At least 59 workers at a packaging unit of a private meat factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh fell ill after an alleged leakage of ammonia gas, officials said on Thursday, adding six people were arrested in connection with the case.
The affected workers, mostly women and minors, were shifted to the emergency ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh, they added.
Soon after the incident, Aligarh district magistrate (DM) Indra Vikram Singh and senior superintendent of police (SSP), Aligarh, Kalanidhi Naithani, rushed to the spot.
