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Gujarat Fluorochemicals Plant Shut After R-32 Leak as Workers Hospitalized, Probe Underway

Police attribute the incident to a brief R-32 pipeline leak, not a boiler blast.

Overview

  • Authorities said 12 workers were hospitalised, while earlier district estimates suggested up to 25 may have been affected.
  • The New Indian Express reported one worker died, with officials awaiting medical confirmation of the cause.
  • GFL’s deputy unit head said the leak was contained within 15–20 seconds and the entire facility was closed as a precaution.
  • Workers received immediate care at the company health centre and several were later transferred to hospitals in Vadodara.
  • Police, district officials and health teams are on site, nearby villagers were evacuated as a precaution, and a formal investigation is underway.