Approximately 3,000 LPG cylinders swept into Patalganga river, officials warn residents
Heavy rain caused flooding that carried thousands of LPG cylinders from an HPCL plant into the river in Raigad district. Authorities have issued warnings and retrieved some of the cylinders.
Approximately 3,000 LPG/HPCL gas cylinders were swept into the Patalganga river in Raigad district, after heavy rain caused flooding that carried them from the HPCL bottling plant in Chavane, Panvel taluka.
The district administration warned residents not to pick up, handle, or take home any cylinders found downstream and to report them. The collector said there is no guarantee whether the cylinders contain gas or are safe, and that picking them up could be extremely dangerous, according to India Today. The administration also issued a high alert, reported by The Hindu.
Authorities have retrieved approximately one thousand of the lost cylinders, according to the Times of India. The same outlet reported that heavy rain caused flooding in Raigad's Rasayani industrial area on Wednesday.
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