[1][2] Around 4:25 am IST on 6 January 2022, the gas leaked from a tanker parked in Sachin GIDC, an industrial area.
It was reported that the driver of the tanker was illegally dumping the chemical waste in the drain which resulted in the gas leak.
They fell unconscious following inhaling the leaked gas and were admitted in the New Civil Hospital in Surat.
[6] The initial investigation revealed that the chemical was purchased from Hikal Ltd, a pharma-chemical factory from Taloja in Maharashtra on pretext of selling it to another company and then was illegally dump in Surat by the accused.
[6][10] The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board.