The collapse also triggered an ammonia gas leak from the facility, and efforts were underway to contain it. PICS/ PTI
Teams from the district administration, police, State Disaster Response Force, and the fire brigade are engaged in relief and rescue operations
Police Commissioner Jogendra Kumar said a section of the cold storage facility collapsed in Chandapur under the Phaphamau police station area
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Ganga Nagar, Kuldeep Gunawat, said that after the collapse, ammonia gas began leaking from the facility, triggering panic in the are
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the incident and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured
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