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| One dead and seven in hospital after gas leak at Sydney restaurant Haveli | One dead and seven in hospital after gas leak at Sydney restaurant Haveli |
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| Five police officers among those taken for treatment after being called to Indian eatery in Riverstone | Five police officers among those taken for treatment after being called to Indian eatery in Riverstone |
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| A 25-year-old man has died and seven people – including five police officers – are being treated in hospital after a gas leak at a restaurant in Sydney’s north-west. | |
| New South Wales ambulance said the people who had been taken to hospital were all in a stable condition. | New South Wales ambulance said the people who had been taken to hospital were all in a stable condition. |
| Emergency services responded to reports of a gas leak at the Indian restaurant Haveli, which is on the corner of Garfield Road and Railway Terrace in Riverstone, just after 9am on Tuesday morning. | Emergency services responded to reports of a gas leak at the Indian restaurant Haveli, which is on the corner of Garfield Road and Railway Terrace in Riverstone, just after 9am on Tuesday morning. |
| NSW police assistant commissioner, Gavin Wood, called the man’s death a “tragedy”. | |
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| “We are in the infancy stage [of the investigation] but early indications are he may well have been employed within that restaurant environment,” Wood said. | |
| Wood said the owner of the restaurant and his son had found the man, then called police and attempted CPR. | Wood said the owner of the restaurant and his son had found the man, then called police and attempted CPR. |
| When police arrived, they also attempted to revive the man. They moved him after they detected an “odour”, Wood said. | When police arrived, they also attempted to revive the man. They moved him after they detected an “odour”, Wood said. |
| “The five police officers involved in the initial part of the process, were extremely brave. They have all been now taken to a hospital where they are treated for some sort of effects as a result of the odour that has been located within the restaurant area,” Wood said. | “The five police officers involved in the initial part of the process, were extremely brave. They have all been now taken to a hospital where they are treated for some sort of effects as a result of the odour that has been located within the restaurant area,” Wood said. |
| “We will have a full investigative response and report to the coroner to establish the causation for the death.” | “We will have a full investigative response and report to the coroner to establish the causation for the death.” |
| A Fire and Rescue NSW superintendent, Adam Drewberry, said they were yet to determine the cause of the leak. | A Fire and Rescue NSW superintendent, Adam Drewberry, said they were yet to determine the cause of the leak. |
| “At this stage, carbon monoxide is a strong line of interest,” he told reporters. | “At this stage, carbon monoxide is a strong line of interest,” he told reporters. |
| Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no odour, taste or colour. | Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that has no odour, taste or colour. |
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| “We’re also looking for other gases that could be in and around,” Drewberry said. “It’s too early to speculate what else could be in there. | “We’re also looking for other gases that could be in and around,” Drewberry said. “It’s too early to speculate what else could be in there. |
| “The air quality in the whole building, two levels, has been compromised. | “The air quality in the whole building, two levels, has been compromised. |
| “Hazmat crews are going through with various detection equipment to determine what the product is and how we can render it safe.” | “Hazmat crews are going through with various detection equipment to determine what the product is and how we can render it safe.” |
| He couldn’t say how long it was expected to take, saying: “We’ll just work here until we’re satisfied that the area is rendered safe and contained, stable.” | He couldn’t say how long it was expected to take, saying: “We’ll just work here until we’re satisfied that the area is rendered safe and contained, stable.” |
| NSW Ambulance said two people had been taken to Hawkesbury district hospital, three to Blacktown hospital and two to Mount Druitt hospital. | NSW Ambulance said two people had been taken to Hawkesbury district hospital, three to Blacktown hospital and two to Mount Druitt hospital. |
| Haveli has restaurants in two locations, including Riverstone and Stanhope Gardens. | Haveli has restaurants in two locations, including Riverstone and Stanhope Gardens. |