Eighteen workers were hospitalised after inhaling a toxic gas that leaked in a factory in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Wednesday, the police said.

"As many as 18 workers were hospitalised after inhaling bromine gas that leaked from a tank of a chemical factory located at Vedaj village," said sub-inspector Vaishali Ahir of Vedach police station.

There were around 2,000 workers present in the factory when the leakage was reported around 1 pm. All were safely evacuated, the police official said.