Friday, December 4, 2015

Gas Leak at Meerut - An Eye Opener for the installation of Gas Sensor

The incident occurred in Meerut on 8th November, 2015. In Meerut’s Lisari Gate area, 20 children were affected by the leak. The fire department officials reached at the spot and handled the situation.



The gas leak occurred near the site which was meant for a cold storage plant. On investigation, the officials could not find out the reason for the gas leak so the officials caught hold of the garbage sellers to find information on the same.

Further investigation lead to believe that a garbage seller had burnt a can of chemical or some wires which triggered the leakage. On knowing this, the fire officials sprayed water over the area to take care of the situation temporarily.

When the residents were informed about the gas leak, they were worried initially about the effects that they would have to face due to the gas leak, but were relieved when the day passed without any issues. Though some people complained of feeling dizzy on the night the incident took place, their condition improved the next day.

Ajay Kumar Agarwal, station officer at Kotwali police station investigated the matter further and found the situation under control. So they informed the residents that there was nothing to worry but also told them to be alert and to report if they see something suspicious.

This gives us a reason to think about how safe we are in a society. The mistake may not be yours but you might be the one paying for it. This incident would have been detected at an early stage if a gas sensor would have been installed in that place. It is better to be safe than sorry. Installing a gas sensor would do no harm but instead would have alerted the officials muchbefore they found out.


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