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Migrant women undergoing treatment at a hospital after the ammonia gas leak incident. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The toll in the ammonia leak at a seafood processing and export facility in Tiruvallur district last month has risen to 18, with the death of one more hospitalised woman migrant worker on Friday (July 3, 2026)….
It was a seemingly routine Sunday morning on June 21 at St. Peter & Paul Sea Food Export Private Limited at Kannigaipair village in Tiruvallur district. The unit stands along the busy road connecting Karanodai with Periyapalayam and Uthukottai, surrounded by agricultural fields, a few industrial establishments, and an educational institution. The factory processes prawns,…
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Few workers who were in critical condition after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory in Tiruvallur admitted at RGGGH in Chennai on Sunday, June 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Three additional fatalities were reported as of 7 a.m. on Monday (June 22, 2026) taking the death toll to five in…
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