Worker on ventilator after gas exposure at Visakhapatnam Pharma City unit
A pharmaceutical worker in Visakhapatnam is in critical condition after inhaling toxic gas, while two others were injured in a separate sulphuric acid leak at the same industrial park. Local unions have demanded a full safety inquiry, citing equipment failure and negligence.
A 58-year-old employee of a pharmaceutical company was hospitalised after allegedly inhaling a toxic gas while on duty at a pharma unit in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada, in Anakapalli district, Visakhapatnam . The incident, which occurred on Monday (July 13, 2026), came to light on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) after he was admitted to a hospital in a critical condition.
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