On Wednesday morning residents in Merewent still complained of the nauseating smell.Shailendra Sasti of Gadwal Road said the smell was sickening.The smell still lingered in the air until 7am.
"We were gasping for breath. We had to use the asthma pumps in order to make it through the ordeal. I immediately checked on my extended family. This is unacceptable. Attention is given once the issue is discussed. Later all is forgotten. It will be brushed aside as another pollution issue," Khan said.
Safoora Moosa said her family sat in one room with the windows and doors shut until the early morning. Her six year old son awakened coughing and sneezing.Engen spokesperson Gavin Smith said that at approximately 10.15pm on Monday a small amount of Mercaptan was leaked from the Engen Refinery. However Smith explained that Mercaptan, also known as Methanethiol, is a pungent-smelling chemical injected into odourless gas as a safety mechanism to make the gas detectable. It is commonly found in LPG, the gas used as a fuel for home cooking and heating.
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