafragma automático de la planta cedió debido a la presión excesiva.

El incidente ocurrió el 27 de febrero de 1986, en el área de Kishan Nagar en Bombay, donde la planta de cloración de la Corporación Municipal de Bombay fue el lugar de una fuga de gas cloruro. Sesenta y dos personas, incluidas 12 mujeres y 11 niños, sufrieron problemas respiratorios y requirieron hospitalización. Tras recibir tratamiento, 60 pacientes fueron dados de alta, pero dos se mantuvieron en observación para mayor monitoreo.٨ن٨نLa fuga tuvo lugar a las 3 de la mañana cuando el diafragma automático de la planta falló bajo presión excesiva. Este evento ocupó titulares, como se destacó en la portada de The Indian Express ese día. No se proporcionan citas directas de funcionarios o víctimas en la fuente, pero el informe resalta preocupaciones sobre la seguridad industrial en ese momento.٨ن٨نBombay, ahora conocida como Mumbai, experimentaba una urbanización rápida en la década de 1980, y tales accidentes subrayaron vulnerabilidades en la salud pública. La fuente presenta esto como un retrospectivo de 40 años, recordando una historia clave de la cobertura noticiosa de 1986.

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