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Tiruvallur Ammonia Gas Leak Probe
June 23 , 2026
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- The Tamil Nadu government formed a three-member committee to investigate the ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing factory near Periyapalayam in Tiruvallur district.
- The leak occurred at St Peter's Paul Seafoods Exports Private Limited, killing at least two people and affecting more than 60 workers.
- The committee comprises S. Ananth (Director of Industrial Safety and Health); M. Saravanakumar (Member Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board - TNPCB); and the Additional Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
- Ammonia is a colourless, pungent-smelling, toxic and corrosive gas widely used in refrigeration, seafood processing and fertiliser industries.
- Exposure to high levels of ammonia can cause eye irritation, breathing difficulty, chest pain, burns and bleeding from the nose or mouth.
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