India, March 4 -- Unidentified executives of Bhageria Industries Ltd were booked on Monday after a gas leak at its Boisar MIDC plant triggered panic in the area, leading to the evacuation of over 2,600 people, including 1,600 children from a nearby school.

According to officials from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH), the incident occurred at M/s Bhageria Industries Limited, a dye intermediates manufacturing unit located at Plot No. D-17 in Boisar MIDC. The leak began around 1.45 pm on March 2, when 65% Oleum, a key raw material used in the production process, started leaking from the level indicator glass of a storage tank. The leak intensified, releasing a dense mist of sulphur trioxide that spread nearly one kilom...