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| Ludhiana gas: Toxic leak kills 11 in Indian city | Ludhiana gas: Toxic leak kills 11 in Indian city |
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| Emergency workers are trying to determine the source of the leak | Emergency workers are trying to determine the source of the leak |
| At least 11 people have died following a gas leak in northern India. | At least 11 people have died following a gas leak in northern India. |
| Women and children are among those who died in the city of Ludhiana in Punjab state. Several people were found unconscious in their homes. | |
| The area was sealed off and residents were evacuated after many reported breathing difficulties. Four are being treated in hospital. | The area was sealed off and residents were evacuated after many reported breathing difficulties. Four are being treated in hospital. |
| The source of the leak has not been officially confirmed so far. | The source of the leak has not been officially confirmed so far. |
| An official statement from the district administration said that high levels of hydrogen sulphide gas were detected in the area, The Tribune newspaper reported. | An official statement from the district administration said that high levels of hydrogen sulphide gas were detected in the area, The Tribune newspaper reported. |
| Earlier, an official had suggested that gas may have spread from manholes. | Earlier, an official had suggested that gas may have spread from manholes. |
| PTI news agency quoted Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik as saying: "We are going to collect samples from manholes. It is quite likely that some chemical reacted with methane in manholes." | PTI news agency quoted Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik as saying: "We are going to collect samples from manholes. It is quite likely that some chemical reacted with methane in manholes." |
| Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, a local legislator, told Reuters news agency that the incident had happened near a milk shop. "People who came to buy milk in the morning, fell unconscious outside," she said. | Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, a local legislator, told Reuters news agency that the incident had happened near a milk shop. "People who came to buy milk in the morning, fell unconscious outside," she said. |
| A team from the National Disaster Response Force has been sent to the site, in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana. There are factories nearby. | A team from the National Disaster Response Force has been sent to the site, in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana. There are factories nearby. |
| Industrial gas leaks are not rare in India. | Industrial gas leaks are not rare in India. |
| Three years ago a gas leak at a chemical plant killed least 12 people in the city of Visakhapatnam, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. | Three years ago a gas leak at a chemical plant killed least 12 people in the city of Visakhapatnam, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. |
| In 1984 a chemical leak in a pesticide plant at the central city of Bhopal killed thousands of people, in what is acknowledged to be the world's worst industrial disaster. | In 1984 a chemical leak in a pesticide plant at the central city of Bhopal killed thousands of people, in what is acknowledged to be the world's worst industrial disaster. |
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