While the Ludhiana gas leak still haunts the people of Punjab, a fresh incident of gas leak was reported in Jalandhar's Dashmesh Nagar near Ladowali Road. Late Friday night, panic gripped the area after gas leaked from an ice factory in Dashmesh Nagar near Ladowali Road, Jalandhar. Following the gas leak, residents of the area started having difficulties in breathing and also they felt a burning sensation in their eyes. It was reported that the health of a few people also deteriorated.
As per the people living in the area, the gas was leaking from 8 pm on Friday and due to this burning sensation in the eyes, breathing difficulties were observed and some people also started to vomit. Manendra Shimpu of Dasmesh Nagar said that for the last several years, there is a Surya cold store in the area, from where gas leaks every 10 days, causing a lot of trouble to the residents of the area. Residents have complained but no proper arrangements were made when they tried to talk to the factory owner of the cold store. Furthermore, the owner of the ice factory stated that no gas leaks from his factory. The gas leak is due to the blockage of the gutter.
It is pertinent to mention here that the District Administration has sent a team to access the situation but there are no causality and major health concern has been reported as of now.
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