Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Ammonia Gas Leak at Mumbai Dairy, No Casualties Reported
Imagine a gas that is both poisonous and can catch fire leaked out of a big freezer at a dairy farm.
This happened in Mumbai.
The fire department and a special team came to fix it.
The gas came from a broken valve.
They sprayed water to stop the gas from spreading.
Luckily, no one got hurt.
They're checking if the dairy has the right permits and figuring out why the valve broke.
Ammonia gas can be dangerous if not handled carefully.
Similar incidents happened before, so officials are taking the situation seriously.
An ammonia gas leak occurred at a dairy in Mumbai's Goregaon.
The leak originated from a valve in the cold storage's refrigerator unit.
No casualties were reported from the incident.
Fire brigade and HAZMAT unit responded to the leakage.
Investigation will be launched, and dairy's licenses will be reviewed.
- Who
- Officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), and HAZMAT unit responded to the incident.
- What
- An ammonia gas leakage at a dairy.
- When
- Wednesday night.
- Where
- Mumbai’s Goregaon, within a dairy opposite the NESCO grounds.
- Why
- The cause of the leakage is under investigation; however, a faulty valve is suspected.
- Location
- Mumbai, Goregaon (East)
- Incident
- Ammonia gas leakage
- Involved
- Dairy facility
- Response
- Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and HAZMAT unit
- Casualties
- None reported
- Cause (Suspected)
- Faulty valve