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Vadodara: Another man injured in the gas leak at Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL) in Panchmahal district died during treatment on Friday, taking the death toll in the incident to two.The leakage occurred around noon on Wednesday at GFL’s Ranjitnagar plant in Ghoghamba taluka. A priest, Haresh Vyas, who regularly visited the plant temple, had died on the same day, while 13 others were rushed to hospitals in Halol and Vadodara. Eleven were admitted to Bhailal Amin General Hospital (BAGH) and two to BAPS Hospital.On Friday morning, Sanjay Mahida (35), a GFL worker, succumbed at BAGH. His brother, Dilawarsinh Mahida, said Sanjay had been in the ICU on ventilator support since admission. Originally from Anand, Sanjay lived in Vadodara with his wife and daughter.The leakage occurred in the unit involved in manufacturing refrigerant gas. Sanjay, who worked in the laboratory of the plant, was on duty when the incident took place. The gas was identified as R32, used in air-conditioners with limited other applications.
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