The wall of the sludge storage tank filled with toxic mix of chemicals such as chromium sulphate, sulphuric acid, ammonia, sodium chloride breached flooding the area where workers were asleep.

The disaster happened at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.

Further reading

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ranipet-tannery-tragedy-safety-trapped-in-negligence/article6844997.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/10-workers-killed-as-effluent-tank-collapses-in-vellore/article6841995.ece

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/456985/ten-labourers-buried-alive-tn.html

By shashi kallada

25 years in Merchant Shipping, Last 13 years working on Packaged Dangerous Goods Sailor, Ex Manager Global Dangerous Goods Maersk Line * Freelance Photographer *Amateur Cyclist

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