At least 60 people were reported to be taken the hospital, after a chlorine gas leak took place in the industrial area of the Mumbai city today, as per the emergency services. According to the Chief of the fire brigade, Uday Thakre, stated that the leak has been confirmed to have originated from the Sewri district in Mumbai, which comes under the authority of the Mumbai Port Trust.

The emergency services in the area stated that the leak had started by one of the three cylinders stored in the warehouses, which comes under the Mumbai Port Trust. For the moment the situation is under control and the leaking gas has been stopped. The sad news for the fire fighters, is that there were four men of the fire services who were hospitalized with the 60 people.

The people who have been admitted in the near by hospitals, are having suffocation and breathing problems along with nausea. The exact number of people who were hospitalized were 58. Among the 58, 8 are in critical condition and are kept in the ICU.