Five persons fell unconscious and were hospitalised when they were engaged in shifting acetanilide bags (a crystalline powder) from one container to another in the godown of Shravan Shippings, here on Friday (August 30, 2024) late night.
On Saturday (August 31, 2024), Visakhapatnam Collector MN Harendhira Prasad and local MLA Ganababu visited the hospital to check the condition of the hospitalised, and instructed better medical treatment for speedy recovery. The condition of the patients is under control, according to an official communication here from the I&PR department.
The hospitalised were identified as G. Ramu, Lakshmi, Latha, Kumari and Demudu Babu, the official release stated.
Visakhapatnam commissioner of police Shankabratha Bagchi also visited the hospital.