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Acid tanker springs a leak in Howrah
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editor on 27 December, 2007 08:33:00
 
Kolkata, December 27 Panic gripped a pocket of the Howrah district late last
night as industrial acid started spilling out from a tanker. The incident took
place around 10.30 pm. The valve of the tanker carrying acid had broken and the
acid had started leaking on to the ground. The panic-stricken driver and his
helper parked the tanker near a canal on Saraswati Bridge in Sankrail and fled.
The locals became alert after the fumes started emanating from the area and
immediately informed the police, who called in fire tenders. The locals tried to
minimise the damage by plugging the opening with a cloth. The firemen used water
to douse the acid fumes. “Two of our men were hurt in the process. They are
undergoing treatment at present,” said Prafulla Kumar Dutta, divisional
officer, Howrah, West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services. Dutta said they lodged
a case with the local police station. The officials at the Sankrail police
station said neither the owner nor the driver of the truck have been traced yet.