6 injured after chlorine gas leak from closed sewage plant near IIM Mumbai campus gate
2 min readMumbaiUpdated: May 31, 2026 10:44 PM IST
Six persons, including three civic-appointed watchmen and three firemen from the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB), were injured owing to suffocation after chlorine gas leaked from a closed sewage plant near the IIM Mumbai campus gate — formerly National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) — late Saturday.
According to sources, the incident was reported at 11.09 pm near the gate of the Powai campus in Morarji Nagar. When the smell from the gas leak spread, the BMC-appointed security guards on campus rushed to the spot but couldn’t trace the source.
At 4.46 am, Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) personnel arrived donning breathing apparatus to stop chlorine leakage using sealants from the hazmat machinery. However, leakage from the site could not be curbed initially owing to the rusting condition of the cylinder.
The MFB later used two water jets to spray water and dilute the chlorine gas in the atmosphere. The civic body also started spreading caustic soda into the accumulated water in a bid to neutralise the chlorine gas.
During the application of caustic soda, three firemen from MFB suffered suffocation from gas inhalation and were shifted to the Trauma Care hospital for treatment. Three security men also incurred suffocation.
The firemen have been identified as Amar Bhagwan Mhaske (31), Pramod Sutar (27) and Prashant Dumra (25) while the three security guards have been identified as Vishal Newale (38), Pawan Shukla (35) and Deepak Palwe (32).
Officials said that all the injured are currently stable. In a bid to control the situation, engineers and staffers from the nearby Bhandup Water Complex were also deployed at the site early Sunday.
