Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Chlorine Leak at Nagpur Water Plant Hospitalizes Over 40
Chlorine gas escaped from a large cylinder at a water plant in Nagpur.
The leak started at about 1 a.m.
on Monday.
The gas moved into nearby neighborhoods and made people cough or have trouble breathing.
More than 40 people were reported sick or hospitalized, although one police account said about 40 were receiving treatment.
Police moved nearby residents to safer places and blocked off the area.
Firefighters, police, water-utility workers, and a rescue team came to help.
Rescue workers wore protective equipment while dealing with the cylinder.
They put it into water mixed with caustic soda, which helped make the remaining gas safer.
A chlorine leak began around 1 a.m. Monday at a 900-kilogram-capacity cylinder at a water treatment plant in Nagpur's Godhani area.
The gas spread into nearby residential areas, causing coughing and breathing difficulties among plant workers and residents.
Reports said more than 40 people fell ill or were hospitalized; police specified that about 40 were receiving treatment.
Police evacuated residents within 200 metres, cordoned off the area, and advised people to stay away while responders worked.
The leak was brought under control around 5:30 a.m. after responders submerged the cylinder in water mixed with caustic soda.
- Who
- Nearby residents and plant workers were affected; police, firefighters, Orange City Water, administrative officials, and the National Disaster Response Force responded.
- What
- A chlorine gas leak from a 900-kilogram-capacity cylinder caused illness, breathing problems, evacuations, and hospitalizations.
- When
- The leak began around 1 a.m. on Monday, August 24, and containment was completed around 5:30 a.m.
- Where
- The incident occurred at a water treatment plant in the Godhani area of Nagpur, near Fago Patil Layout and Nag Mandir Tekdi.
- Why
- Chlorine leaked from a storage cylinder; the reports do not state what caused the leak.
- Reported casualties
- More than 40 people were reported ill or hospitalized; police said about 40 were receiving treatment.
- Affected groups
- Police estimated that 8-10 plant workers and 20-25 nearby residents were affected.
- Cylinder capacity
- 900 kilograms
- Reported symptoms
- Coughing and difficulty breathing
- Hospitals
- Sparsh Hospital in Zingabai Takli and Mayo Hospital
- Safety perimeter
- Residents within 200 metres were evacuated and the area was cordoned off.
- Containment method
- Responders submerged the cylinder in a tank containing water mixed with caustic soda.
Sources
Over 40 Fall Ill After Chlorine Gas Leak at Nagpur Water Treatment Plant
40 fall ill after chlorine gas leak at Nagpur water treatment plant
Gas leak at Nagpur water plant exposes 40 to chlorine, area cordoned off
Chlorine Gas Leak At Nagpur Water Plant Triggers Panic, Several Hospitalised
Over 40 Fall Ill After Chlorine Gas Leak at Nagpur Water Treatment Plant
Many hospitalised after chlorine gas leak at Nagpur water plant
Over 40 people hospitalised after chlorine gas leak at water purification plant in Maharashtra's Nagpur, area cordoned off
