Seven women die after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing and export unit in Tamil Nadu, with multiple outlets reporting deaths at the factory near Periyapalayam/Tiruvallur district. The leak is reported to occur during routine industrial operations on June 21. NDTV and The Hindu identify the victims as women and describe the incident as a major ammonia gas leak at the unit. Hindustan Times reports that the death toll rises to nine, stating all those who died are women. Mint adds that the Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar expresses grief and that the Chief Minister constitutes a committee to probe the incident.
The Hindu also reports local response actions: the Tiruvallur District Collector S. Kavitha visits the factory site and meets patients at nearby hospitals to oversee relief measures. Across reports, emergency actions focus on hospital care for affected workers and investigations into the circumstances and cause of the leak. No single outlet attributes blame; the incident remains under official inquiry.
