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A mysterious state leak from a cylinder astatine a scrap dealer’s store triggered panic successful a locality adjacent the Jammu airdrome connected Saturday (February 7, 2026), prompting authorities to unreserved associated teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to the scene, officials said.
Several residents of Rani Bagh complained of breathlessness pursuing the abrupt leakage of state from an abandoned cylinder lying astatine the scrap dealer’s premises, they added.
According to authorities, teams of the NDRF and SDRF, wearing protective gear, on with constabulary and occurrence and exigency section personnel, reached the country and successfully contained the leak.
They assured that the concern is good nether power and determination is nary request to panic.
An probe has been initiated to find the quality of the state and however the cylinder ended up astatine the scrap dealer’s shop, officials noted, adding that the substance volition beryllium identified done technological analysis, and further enactment volition beryllium taken accordingly.
However, officials did not regularisation retired the anticipation that the state could beryllium a hazardous chemical, including sulphur mustard.
